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♦ The ruling of the Deputy Speaker declares unconstitutional and illegal; Supreme Court restores National Assembly; Imran Khan's order to dissolve parliament is unconstitutional; The five-member bench decided unanimously; The order to hold new elections also declared null and void

♦ SC orders to call on the session of the National Assembly on April 9 for a no-confidence motion; No member will be barred from voting; Article 63a will not be affected by the decision; The orders of the Prime Minister and the President will be subject to the decision of the Supreme Court; A detailed decision will be announced by the Supreme Court, later

♦ Advocate General Punjab said that the situation in Punjab is very dangerous; Hamza Shehbaz has been made the Chief Minister; Chief Justice remarks the parties should sit together and resolve the matter; The Lahore High Court will look into the matter; Justice Mazhar Alam asked the Advocate General of Punjab whether the Assembly could be sealed in this manner; "What are you doing in Punjab"

♦ PML-N has filed a no-confidence motion against Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi; The motion was filed by Salman Rafique, Khalil Tahir and Samiullah; Section 144 enforced up to 500 meters; Restrictions on entry of media and members of the Assembly remain; Hamza Shehbaz will file a petition in the High Court tomorrow

♦ The Election Commission has refused to hold the election in 90 days; The Election Commission has replied to the letter of the President; Constituencies are the key to holding the election; Elections will be held in October.

♦ SBP slashes interest rates; The basic interest rate was raised by 250 basis points; The new interest rate rose to 12.25 per cent.

♦ What about the government claims that the economy is improving; The interest rate in Pakistan is the highest in the region; The interest rate in India is only 4%; In Bangladesh, it is 4.75% and in Sri Lanka, it is 6.5%; In Bhutan it is 7.1%

♦ Political instability has weighed heavily on the rupee; The dollar has risen further by Rs2.5 today; In the interbank the dollar reached Rs188.18 

♦ Gold in Pakistan reached the highest level in history; After an increase of Rs800, the price of gold per tola became Rs132,800; The price of 10 grams of gold has increased by Rs686 to Rs113,855

♦ Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Dost Muhammad Khan Mazari and Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Suri have a war of words on Twitter; Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari in his tweet said that he refused to become Qasim Khan Suri and he could not commit treason against the constitution; In his response, National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri said, “You (Dost Mazari) could not become Qasim Khan Suri because to become Suri you need loyalty, bravery, passion, love of the motherland, hatred of slavery, freedom of mind and living conscience 

♦The village of Farah Khan, a close friend of First Lady Bushra Bibi, has turned out to be the most funded village in Punjab; Informed sources also reveal that Rs110 million worth development works had been carried out in Farah Khan’s Ghang village in Sheikhupura in the last three and a half years

♦ Imran Khan raises objection with the Lesco electricity bill of his Zaman Park residence of February month; Lesco said 100 percent increase was due to Jan fuel price surcharge adjustment 

♦ Hope for an end to the war in Yemen; Vice President is fired; Yemeni president transfers powers to Presidential Council; This move is welcomed by Saudi Arabia;  The United States has imposed sanctions on the Russian president's wife and daughters

♦ The alliance with Russia will cost India; Washington has warned New Delhi; India announces continued import of Russian oil despite US warning

♦ Russia's move to recognize Taliban rule in Afghanistan; The Putin government has recognized Taliban diplomat Jamal Garwal as Afghan chief of staff in Moscow

♦ “Hostile Territory” sets to be released on April 22