♦ Fruit of IMF agreement, business activities resume; Record boom in Pakistan Stock Exchange; Decrease in gold price, commodity price down by Rs8800 per tola

♦ The country is on the path of development again; The journey of development restarts; PM Shehbaz greets nation; says the IMF agreement is not a moment of pride, it is a moment of thought; heaps praise on COAS

♦ Inflation rate decreases by 8.6 per cent in a month, says finance minister; Inflation rate was 38% in May

♦ Reports of Nawaz Sharif’s return in August; PML-N prepares plan after consultation; of Nawaz, Maryam to visit Jeddah; Nawaz will return to London from Jeddah on July 10; Nawaz can come back and lead the election campaign, party sources

♦ Pervez Khattak not to reply PTI show-cause notice;  Holds meetings with important personalities in KP, Islamabad and Lahore; Jehangir Tareen Group contacts him of; Jahangir Tareen to visit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and offer Parvez a key post in new party

♦ Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto meets Japanese PM;  Two leaders agree to increase contacts and cooperation in various fields; Pakistan can provide manpower to Japan, says Bilawal Bhutto; We want to increase cooperation in various fields including investment

♦ Terrorist attack on security personnel in Balochistan; Major Saqib Hussain and Naik Baqir Ali embrace martyrdom;  Terrorists ambush a combat patrol; Major Saqib and Naik Baqir Ali laid to rest;

Punjab chief minister Mohsin Naqvi pays tribute to martyrs

♦ Amendments to Punjab Government Rules of Business 2011; Government hospitals MS will be able to spend up to Rs10 million; Expansion plan of Data Darbar also approved;

♦ Monsoon rains begin; Rain in Lahore, Narowal, Gujranwala and suburbs; Rawal Dam Lake waiting for rain; water at the dead level,  Water supply affected

♦ Prime Minister condemns desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden; Demands action against criminals; The aim of Islamophobia is to create hatred and division, Turkish president deplores the act, says the incident could hinder NATO membership,

♦ Israeli forces kill 9 Palestinian youths and injure another 27; Dozens of armored vehicles surrounded the refugee camp

♦ Indiscipline in Indian Army; fears of mutiny in the Indian army mounting up

♦ Historic cycling event "Tour de France" begins; second stage winner is Victor Liffey

♦ Legend Alam Lohar remembered