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♦ Former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said: “We never said we are afraid of elections. We will contest elections after electoral reforms”

♦ Former President Asif Ali Zardari further stated that US President Joe Biden is his friend; “If there was something like a threatening letter, the US President informs me”, he added

♦ PML-N’s Vice-President Maryam Nawaz says due to his [Imran Khan] destruction, the country is on the ventilator; She says Imran Khan is such a killer, who after doing murder asks, who committed it; She says soon after the ouster, he [Imran Khan] has to find Mir Sadiqs and Mir Jaffars

♦ Defense Minister Khawaja Asif signalling the general elections before the appointment of a new Army chief; He says there is the possibility of the departure of the caretaker government and the arrival of the new government, before November

♦ How to contain the engulfing fire of inflation and when to conduct the general elections; PM Shehbaz reached London on the invitation of former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif

♦ ECP rejects reference against the defected MNAs of PTI; Article 63-A is not applicable to the dissident members; ECP has announced the decision; Raja Riaz, Noor Alam, Farrukh Altaf, Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon, Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain and other MNAs have survived their seats

♦ PML-Q supremo Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain says efforts are being made to discuss the state institutions in the politics; He says the meaning of politics is to make the economic, political and social situation better

♦ Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial regards lifelong disqualification as a very harsh punishment; He says the show of musical chair to grab power must end; He remarks country needs a strong, stable government 

♦ IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah admonishes NAB over implicating politicians, and officers in fake cases; “Why not file a reference against NAB?” he remarks

♦ The United States (US) rejects Imran Khan’s allegations; The State Department says the US won’t let propaganda, lies get in way of its relationship with Pakistan

♦ PTI never received funds from foreigners except Pakistani expats, ECP told

♦ US dollar sets new record against Pak rupee, breaches 190 threshold

♦ It is one of the biggest challenges of the government to end the load shedding; To run the private and public power plants with full capacity, Rs80bn requires

♦ Karchiites suffer from power cuts amid intense heat; The duration of long-shedding reaches to 12 hours

♦ Water flow in Kotri Barrage is 5,020 cusecs as Sindh experiencing intense water shortage

♦ As many as 14 people died in a fatal collision between a van and a truck on Indus Highway near Manjhand area of Jamshoro

♦ Interior Ministry to provide VIP security to PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz

♦ Another video of a woman carrying out a suicide attack at Karachi University has come to light; The children were also handed over to the husband; A black bag was also hung on her shoulder.

♦ In India, another 'smile' became a symbol of resistanc;. Muslim woman lawyer Arifa i became an iron wall in front of the Modi’s government; Foiled the plot of  demolition in Shaheen Bagh

♦ Al Jazeera TV reporter Shireen Abu Akleh martyred by Israeli forces; The Israeli army shot the female journalist in the head during coverage during the operation; The Palestinian president blamed Israel; The US ambassador also expressed regret, calling for an investigation

♦ The 110th birth anniversary of renowned writer Saadat Hasan Manto is being observed today

♦ The first trailer of the Hollywood movie ‘Father of the Bride’ has been released; The movie will hit the big screen on June 16