♦ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif denounces campaign against COAS on social media: Says govt will crush all conspiracies against Pakistan, its institutions: Directs action against such media campaigners at home, abroad: Says media campaign against army, its chief does not fall under freedom of expression category

♦ Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb accuses PTI of spreading hatred against state institutions: Alleges previous government destroyed every state institution

♦ PDMA issues high alert as India releases water into Ravi River: India has released 185,000 cusecs of water from Ujh Barrage into the river: PDMA discloses around 65,000 cusecs of more water expected to be released in next 24 hours

♦ In one of biggest heists of country, dacoits loot Rs32mn from money dealers in Mardan

♦ PTI supporter found guilty of damaging Pakistan High Commission’s building in London: British Crown Prosecution Service indicts 51-year-old Pakistani after finding him guilty

♦ Two die, many injured as Jhelum hotel collapses in gas cylinder explosions: Over 20 people buried under the rubble after gas cylinders explode in the kitchen of hotel: Rescue operation underway

♦ Couple dies in their sleep when lightning strikes them at Tharparkar

♦ Fire breaks out in Wazirabad oil factory: No loss of life reported so far

♦ Another May 9 violence miscreant arrested: Family condemns his vile act

♦ US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says visit helps put US-China ties on 'surer footing': Says world is big enough for both US and China to thrive: Asserts Washington's measures not used to gain economic advantage

♦ Murder of Sikh leader sparks dueling protests in Toronto: Members of Canada's Sikh community demonstrate outside Indian consulate in Toronto to protest unsolved murder of one of their leaders last month in Vancouver area

♦ Pakistan Test squad reaches Sri Lanka for two-match series