♦ Share prices go through the roof at Pakistan Stock Exchange: Stocks surge massively as KSE-100 index opens with record 2231-point bang: IMF accord said to be main trigger: Trading resumes after locked as index surged by over 5%: Stocks so far gain 2,444 points

♦ Army major, soldier martyred in terror strike on combat patrol in Balochistan

♦ Pakistan ready to export skilled manpower to Japan, says Bilawal: Holds talks with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo: Islamabad and Tokyo agree to deepen bilateral ties in diverse fields: Pakistani FM wants to further expand trade ties with Japan

♦ PM Shehbaz Sharif to chair a cabinet meeting today

♦ Pakistani Sikh community visits Jinnah House building

♦ Saudi Arabia summons Swedish ambassador over Holy Quran burning

♦ Israeli forces kill three Palestinians during bombing in Gaza

♦ France imposes temporary ban on internet service to control violent protests

♦ ICC issues schedule of Pak vs India one-day World Cup despite Pakistan concerns

 ♦ Boxer Amir Khan rejects model Sumaira’s accusations

♦ Met department forecasts heavy rains from today

♦ 44th death anniversary of Pakistani singer Alam Lohar is being observed today

♦ LHC allows holding of PCB chairman elections