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♦ 9th Muharram being observed with profuse solemnity amid tight security; Muharram processions being taken out across country: Mobile service will remain suspended in many cities

♦ Foolproof arrangements have been ensured for the security of Muharram processions; mobile phone service is suspended on procession routes in many cities; thousands of security personnel have been deployed on procession routes; Zardari pays homage to Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA)

♦ The tyrannical Modi government has banned Muharram processions in Srinagar this year too; a curfew-like situation is imposed in Srinagar and other cities to stop the processions; internet service is also suspended; Pakistan condemns India’s actions

♦ 9th Muharram procession was taken out in the US city New York; a large number of mourners participated in the procession

♦ PM Shehbaz Sharif has condemned social media campaign against sacrifices of Pakistan Army martyrs

♦ PTI Information Secretary Farrukh Habib said in a statement that the politics of ‘conscience sellers’ like Raja Riaz had come to an end.

 Reshuffle in army top brass, Gen Faiz Hameed posted in Bahawalpur

♦ Imran shifts venue of PTI rally from Islamabad to Lahore on Aug 13

♦ Pakistan’s star javelin thrower, Arshad Nadeem, has bagged a gold medal in a record-breaking manner for the country during the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

♦ President Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa congratulated Arshad Nadeem for his great success. Pakistan Sports Board announced a reward of Rs5 million for Arshad Nadeem

♦ A court in Lahore Monday accepted the post-arrest bail application of PML-N leader Nazeer Chauhan in an attempted murder case in lieu of a surety bond of Rs50,000 after he reached a settlement with PTI MPA Shabbir Gujjar

♦ Three senior commanders of proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have reportedly been killed in a blast in eastern Afghanistan; one of the commanders was Abdul Wali alias Omar Khalid Khorasani, who was considered to have been one of the most influential and ruthless TTP leaders; the others two were identified as Hafiz Dawlat and Mufti Hassan

♦ Relief Committee chief Ahsan Iqbal has written a letter to the provincial chief ministers to help the flood victims under the national plan of action

♦ Four policemen injured in exchange of firing with terrorists 

♦ Govt forms JIT to get to people behind army vilification campaign 

♦ PTI is dividing nation: Rana Sana; Says those who are running the trend against the martyrs are victims of misguidance 

♦ PTI forms committee to identify officers involved in torturing party activists

♦ Raja Riaz asks IK to resign after prohibited funding verdict

♦ Asad Umar flays interrogation from employees at PTI office

♦ PPP’s Yousaf Gillani stresses supremacy of constitution 

♦ TLP decides to hold public meeting in Rawalpindi on Aug 13

♦ The district administration has banned the entry of tourists into Murree that are coming to the hill station without prior booking

♦ Different areas of Karachi receive light and heavy rain; water accumulated in low-lying areas

♦ Two Nigerian nationals held with drugs at Islamabad Airport

♦ Three youths found dead in Swabi village

♦ Three more patients of Covid-19 died in the country within the past 24 hours

♦ Ceremonial bath ceremonies were carried out at the shrines of Hazrat Ali Hajveri in Lahore and Hazrat Ghulam Farid in Kot Mithan; thousands of devotees participated in the ceremonial bath ceremonies under strict security arrangements

♦ The nation pays glowing tributes to Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed (Nishan Haider) on his 64th Martyrdom Day

♦ Pfizer to acquire sickle cell drugmaker GBT for $5 bn

♦ World's biggest chocolate plant restarts after health scare

♦ Punjab announces to construct stadium in national hero Arshad’s village

♦ Indian Neeraj congratulates Arshad Nadeem on winning Gold

♦ Australia smash India to win hockey gold on final day of Commonwealths

♦ Former Man United star Giggs goes on trial for assault

♦ US sanctions crypto 'laundering' service Tornado

♦ Stocks rise, dollar eases as investors focus on US inflation

♦ Pakistan has strongly condemned the attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli settlers

♦ EU submits a 'final text' at Iran nuclear talks: European official

♦ US calls on Russia to stop military activity at nuclear sites

♦ Biden 'concerned' as China holds new Taiwan military drills

♦ Sri Lanka frees leftist unionist Stalin on bail

♦ Hong Kong reduces Covid quarantine for arrivals