♦ Cyclone Biparjoy gains intensity, moves closer to Karachi: High waves feared as storm likely to make landfall between southeast Sindh and India’s Gujarat: Preparations to deal with cyclone under way in Turbat, Gwadar: Sindh Govt starts emergency measures to cope up with cyclone storm: DG PDMA visits Turbat and Gwadar coastal areas, directs authorities to take precautionary measures

♦ Striving to restore NAB’s credibility, says chairman: Nazeer Butt says NAB was used for political engineering in the past: Bureau will set an example of 100pc political non-affiliation

♦ Establishment holds key, rulers are powerless, says Imran Khan: IHC disposes of PTI chief’s plea to shift sessions court to judicial complex: Orders Islamabad commissioner to take decision

♦ Saeed Ghani claims no chance for Jamaat-e-Islami to hold mayorship of Karachi

♦ Funeral prayers of North Waziristan martyrs offered in their native towns

♦ Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s sister reaches Karachi after meeting her

♦ Nine pilgrims perish in Azad Kashmir bus plunge

♦ Russian tanker connected to oil terminal at Karachi Port

♦ Pakistan, China expand nuclear arsenal: Researchers say overall numbers down military stockpiles for potential uses rise: Pakistan, India, North Korea also boost their stocks: Russia, US still have almost 90% of all nukes

♦ Asif Zardari leaves for Dubai for eye check-up

Four die in bus crash on Motorway: Punjab CM orders action against driver for showing negligence

♦ Three British tourists missing after boat caught fire in Egypt’s Red Sea

♦ Lava eruption continues in American state Hawaii

♦ Pakistan-India World Cup clash to take place on October 15