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♦ Election Commission takes decisions fearlessly: CEC Sikandar Raja: Says if somebody gets upset by commission’s decisions, it’s his problem: Commission always ready to hold elections: ECO quorum completes as two new members administered oath

♦ ECP seeks timeframe from PTI for concluding their arguments in foreign funding case: PTI’s financial expert put up more arguments

♦ CJP observes amendment introduced by former PTI govt to overseas Pakistanis’ voting right was not in accordance with SC order: Court told voting right was not abolished

♦ Lahore High Court declares e-challans as illegal

♦ PM Shehbaz sets $5 billion target for Pak-Turk bilateral trade: Assures Turkish investors of resolving their visa problems

♦ Miftah Ismail commends FBR for collecting Rs490b in tax revenue: Says Pakistan ready to buy cheap oil and wheat from Russia if it offers: But Kremlin did not respond to PTI govt’s request: Says no elections until economy stabilizes

♦ Soaring Pakistani rupee pushes US dollar down Rs198 mark

♦ Electricity shortfall in country touches 6,475 MW

♦ CTD nabs terror financier from Karachi

♦ Pakistan reports 66 coronavirus infections, no death: NIH data shows infectivity ratio stands at 47%: Shanghai eases Covid curbs in step towards ending lockdown

♦ Woman killed in firing incident at US university

♦ Authorities in UAE raise petroleum prices by 15 percent

♦ West Indies cricket team to reach Pakistan today

♦ First one-day between Pakistani and Sri Lankan women teams is being played today

♦ Nadal wins epic four-set clash with Djokovic to make French Open semis

♦ Popular Indian singer KK passes away after live performance