♦ Pakistan will never strike India first, says Ishaq Dar: Deputy PM says no compromise on single drop of Pakistan’s water
♦ Pakistan test-fires another surface-to-surface missile – Fatah: Fatah missile has the ability to hit target at 120kms
♦ UN Security Council takes up soaring Pakistan-India tensions today: Session to hold emergency in-camera consultations: Pakistan ambassador to make statement after UNSC meeting
♦ India halts water flow from Baglihar Dam to Pakistan
♦ Chinese envoy reaffirms support to Pakistan in meeting with Zardari: Jiang declares two nations 'iron brothers' who stood by each other in difficult times: Thanks President for sharing Pakistan's perspective: Backs peace and stability in South Asia: Zardari appreciates China's unwavering support: Shows gave concern over Indian aggressive statements: Warns such Indian actions posed serious threat to peace
♦ Iran FM calls on Pakistan and India to prevent escalation: Abbas Araghchi arrives in Islamabad, says Tehran deems ties with Islamabad and Delhi as highly important
♦ Pakistan debunks Indian propaganda as global media sees truth at LOC: Media witnesses ground reality at LoC sites falsely labelled as terrorists' camps by India: CNN editor visits grieving families of LoC martyrs, hears firsthand horrors of fake encounter in Indian-occupied Kashmir: Tarar leads journalists to 'terror camps' at LoC that don't exist: Says Pakistan is a peace-loving state but will go to any extent to defend sovereignty: India spreads propaganda to cover its internal failures
♦ Mohsin Naqvi to arrive in Qatar today
♦ Cotton price soars to Rs17,500 per maund
♦ Oil prices fall over 3% after ‘bombshell’ OPEC+ output hike
♦ Three policemen arrested for looting trader in Lahore
♦ Three dead in bus-truck collision in Jhang
♦ Former policeman shot dead in Bannu
♦ Massive fire destroys Khairpur village
♦ Best quality food is being provided to PSL players in Lahore
♦ Urdu paper of the inter exam leaked in Larkana
♦ Different parts of the country pounded by gales, rain