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♦ New Army Chief will be appointed by month-end, says Kh Asif: Says as per procedure five senior Army officers are shortlisted, and Army Chief can be chosen from any of them: Names of all senior officers come from GHQ, and all these names are thoroughly reviewed

♦ FIA team to probe Imran Khan’s cipher audios notified

♦ I will retire on completing my term, says General Bajwa: COAS says Armed Forces have distanced themselves from politics and want to remain so

♦ Maryam is on her way to London to meet Nawaz Sharif: PML-N vice-president boards Qatar Airways flight to London via Doha: Nawaz's personal physician Dr Adnan also leaves for UK

♦ PML-N poses questions to Imran Khan before his long march: Marriyum Aurangzeb asks PTI chief to explain reasons for launching another march on Islamabad
♦ PM Shehbaz inquires after Zardari’s health in phone call to Bilawal
♦ Pakistani rupee keeps on thrashing US dollar: Local currency buoyant after Ishaq Dar’s statement that dollar surge is unrealistic

♦ APTMA announces countrywide closure of textile mills from Saturday: Says five million employees to lose jobs, 30 million to be affected: Protests withdrawal of competitive power rates: Demands uninterrupted gas, electricity supply

♦ NTDC slapped with another Rs10 million fine

♦ Flood victims in Sindh continue to fall prey to infectious diseases

♦ Dengue cases soar in Lahore as 158 more infections reported

♦ Pakistan records uptick in coronavirus infections: NIH data shows positivity ratio doubles in one day: Report warns New Zealand could face another Covid-19 wave before year-end

♦ Four slip to death in Nawabshah water trough

♦ Women allowed to offer prayers in Riaz-ul-Jannah twice a day