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♦ Rising Indus River cuts off villages in Sehwan; emergency declared: Villagers arrange private boats for transportation: Low-level flood at River Sindh at Gudu Barrage: Dozens of villages submerged in Balochistan's Sohbatpur district after 50-foot breach in Pat Feeder Canal: Flood swamps croplands, homes: Locals plead for rescue: PDMA Balochistan reports sixteen casualties during rains: PDMA Punjab says 1000 people rescued in Potohar region: Fourth spell of monsoon rainfall to begin on July 21

♦ PM Shehbaz seeks plan to encourage private sector investment in shipping: Says developed railway and shipping sectors are crucial for transit trade: Orders increasing number of ships in maritime fleet

♦ Dar, UAE minister vow to cement bilateral ties

♦ CM Maryam lauds ‘Woman First’ agenda of Bangladesh govt

♦ Mohsin Naqvi for enhancing coordination among depts linked to interior ministry

♦ Court acquits Yousaf Raza Gilani, others in TDAP corruption cases

♦ Pakistan Stock Exchange storms to new all-time high of 140,000

♦ Seven security men abducted from Dera Bugti

♦ Two labourers die as truck crushes motorcyclists in Khairpur

♦ Five dacoits killed during police encounters in Lahore, Sialkot, Okara

♦ Four gunned down in chilling Rawalpindi attack

♦ Five companies show interest to operate ferry service from Gwadar to Gulf states

♦ Trump diagnosed with vein issue after leg swelling and hand bruising

♦ Trump threatens to sue WSJ, Murdoch over story on alleged 2003 letter to Epstein

♦ US lets staff return to Iraq weeks after Iran strike