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♦ After electricity shock, govt drops petrol bomb on masses: In an anti-people move, govt raises petrol price by Rs30 per litre

♦ Transporters decide to hike fare by 20%, reduce service by 50%: Say they are forced to take such decisions after hefty rise in petroleum prices: Travel fares raised by Rs200 to Rs300

♦ Musadiq Malik blames Imran Khan’s subsidy game for the higher petroleum prices

Pandemonium in Senate as opposition protests hike in petrol price: Senators surround Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani’s dais: Faisal Javed, others warned of suspension: Azam Tarar blames previous PTI govt for economic mess
♦ Legalize changes to ECL Rules in a week or face court order, SC warns govt: CJP deplores a minister whose name was removed from ECL is performing important economic duties: Seeks record of all high-profile cases: Hopes govt will appoint honest person on the post of NAB chief

♦ PM Shehbaz meets tribal elders during Gwadar visit

♦ IHC throws out contempt of court plea against PM Shehbaz, others

♦ Court bars police from arresting Sheikh Rashid: Seeks record of cases registered against him from government: Sheikh Rashid says new government’s time is up

♦ Karachi superstore fire: Man’s first day on job proves to be his last

♦ Two workers die as fire sweeps through Kamoke foam factory

♦ SHC orders FIA to produce ‘missing’ girl Dua Zahra in court

♦ US dollar gains 33 paisas in value against Pakistani rupee

♦ Saudi Arabia not to accept govt’s corona test reports of Pakistani Hajj pilgrims: Religious Affairs Ministry releases schedule of Hajj flights

♦ From Sultan of Swing to Sultan of Shaniera: Happy birthday Wasim Akram