♦ SC takes up pleas challenging law aimed at trimming CJP’s powers: AGP holds consultations with PM: Naek says bill should have been challenged in high courts first
♦ Justice Isa skips CJP’s dinner arranged to remove wedge among judges
♦ Chinese FM to lead strategic talks with Pakistan during Islamabad visit: Qin Gang will also hold talks with Pakistani and Afghan foreign ministers in Islamabad: Hina Khar hold talks with Indonesian counterpart in Doha
♦ Police in pursuit of Pervaiz Elahi raid his Gujrat house, but fail to get him: Moonis decries raid saying police did not have search warrant
♦ LHC rejects plea to stop arrest of Pervaiz Elahi: Also seeks details of all cases registered against former Punjab CMi: Court grants bail to 15 suspects arrested during raid on Pervaiz Elahi’s house
Efforts continue to search bodies of Neelum River tragedy: All victims were from Lahore’s Ichhra: Nine were cousins while three others were their neighbours
♦ US dollar off to positive start against Pakistani rupee
♦ Imran Khan moves to IHC against registration of cases
♦ US to support any govt reflective of Pakistani people
♦ LHC reserves verdict on admissibility of plea against Punjab CM
♦ FIA detains three trying to travel on fake visas
♦ Two bodies found electrocuted in Narowal
♦ 100,000 Russian troops dead, wounded in 5 months in Ukraine: US
♦ Meetings without involving real representatives are inconclusive: Taliban: Afghan Taliban spokesperson reacts to Doha Conference with no representative from Afghanistan
♦ US govt panel calls for blacklisting India over religious freedom: Says treatment of minorities continues to worsen under PM Modi: Points to destruction of property targeting Muslims, Christians