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♦ Militants hold 450 train passengers hostage in Bolan: Many, including train driver injured as rail track blown up, train fired upon: Emergency declared in Sibi hospitals

♦ IMF officials concerned over poor performance of Discos: Cut in electricity rate after reviewing govt’s plan to privatize Discos: IMF briefed on heavy income tax on agriculturists

♦ Bilawal Bhutto calls for evolving consensus on new canals issue: PPP chairman says conveyed to PM Shehbaz party MPAs concern in Punjab: Adds he advised prime minister to take steps to restore peace in KP

♦ Afghan officials complicit in escalating TTP attacks in Pakistan, UNSC told: Munir Akram says TTP is collaborating with other terror groups to disrupt Pakistan-China economic cooperation

♦ 'One-time' Super Tax collected for seven years, SC raises eyebrows: Constitutional bench questions Super Tax extension beyond Operation Zarb-e-Azb: Hearing to continue tomorrow

♦ MNAs pay glowing tribute to Nawab Yousuf Talpur

♦ Health Minister says elimination of counterfeit medicines is inevitable

♦ Finance Minister assures no sugar crisis in the country as reserves are sufficient. Govt seals six sugar mills in crackdown against irregularities: Smuggling to Afghanistan is controlled through FBR's new monitoring system: Sugar exports under strict watch

♦ JUI-F makes give-and-take offer to PTI

♦ PM Shehabz unveils plan to build Daanish University using £190m from UK’s NCA

♦ PM Shehbaz orders immediate reopening of Karakoram Highway

♦ Shehbaz orders crackdown against profiteers

♦ Share prices shed value at the Pakistan Stock Exchange

♦ Investigation report surfaced: Armaghan tells secrets of Mustafa's murder: Main accused's childhood friend helps in brutal killing: Housekeepers erase evidence: On New Year's Eve, party was hosted at bungalow, but Mustafa did not show up: Personal dispute with Mustafa escalated into heated conflict on Jan 2: Armaghan and Sheraz burnt Mustafa in Hub: On Mustafa's mother's doubt, they fled to Islamabad and returned on Feb 6:

♦ Suspects in DI Khan suicide case grease palms of victim’s brothers to avoid action

♦ Tailor shot dead for refusing customer’s request in Attock

♦ Pakistan emerges from record smog season

♦ Port Qasim employees protest non-payment of Eid bonus

♦ Rain, snow in country’s northern areas turn weather chilly again: Showers, snow predicted for KP, Punjab, Balochistan, AJK, GB until March 16

♦ 13 int’l and domestic flights called off at Karachi Airport

♦ Couple, daughter die after roof collapses in Tirah Valley rain

♦ Rail traffic affected after Tezgam Express derails at Rohri

♦ Dacoit was killed in a Karachi police encounter

♦ Motorway Police lodge 20 FIRs, make one arrest for over speeding

♦ Increase in fines, token tax proposed to check traffic problems in Lahore

♦ Top New Zealand players prefer IPL to T20 series against Pakistan: Bracewell leads depleted Kiwis team against greenshirts as squad unveiled

♦ Australia to play England in historic day-night Test at MCG

♦ India says 'no commitments' to tariff cuts after Trump claims

♦ Arab nations condemn Israel's Gaza electricity cut

♦ Trump to buy a Tesla to show support for Musk

♦ US-bound Afghans left 'without options' as Trump travel ban looms

♦ Syrian presidency announces agreement to integrate Kurdish institutions

♦ X hit by major cyberattack, says Musk

♦ Search ends for missing crew member after North Sea collision