♦ PM Shehbaz, Raja Riaz launch consultative process to select caretaker prime minister: If both leaders 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

♦ Shehbaz Sharif calls for unity to overcome challenges

♦ Bushra Bibi meets Imran Khan at Attock Jail

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

♦ Imran Khan’s bail plea in Al-Qadir Trust case rejected: Court bars NAB from arresting Imran’s wife Bushra: Disposes of her bail petition

♦ Afghan supreme leader warns against cross-border attacks on Pakistan

♦ Punjab CM to award prizes to matric position-holders

♦ Pakistan, Saudi Arabia agree to explore investment opportunities

♦ PIA announces 14% I-Day concession in domestic rates

♦ Maryam Nawaz to leave for Murree as PML-N begins electioneering

♦ American website Intercept exposes Imran Khan’s cypher drama

♦ Somia Asim files bail plea in maid torture case

Punjab govt releases Rs3 billion for government hospitals

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

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

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

♦ Rain in Islamabad: cold winds breaks the heat and humidity: weather gets pleasant

♦ Preparations of 14 Aug in full swing