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♦ Shehbaz, Hamza acquitted in money laundering case; court said there is insufficient evidence in the FIA challan and prosecuting the accused will be a waste of time; The court said the prosecutors failed to prove a link of Benami bank accounts to Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz.

♦ We have been blessed by God: PM Shehbaz; Pays thanks to God for showing them this day marked the acquittal of a false, baseless, political vendetta case for money laundering; Says despite the worst atrocities, use of state machinery and holding institutions hostage, they have become successful before the court, the law and the masses.

♦ PML-N celebrates court verdict; Workers chant slogans of "Shir, Shir"; British court has already acquitted Shehbaz Sharif and his family of money laundering charges

♦ Maulana Fazlur Rehman says Imran was claiming a conspiracy but his President denies to accept it; Says Imran was funded by enemies of Pakistan and blocked the CPEC project

♦ Imran admits himself a powerless premier during his tenure in PM Office; Says responsibility was him but rule was someone else's; Says even half of the power was not received by him in three and a half years; Claims could compete Sher Shah Suri if authorised fully

♦ Kh Asif, Marriyum Aurangzeb criticise Imran for his confession as a powerless PM; Says why did you cling to PM post till the last day

♦ IHC grants protective bail of Imran Khan till October 18 in foreign funding case; Imran says maybe the government is preparing to arrest him; Claims only PTI's funding is legal

♦ Federal Minister Khawaja Saad Rafiq urges Imran to make forensic audit of his audio leaks when President Alvi has also disagreed with his narrative of cypher conspiracy

♦ PPP’s Saeed Ghani says treason case should be filed against Imran on his cypher conspiracy

♦ PM Shehbaz reaches Kazakhstan on two-day visit; Meets President of Azerbaijan; Will address summit on Oct 13; Cabinet members, senior officials accompanied him 

♦ Finance Minister Ishaq Dar holds meeting with Nawaz Sharif in London; Discusses issues before negotiations with IMF; Expresses hope of further devaluation of dollar

♦ Imran Khan approved the name of former Punjab Governor Umar Sarfaraz Cheema as advisor to CM Punjab

♦ Judicial Commission confirms 11 LHC Additional Judges out of 13; Those who were recommended to become a permanent part of the LHC include Justice Shakeel Ahmed, Justice Safdar Saleem Shahid, Justice Ahmed Nadeem Arshad, Justice Mohammad Tariq Nadeem, Justice Mohammad Amjad Rafiq, Justice Abid Hussain Chatha, Justice Anwar Hussain, Justice Ali Zia Bajwa, Justice Sultan Tanveer, Justice Muhammad Raza Qureshi and Justice Raheel Kamran Sheikh; Justice Sohail Nasir and Justice Muhammad Shan Gul failed to get the nod from the JCP

♦ Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf resigns on ‘health grounds’
♦ Pervaiz Elahi succeeds in getting Rs100b for hometown 
♦ A new airplane to be purchased for Punjab CM Elahi; Old plane to be sold; Summary moved by Finance Department

♦ Malala Yousafzai's visit flood hit areas and tent city in Dadu; Discusses effects of flood on children education with Sindh CM

♦ Malaria, gastro, dengue virus persist in Tangwani; Diseases continue to spread in relief camps in Hyderabad; 67 cases of diarrhoea and 70 cases of rash were reported in 24 hours.

♦ Sindh, Balochistan acquire 'biological mosquito repellent weapon' from Pakistan Army

♦ Dengue hunts two people in one day in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

♦ Killing of 3 fire brigade employees in Karachi Korangi; Arrested accused Sheikh Bilal Zafar Farooqi turned out to be a former official of CTD

♦ Ireland women's cricket team will tour Pakistan from November 4 to 16; Team will play a series consisting of three ODIs and three T20Is.

♦ In the tri-nation T20 series, New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 48 runs.