♦ Tehreek-e-Insaf 'in tatters' after clash between Hammad Azhar and Gandapur: Hammad discloses two groups and three factions have emerged in PTI

♦ PTI's KP govt faces turmoil as Minister Shakeel Khan resigns over bad governance of Gandapur: CM sends summery of de-notification to KP Governor; Minister Shakeel resigns via WhatsApp, citing a departure from PTI's original mandate; Alleges rampant corruption and poor governance as reasons for leaving the cabinet; Vows to hold himself accountable on all forums

♦ Flood alert sounded as rain rage predicted across country: River Chenab in high flood after India releases water unannounced: Hill torrents warning issued in DG Khan: Foreign tourists are safe in flood-hit Astore, NDMA tells PM

♦ Senior journalist Hamid Mir files petition in IHC against internet firewall installation: Calls for internet access to be recognised as a constitutional human right

♦ Pakistan has highest inflation rate in Asia: Bloomberg: Report says price spiral has eroded purchasing power of Pakistanis

♦ Two cops injured as police van bombed in Peshawar

♦ SHO, constable accused of raping girl in Shakargarh police station

♦ Rs23.2 million looted from citizen in year’s biggest dacoity in Karachi

♦ 'Monsoon brides': Extreme weather fuels Pakistan child marriages

♦ Mobile phone service to be suspended in 10 Punjab districts

♦ Lawyer dies while arguing before SHC judge

♦ Two weekly offdays for Punjab govt schools from tomorrow

♦ Chairlift snapped, fell into river in Mansehra

♦ Five bodies found tied to electric poles after being shot dead in Chagai

♦ Several int’l, domestic flights from Karachi Airport cancelled

♦ 6.1-magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan

♦ Biden, Harris tout party unity, Trump lays on the insults

♦ US lawmakers press Meta over illicit drug ads

♦ US approves $5 billion Patriot missile sale to Germany

♦ WHO calls for cholera vaccine production boost