♦ 30-year record of rain in Lahore broken; 10-hour downpour brings life at standstill; motorists stuck; 3 feet of water on roads, vehicles broken down; Water entered houses in low-lying areas; Trees were uprooted, power poles fell; 7 people died

♦ Hospitals of Lahore also hit by heavy rain; water gushed into emergencies; Water accumulated in different wards of Ganga Ram Hospital; Up to one foot of water in the operation theatre of the General Hospital

♦ Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi made an emergency visit to affected areas including Gaddafi Stadium, Gulberg, Liberty, CBD Underpass; Garden Town, Ferozepur Road; reviewed drainage at Harbanspura underpass and Lakshmi Chowk; Listens to people; in Urdu Bazaar and Islampura; Afresh rainy spell expected

♦ The first meeting of the Apex Committee of the Investment Council; Army Chief, CMs and Ministers show up at the meeting; Prime Minister's directive on investment promotion measures; Bringing investment to Pakistan is the first priority, says Ahsan Iqbal; the plan has been made for a green revolution; Solar system equipment will be made in the country

♦ IMF will abide by the agreement, says Prime Minister; The agreement gave Pakistan an opportunity to move forward, Work on CPEC has started again, PM

♦ Election for Chief Minister in Gilgit-Baltistan postponed; restraining order issued; A meeting was called today to elect the Chief Minister; Police personnel reached the GB Assembly; The members of the assembly were called, but the speaker was not allowed to enter; IGP changed; Afzal Mahmood Butt appointed new IGPolice

♦ Anti-corruption campaign against ex-PTI cabinet members; Case registered against 7 MPs in Peshawar; Allegation of illegal recruitment, corruption in development funds; Habib Kandi and his brother Irfan quit PTI

♦ Desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden; Pakistan raises issue with the Swedish government

♦ Captain Colonel Sher Khan Shaheed remembered; Ceremony in Shaheed's native village; Pakistan Army troops present a guard of honour; Corps Commander Peshawar pays tribute to the brave son of the soil

♦ 5th July is a black day for democracy; Operation Fair Play was the code name for the Zia ul Haq coup four decades ago; Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s govt was overpowered by forces♦

♦ ICC Test Ranking; Kiwi captain Kane becomes number one without playing; Steve Smith second, Marnus Lebushen third; Babar Azam moved down to the sixth rank

♦ National cricketer Haris Rauf's wedding celebrations begin