♦ PTI leader Aleem Khan has detailed talks with PML-N supremo Mian Nawaz Sharif in London. Aleem Khan has agreed to support PML-N keeping in view the prevailing political situation in the country. The meeting between the two leaders lasted for over three hours which was also attended by former finance minister Ishaq Dar.

♦ Federal Minister for Housing Chaudhry Tariq Bashir Cheema revealed Prime Minister Imran Khan has agreed to bring a change in the Punjab government set-up; Says the federal government’s committee had conveyed to them that the prime minister had agreed to change Punjab chief minister and also extended them congratulations; Says the government should not consider them a child. How can trust it that it will honour its commitment after no-trust motion; Says the Opposition had offered them Punjab chief ministership while the government had offered them “lollypop”.

♦ Seeing that government is in serious trouble, some of the close aides to Prime Minister Imran Khan including former PM adviser on accountability Shahzad Akbar have left the country.  Shahzad Akbar has left for London. First Lady’s friends Farah Khan and Ahson Gujjar will depart for America on March 23. Farah Khan’s sister Musarrat Bibi has already flown to England.

♦ PM Imran Khan ignored ECP directions to not hold a rally in Lower Dir; ECP has banned officeholders to hold rallies ahead of LB polls in Lower Dir; ECP says parliamentarians can hold public rallies but officeholders are banned to hold rallies in a constituency before election

♦ Parliament, its lodges to be handed over to Rangers, FC troops: Sheikh Rasheed says opposition wants chaos in federal capital before no-confidence motion: Law violators to be crushed: Any militia men landing in Islamabad will not be spared

♦ Maulana Fazl calls off strike as govt frees MNAs, JUI-F activists: JUI chief asks workers to stay calm and pray to Allah to rid nation of this govt: Says will send govt packing through the no-confidence motion

♦ We will not let you go unpunished, Shehbaz tells PM Imran: Says no-trust motion has made Imran lose his senses: Hamza opines prime minister’s state is pitiable: NAB opposes Shehbaz’s acquittal plea in Ramzan Sugar Mills case

♦ Police incompetence surfaced as over 50 volunteers of Ansar-ul-Islam entered Parliament Lodges from the front gate and no police official tried to stop them; the police officials responsible for the incompetence have been suspended

♦ PM Imran attends induction ceremony of J10C jet aircraft into Pakistan Air Force

♦ Speaker Punjab Assembly Ch Parvez Elahi and Federal Minister for Water resources met Media’s joint action committee

♦ IHC questions whether the commission has held responsible anyone for forced disappearances after the recovery of those persons

♦ Renowned poet, scholar and journalist Farhad Zaidi passes away

♦ Women seeking assistance through Ehsas Kafalat programme suffer hurdles at Ehsas Centres

♦ The temperature rose to 36 degrees centigrade in Karachi with a feeling of 40 degrees centigrade

♦ Second cricket Test between Pakistan and Australia will be played in Karachi from tomorrow

♦ South Africa beat Pakistani women by six runs in World Cup match