♦ Shehbaz Sharif, Raja Riaz set to thrash out name of caretaker prime minister: If they opt not to reach a decision, matter will be referred to parliamentary committee: if MPs panel fails to name interim PM, ECP will decide the matter: Shehbaz to act as PM until caretaker prime minister is appointed

♦ Somia Asim files bail plea in maid torture case

♦ Mild earthquake tremors felt in Zhob, surroundings

♦ No hearing of Toshakhana case today as IHC CJ goes on leave

♦ 11 die in Layyah, Zhob road accidents: Seven perish in road mishap at Layyah: Four dead as car swept away by floodwater in Zhob

♦ American website Intercept exposes Imran Khan’s cypher drama

♦ 22-year-old man brutally torcher to death by influential persons in Karachi

♦ Punjab CM Naqvi visits PIC; inquires after patients

♦ No immediate relief as hot, humid weather persists in Lahore

♦ 22-year-old housemaid ‘commits’ suicide in Lahore

♦ Indian cluster bomb claims life of little Pakistani girl in Neelum Valley

♦ Fast-moving wildfire kills six as it razes Hawaiian town

♦ Preparations of 14 Aug in full swing