♦ PTI demands issuance of reserved seats notification, CEC resignation: Gohar says any ban on PTI will trigger countdown of government: Govt on collision course with judiciary: Shibli Faraz says rulers running out of options

♦ Law Minister Tarar rules out extension to CJP Qazi Faez Isa: Says ad hoc judges can be appointed in Supreme Court: Article 6 against PTI leaders may be discussed in parliament: SC's eight judges rewrote constitution in reserved seats case

♦ President, PM wish US President Biden swift recovery from Covid-19: While House says President Biden tested positive for Covid with mild symptoms: Presidential election campaign comes to a halt

♦ IHC warns Adiala Jail officials of contempt for blocking Imran Khan's meetings

♦ Justice Maqbool Baqar also declines to become Supreme Court ad hoc judge

♦ Pakistani envoy recommends bravery award for martyrs of Oman attack

♦ 3 Omani brothers behind mosque attack that killed six including 4 Pakistanis

♦ Punjab Police officers on CPEC training scuffle at China airport

♦ Govt dissolves Board of Commissioners of Punjab Healthcare Commission

♦ Interior minister orders conducting National Drug Survey after 11-year gap

♦ Sanam Javed is free to travel to her province, AGP informs IHC: Mansoor Awan say PTI leader will not be arrested in any case: Court disposes of acquittal petiton

♦ LHC Administrative Committee undergoes major reshuffle, new duties assigned to 7 judges

♦ Punjab CM commends admin over arrangements, security on Ashura

♦ ‘Defaulter’ NTDC kicked out of Wapda House

♦ Facebook hits snags in Pakistan

♦ Directors oppose closure of Pakistan Steel Mills

♦ Global airline passenger traffic expected to double in 20 years

♦ Security forces thwart terrorist attack attempt in Gwadar

♦ Several international, domestic flights cancelled at Karachi Airport

♦ University of Karachi's Professor Zakaria Sajid passes away

♦ Two kids die as heavy rain lashes many Punjab cities: Zhob-DI Khan highway shut down after landslide

♦ Two Faisalabad tourists die in Azad Kashmir car plunge

♦ Junkie kills wife, mediator, self over domestic dispute in Jatoi

♦ Gunmen abduct young girl, shoot dead parents on resistance in Swabi

♦ Republicans cheer ex-Trump aide on release from prison

♦ Florida man arrested for making threats against Biden

♦ US restricts more visas of Israelis accused of West Bank violence

♦ Central Paris locks down for Olympics as athletes arrive

♦ China shopping centre fire kills 16

♦ Turkish delegation visits Niger to boost military ties

♦ Disneyland workers threaten strike action over wages, treatment

♦ Russia says it's ready to work with any US leader

♦ US declares end to troubled Gaza aid pier mission