♦ ‘Apocalypse’ earthquake kills more than 5,000 in Turkey, Syria: More than 5,600 buildings flattened in both countries with over 22,000 injured: Death toll feared to cross 20,000 mark
♦ Govt postpones APC as PM is going to Turkiye: Shehbaz Sharif calls for extending timely material support to quake victims of Turkiye and Syria
♦ PM sets up relief fund for Turkey quake victims
♦ Imran again skips Toshakhana hearing intended to indict him: Court accepts PTI chief's plea seeking exemption from personal appearance on medical grounds: Judge remarks how Imran could be indicted if he keeps skipping court hearings
♦ IHC larger bench to hear Imran’s alleged daughter case
♦ Under-construction building caves in in Quetta
♦ Islamabad’s Red Zone to be expanded amid security fears
♦ Power tariff set to go up by Rs8 per unit on IMF direction: Govt will give new circular debt plan to global lender: Increase in electricity, gas prices likely to be effected in a couple of days: IMF dissatisfied with Lesco recovery method which has failed to recover staggering Rs64 billion in outstanding dues: Dastgir says consensus reached between Pakistan, IMF
♦ Islamabad court rejects bail plea of Sheikh Rashid: Court returns Murree police’s plea against AML leader
♦ Gen Musharraf’s Namaz-i-Janaza offered amid tight security
♦ CM Naqvi abolishes daily quota of challans for traffic wardens: Chief minister also orders setting up driving license centers at Punjab’s five big cities: Naqvi also orders crackdown on vendors selling meat on roads
♦ SHC orders registration of Keamari death cases
♦ Foreign players start arriving in Karachi for PSL
♦ French, German ministers to tackle green subsidies with US