♦ PTI founder in deep trouble; FIA registers case for “misplacing” US cypher; Shah Mehmood Qureshi also nominated: Azam Khan quizzed about the disappearance of the cypher
♦ Bushra Bibi joins probe into the forged receipts of Toshakhana’s watch; PTI founder's wife terms audios as fake; Police's decision to conduct forensics of both audios; Appeal against the punishment of founder PTI scheduled for hearing; two-member bench of the High Court will hear on August 22
♦ 22 PTI key leaders declared a fugitive in Jinnah House attack case; police in the hunt for Aslam Iqbal, Murad Saeed, Farrukh Habib; Zubair Niazi, Ali Amin Gandapur, Hammad Azhar
♦ Caretaker government increases oil prices; Petroleum prices reached an all-time high; Petrol price hits Rs290.45 per litre; diesel Rs293.40 per liter; Transporters increases fares by 20%
♦ Alarm bells started ringing; dollar value hits Rs295; In open market, dollar cost Rs303.50 rupees
♦ Search for the caretaker chief minister of Balochistan continues; government and the opposition could not agree; Parliamentary Committee was to take up the matter; Chief Minister and the opposition leader sent 3 names to the committee
♦ Punjab CM review public transport facilities; Visits metro bus service in Lahore; expresses displeasure over out-of-order AC; Takes tour of Orange Line train stations too; scolds staff over malfunctioning token machines; Transport secretary asked to fix the faults; Chief Minister surprises the staff by reaching Data Town; registrar and staff was absent; orders official to mend their ways.
♦ Another promise fulfilled; Renovation of Punjab Public Library completed in 5 days; Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi reviews new facilities in Reading Hall; Library hours extended till 1 am
♦ 10-year-old girl tortured to death in Nowshahro Feroz; Video showing torture marks on Fatima's body surfaces; girl used to work at the house of an influential person; girl laid to rest without postmortem; Parents say it was a natural death
♦ Alleged encounter in North Karachi, 5 dacoits killed; Accused entered the house for robbery, police
The dacoit gang also tortured the family members, police
♦ Election Commission fails to decide if the election will be held on new constituencies or old ones; Members agreed to continue further consultation;
♦ SECP action against illegal loan apps; 120 illegal loan apps closed
♦ Wahab Riaz announces retirement from international cricket; Gets emotional at a press conference
♦ National team training camp for Pak-Afghan cricket series; Batsmen and bowlers gave different targets; first match against Afghanistan will be very important, head coach; Looking for further improvement in the middle order
♦ Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan remembered