♦ Pakistan bat first in grand World Cup battle against India: An epic showdown in front of 120,000 fans: No change in Pakistan side: Gill returns to Indian team: Babar Azam says records are made to be broken: Sharma admits Pakistan team a ‘quality Opposition: No Pakistanis allowed to watch the match as India still sits on their visas
♦ CM Naqvi wishes Pakistan cricket team ‘Best of Luck’
♦ Six Punjabi labourers massacred in Turbat: Balochistam CM Domki terms incident despicable, seeks inquiry report and immediate arrest of culprits
♦ Thousands flee north Gaza after Israel evacuation warning: 1,900 Gazans including 600 children killed so far: Israeli forces conduct raids in Palestinian areas to find hostages: Biden says addressing humanitarian crisis a priority
♦ Reuters journalist dead, AFP reporters among 6 wounded in south Lebanon
♦ Saudi Arabia condemns displacement, attacks on civilians in Gaza
♦ PML-N’s Marriyum Aurangzeb says PTI facing God’s wrath: Former federal minister Javed Latif to be indicted on October 23
♦ Mercury dips as hails lash many cities in Punjab
♦ CM Naqvi, Info Minister Solangi discuss issues relating to media industry, journalists
♦ Tractor-trolley crushes family of four to death in Arifwala
♦ Transporters halt wheat supply from Karachi port after Axle Load implementation
♦ Underage child dies while driving car in Islamabad