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♦PM Shehbaz starts meeting with allies on holding early elections; takes former President Asif Ali Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rehman into confidence on decision taken by Nawaz Sharif; Meets MQM-P leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui; Calls allied parties meeting tomorrow

♦Imran Khan once again tried to incite the people to violence; Addressing the Swabi Jalsa said Election Commission was trying to get some legal points to save the floor crossers; Says their only demand is immediate elections

♦Parvez Elahi suggests Imran Khan not fight with establishment and should only target political opponents; Says in an interview with a foreign broadcaster that establishment is neutral

♦Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif orders to provide foolproof security to Imran Khan; Directs provincial governments to provide security in PTI’s public meetings

♦Maryam Nawaz opposes protocol given to Imran Khan; Advises Rana Sanaullah to get video proof of his murder conspiracy

♦Blast in Karachi; Three people sustained wounds in explosion near a mosque

♦Nine terrorists of banned TTP arrested in KP

♦The Supreme Court conducts hearing on presidential reference to interpret Article 63-A. The court expresses displeasure over petitions by attorney general and PML-N lawyer Makhdoom Ali Khan for adjournment of hearing. “Petitions for adjournment show you want a delay. Do not do anything that gives bad impression,” remarks the chief justice.

♦Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expresses anger over failure to meet wheat procurement target in provinces. He orders to complete wheat procurement target by June 1. He says people cannot be put in any difficulty. He vows the federal government will provide flour at lower prices at all costs. He also orders formation of a committee for transparent distribution of imported wheat in provinces.

♦Nawaz Sharif to watch Dum Mastam: Adnan

♦PML-N announces to file corruption case against Usman Buzdar

♦Ready to form judicial commission if Imran’s life in danger, says Sanaullah

♦CM Hamza to announce relief package for masses tomorrow

♦Imran says wants immediate general elections only

♦Heatwave: Educational institutes closed for 5 days in Bhimber 

♦Gold reaches highest rates in history 

♦US dollar crushes Pakistani rupee to reach Rs194 mark

♦Bilawal leaves for UAE

♦ECP accepts PTI's rejoinder in case against Punjab's dissident MPAs

♦Democracy can’t flourish if every member acts on his own: Justice Ejazul Ahsan

♦PM Shehbaz meets MQM Khalid Maqbool Saddique 

♦Bloodbath at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as KSE-100 index plummets by 1,000 points

♦Import bill of petroleum products increases by 94pc

♦Lahore traffic police eye Rs2,000 tickets for wrong bike parking, one-way violations

♦People reel under shocks from 12-hour loadshedding

♦Unruly car crushes two minor girls to death in Lahore

♦Rain forecast for some areas of Punjab, northern areas

♦Punjab stops Auditor General of Punjab Ahmed Owais yet again

♦Anti-Polio vaccine from May 30 across the country

♦Matric examinations in Karachi from tomorrow