♦ Pakistan logs three mpox cases as fears grow of global spread: KP Public Health director says all the patients have returned from Gulf countries

♦ 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

♦ 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

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

♦ Punjab Cabinet Committee approves amendments in Kite Flying Ordinance 2001

♦ PTI appoints Sheikh Imtiaz as Lahore president

♦ KP Advisor Saif calls for court appearance proof of arrested PTI workers

♦ Pakistan says no talks taking place with India on trade resumption

♦ Warship visit to cement Pak-Turkish Defence cooperation

♦ Former IG prisons Shahid Saleem Baig arrested by intel agencies

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

♦ Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi pays tribute to Professor Dr Faisal Masood

♦ 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

♦ Cotton price increases by Rs500 per 40 kg

♦ Two cops injured as police van bombed in Peshawar

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

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

♦ Mobile phone service to be suspended in 10 Punjab districts

♦ Female student attempts suicide in Rawalpindi college

♦ 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