♦ Former president and PPP Vice-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned PTI Chairman Imran Khan for his anti-institutions statements and narrative saying it is an attempt to divide the country; Asif Ali Zardari said that the hateful comments against institutions was a failed attempt to get rid of accountability; He further said that Imran Khan has lost his mind after ousting from power through a constitutional process (of no-confidence motion) by the elected parliament of the people
♦ SCP CJP remarked that interpretation of Article 63-A is essential for parliamentary democracy and the Supreme Court is the guardian of the Constitution and will continue to fulfill its responsibility; The SC took suo motu notice of the Deputy Speaker's ruling keeping in view the Constitution; Justice Ejazul Ahsan remarked all parties will be bound by it to accept the opinion of the court. Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel remarked; "Tell people that the courts also open at night as Balochistan High Court opened at half past two in the night
♦ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has banned the export of sugar to keep the sugar stocks and prices stable in the country; “People’s needs have to be met first; the sugar price has to be stabilised,” said the prime minister and also ordered strict measures against the smuggling of sugar; He also ordered stern action against the hoarders involved in creating artificial shortage of sugar, directing the agencies concerned to keep abreast of the effective implementation of their orders
♦ In an action in Peshawar, the Federal investigation Agency Cyber Wing on Monday arrested a PTI worker on the charge of sharing fake videos on social media. An accused Fayaz, who is a PTI worker, shared fake immoral videos of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on social media; After arresting Fayaz, the FIA registered a case against him; The case was registered on the complaint of a sub inspector of the FIA
♦ Attock court grants bail to Sheikh Rasheed’s nephew Rashid Shafiq
♦ President approves appointment of Ashtar Ausaf as Attorney General
♦ Last rites of Chinese nationals killed in terrorist attack held in Karachi
♦ Dacoits explode hand grenade in Bhera Bank during ‘money heist’
♦ Punjab CM says PTI chairman did nothing except spreading anarchy
♦ Man guns down younger brother over domestic dispute in Shikharpur
♦ Court has to interpret Article 63-A for guidance of posterity: CJP
♦ PTI worker held in KP for sharing fake Maryam’s videos
♦ PM bans sugar export to keep its stocks, prices stable in country
♦ Pilot licensing exams resume in Pakistan after three years
♦ Suzuki announces massive increase in car prices
♦ Frist phase of LB polls in Sindh from June 26 next
♦ Amir Liaquat finds solace in poetry after Dania Shah labels him ‘more evil than devil’
♦ IHC CJ asks PM to review Hanif Abbasi’s appointment
♦ The annual exams of matriculation under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Lahore will start on May 10
♦ Two women among four injured in scuffle over land dispute in Shakargarh
♦ Qambar police arrest dacoit after encounter
♦ Police save infant girl fell from moving bus
♦ Mercury showing no signs of mercy as country sizzles in heat
♦ 21 Pakistani pilgrims stranded at Madinah airport as PIA flight leaves them behind
♦ Nawabsha police arrest three high profile criminals
♦ US dollar continues thrashing Pakistani rupee with another big gain
♦ Coronavirus on back foot again with no casualty across Pakistan
♦ Three security guards shot dead at Philippines polling station
♦ Asian stocks tumble on global anxieties over inflation
♦ Saba Qamar, Bilal Saeed acquitted from Masjid Wazir Khan case