♦ Anwarul Haq Kakar becomes caretaker prime minister; Raja Riaz's surprise, Shahbaz Sharif agreed; President Arif Alvi too signed; Anwar Haq Kakkar received the Prime Minister's protocol; He will be sworn in on August 14

♦ Anwarul Haq Kakar will take oath as the 8th Caretaker Prime Minister; belongs to Balochistan Awami Party; He was elected senator as an independent candidate on the general seat; He is the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee of Overseas Pakistanis; In 2008, he contested the election from Quetta on a Q-League ticket; In 2013, he was the spokesman of the Balochistan government

♦ Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi greets Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar on becoming caretaker PM

♦ Balochistan personalities holding important positions in the federation; Anwar Haq Kakar became the Prime Minister; Sadiq Sanjrani holds the post of Chairman of Senate; Justice Qazi Faiz Isa too from Balochistan;

♦ Shahbaz Sharif vacates the Prime Minister's House; Farewell meeting with Prime Minister House staff; Shahbaz will be given a guard of honour at the Prime Minister's House tomorrow

♦ There is no legal obstacle to Nawaz Sharif's return, says PM; If there is a majority, Nawaz Sharif will be the prime minister; The election will be fought on the narrative of honouring the vote; We believe our vote bank has been affected, During 16 months, the government faced difficulties

♦ Balochistan Assembly dissolved, Governor signs; Consultation for the establishment of caretaker government in Sindh in full swing; Rana Ansar meets Murad Ali Shah

♦ Supreme Court's decision to annul the judicial reforms bill; Irfan Siddiqui submits an adjournment motion in the Senate; says depriving someone of the right to appeal is the murder of justice; The decision is an open insult to the Parliament,

♦ Case of transferring PTI founder to Adiala Jail; Islamabad High Court issues written order; Report sought regarding the reasons for keeping him in Attock Jail;

♦ Important development in teen violence victim case; Special JIT decides to grill civil judge Asim; writes to court; A civil judge will be summoned after the permission of the court;

♦ Modi's India becomes hell for Christians; More than 400 violent incidents against the Christians registered; Uttar Pradesh tops with 155 cases

♦ Countdown begins, Two days left for Independence Day; Rush of buyers in the markets

♦ Online sale of tickets for Asia Cup begins; Tickets for all four matches scheduled in Pakistan available; PCB opens VIP, premium tickets for sale

♦ Ronaldo is the most followed figure with 600 million followers; followed by Messi with 482 million followers on Instagram