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♦ Govt levies Rs115 billion new taxes ahead of mini-budget: Raises GST from 17% to 18%, increases federal excise duty on cigarettes with immediate effect

♦ Pakistani rupee hammers US dollar hard: Goes up by Rs2.34, being traded at Rs265
♦ 15 PML-N federal ministers decide to work without salaries
♦ Banking court orders Imran Khan to appear before it today: Rejects PTI chief’s plea for exemption from appearance: Judge bans media coverage of case
♦ CJP directs ECP to act upon LHC’s Punjab Assembly polls order: Dismisses appeals of dissident PTI members after declaring them ineffective
 
♦ New aid route to rebel-held Syria opens as quake toll nears 40,000: UN appeals for nearly $400 million for Syria quake victims
♦ First female Hindu assistant commissioner assumes charge in Hassanabdal
♦ Pakistan condemns Israel’s legalizing of settlements in Palestinian territory
♦ Labourer dies as explosion brings down Kohat coal mine
♦ Pakistan, US naval chiefs take up maritime security cooperation: Admiral Amjad Niazi, Brad Cooper resolve to strengthen defence and naval cooperation between two countries
♦ US jets intercept Russian warplanes near Alaska: Washington awards $522 million contracts for artillery shells for Ukraine: Moscow denies plotting coup in Moldova
♦ Peshawar Zalmi fined for slow over-rate
♦ Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators to clash in third PSL 8 match today