♦ Hamza to take oath as Punjab CM tonight at 8pm: Shehbaz, Maryam to attend ceremony: 600 guests invited to the event: Deputy speaker calls off Monday’s Punjab Assembly session
♦ Punjab governor says no decision yet about administering oath to Hamza Shehbaz
♦ PA secretariat refuses to provide CCTV footage to police: Police form teams to arrest people involved in attack on PA Deputy Speaker Mazari
♦ Commotion in Punjab Assembly termed a blot on democracy: PML-N’s Rana Mashhood says responsible will not be spared: Goons were called from Gujrat to cause rumpus in assembly in order to further delay election for Punjab CM
♦ PM Shehbaz sets ‘miracle’ target for Bhasha Dam completion: Inspects construction work: Asks Wapda to complete dam by 2026 instead of 2029: Announces construction of 13km-long Babusar Top tunnel
♦ Khaqan Abbasi refuses to head any ministry: Says will offer his services without getting any ministry
♦ Shahzad Akbar, Khusro Bakhtiar go abroad
♦ Pakistan asks Afghan govt to safeguard border areas: Foreign Office says Taliban govt must take action against banned terror outfits launching attacks on Pakistan: Strongly condemns cross-border terror attacks
♦ AJK assembly to elect PM tomorrow; PPP nominates Yaseen for slot
♦ Polling is underway in NA-33 Hangu by-election
♦ NAB makes highest recoveries from businessmen, lowest from politicians
♦ Russia renews attacks on Kyiv; Zelensky issues talks ultimatum: Moscow bans entry of British PM Johnson into Russia: Claims shooting down arms shipment
♦ Christians celebrate Easter throughout the world
♦ Pakistan hockey team to leave for Europe tour on April 22