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♦ PM Shehbaz stresses on ‘top secrecy’ as NA security huddle begins: Military leadership briefs participants on national security issues including talks with TTP: Shehbaz chairs meeting: Committee members who are holding negotiations with Taliban attend: 

♦ Terror suspect linked to Karachi University suicide blast arrested: Accused remanded in police custody: Minister Sharjeel Memon says attack was jointly planned by BLA and BLF

♦ Indian plane makes emergency landing at Karachi Airport: SpiceJet plane captain seeks Pakistan’s help after developing technical fault

♦ Monsoon spell lashes Islamabad, Lahorites face intense humidity

♦ PDMA for maximum alertness as monsoon rains kill six Balochistan

♦ Rains fail to cut electricity shortfall

♦ Court sends Babar Ghauri on seven-day remand

♦ Testing in Karachi doubled as coronavirus infects 653 more in Pakistan: NIH data shows surge in number of critical patients, active cases: Study looks at pneumococcal carriage among over 60's during Covid pandemic

♦ British High Commissioner Turner holds talks with Imran Khan

♦ Defection not a small thing, it’s a matter of man’s conscience: CJP: SC hears PTI dissident MPAs pleas against their disqualification: Orders them to come to court prepared on next hearing

♦ Bilawal terms July 5 blackest day in national history: Says Zia’s dictatorial reign the mother of extremism, Kalashnikov and heroin culture in Pakistan: Zardari pays homage to Nusrat, Benazir and all those who rendered sacrifices for restoration of democracy

♦ Two Sindh departments refuse to perform election duty

♦ Sheroze Kashif becomes youngest mountaineer to climb killer Nanga Parbat

♦ Pakistani rupee loses winning streak against US dollar amid speculations

♦ Two traffic cops gunned down in DI Khan terror hit

♦ Lesco headquarters evacuated after fire breaks out

♦ Hunters kill 10 rare deer in Mithi, Tharparkar

♦ Nadal qualifies for Wimbledon quarter-final

♦ 23rd martyrdom anniversary of Colonel Sher Khan observed in Swabi