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♦ PPP, JI candidates lock horns as voting to elect Karachi mayor and deputy is under way: 333 members voters take part in polling: 33 absent

 

♦ Gales lash coast as Cyclone Biparjoy enters Pakistani waters: Cyclone only 150kms away from Keti Bandar, to make impact today: Crashing waves, storm surges, lashing rains to hammer Pakistan coast: Half of sea embankment in Keti Bandar crack: Govt grounds small aircraft: India warned of 'total destruction'

 

♦ Temperatures drop after rain lashes many cities in Punjab, KP

 

♦ PM Shehbaz Sharif begins Azerbaijan visit

 

♦ IMF rejects Pakistan’s budget for next financial year: Esther Perez says tax amnesty scheme can affect loan programme: Adds long list of exemptions has reduced transparency in tax system

 

♦ PAC’s letter to President Biden denies rumours about rights violations in Pakistan: Letter says some elements have accused Pakistan of human rights violations which are completely baseless: Informs US president of legal action against miscreants of May 9 when symbols of Pakistan’s unity destroyed and institutions vandalized

 

♦ 79 immigrants dies as boat sinks off Greece

 

♦ Balochistan’s budget for next fiscal year will be unveiled tomorrow

 

♦ Control of historical buildings handed over to Walled City of Lahore Authority: Mohsin Naqvi chairs meeting in Lahore.

♦ Bangladesh all out for 382 runs in first innings against Afghanistan in Dhaka Test