♦ PM all set to send summary for dissolving the assembly to the president; Shehbaz-Raja meeting on caretaker prime minister tomorrow; PM says 13-party coalition government is a unique phenomenon; the face of those who watched the country default was exposed; Shehbaz says he isn’t happy with the punishment of PTI chairman
♦ Who will head caretaker setup? A retired general, a judge, a bureaucrat or a politician? Several names are being floated; the nation is waiting; Hafeez Sheikh, Shahid Khaqan, Kamran Tesuri, Sirajul Haq; Jalil Abbas, and Tasadeq Jilani are under consideration
♦ All guesses and speculations proved wrong; Shehbaz told the real story of IMF on his last day; This time, the IMF listened to Beijing, not Washington; China understood the whole story, says Prime Minister; The May 9 tragedy was a conspiracy against the Army Chief, Had the plan succeeded, the situation would have been dire
♦ Bilawal Bhutto lists feats; Says foreign policy under pressure when he took over the ministry; China-Pakistan relations plagued; his efforts bore fruit; CPEC revised; ties with the US improve; FM highlighted the Kashmir issue at every forum of the world; Voice was raised on every forum for the end of Islamophobia
♦ Shahid Khaqan Abbasi apologises to the nation; Says the outgoing assembly is the worst assembly in history; People get rid of the worst house today; People have not found anything
♦ Pakistan Army is ready to face all kinds of challenges, says Army chief; Army Chief visits field firing range, inspects exercises
♦ Case registered against lawyers of PTI founder in Attock; Sher Afzal Advocate, Umair Ahmed nominated accused; case contains serious provisions including threats
♦ Another shock to the public; Nepra increases price of electricity by Rs1.81 per unit
♦ Journalists take to the streets against PEMRA Amendment Bill; Bill was made controversial without reading, says Maryam Aurangzeb
♦ Punjab okays recruitment of,000 nurses; Decides to rebuild Lady Willingdon Hospital; Admission policy for medical and dental colleges made; Cleaning, sanitation program in villages,
lower caste Hindus at risk in India; National Crime Records Bureau report sounds alarm; In 2021, 60,000 crimes reported against Dalit Hindus
♦ Long live Pakistan; Preparations to mark Independence Day in full swing; Streets and markets decorated with colorful flags;
18-member team for Asia Cup; Babar Azam will lead the national team; Fakhar, Rizwan, Shadab, Saud Shakeel, Afridi joined the team; Shaan Masood was dropped from the ODI squad
♦ Revised schedule of ODI World Cup; 8 matches including Pakistan and India were changed; arch-rivals will face each other on October 14; online tickets’ sale from August 25