♦Eidul Fitr Day 2: non-stop fun, delicious meals, biryani; Smiles; outing and children’s tours of various spot
♦Weather in Islamabad and Rawalpindi turn pleasant; Rain with strong winds forecast in Abbottabad, Mansehra, Waziristan, Azad Kashmir
♦Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extends Eid greetings to President Dr Arif Alvi over phone; also contacts former president Asif Ali Zardari and FM Bilawal Bhutto and other key figures
♦PM congratulates the Chiefs of Services on the occasion of Eid
♦Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Parvez Elahi deny family differences. Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain says that rumors of differences are being spread in the family
♦Deputy Governor SBP Murtaza Syed will fulfill his responsibilities; Finance Minister will consider four names for the new SBP; Aurangzeb Khan, Noor Ahmed, Shahid Mehmood, and Asim
♦ Last government made promises to IMF against national interests, Finance Minister Ismail's news conference in Karachi. Why Imran Khan's people are leaving the country, Imran Khan has to answer why the transfer posting was done in Punjab at the request of Farah
♦ Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz left for Qatar on a private visit. Hamza Shahbaz will meet his mother after 3 and a half years. Punjab Chief Minister will return home tomorrow.
♦ Former president Asif Ali Zardari arrives at his ancestral graveyard in Nawabshah offer fateha
♦Incident of desecration of Masjid-e-Nabawi: Sheikh Rashid's nephew Rashid Shafiq was transferred to 14-day judicial remand prison. How could this be a personal mobile phone in Saudi Arabia? Judge's remarks
♦Mufti Taqi Usmani gave an important message in the name of political leadership and the nation. It is not right to turn differences into enmities, to be thirsty for each other's blood
♦ Passengers at Jeddah Airport could not be relieved, unusual rush at North Terminal, flight schedule affected, flights from Jeddah to Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore face hours of delay
♦ Four and a half years of PTI were heavy on journalism. Pakistan went even lower than Afghanistan in the protection of journalists. From 2018 to 2021 it dropped by 18 degrees. In the last year alone, the index dropped by 12 degrees. ۔
♦ Aware of restrictions on media outlets in Pakistan ... harms peaceful protests ... US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says such measures undermine Pakistan's identity and development potential
♦ All Pakistan Textile Mills Association says that the support price of Aptmakaphatti should be fixed at Rs. 7,000 per man. Early fixing of the cotton price will benefit farmers. Cotton yield per acre may also increase.
♦ Fire broke out in 2 markets in Tarochok of Quetta; More than 300 shops were burnt; Five vehicles of the fire-brigade managed to control the fire
♦ Two brothers and a sister were killed when a wall collapsed on a hut near a security barrier in Jhang
♦ Arms race, Islamophobia, and hate speech have added to global problems