♦ Punjab CM on price control drive; Sharp fall in essential commodities’ cost; Transport fares go down following decrease in price of petroleum products; Petrol buses cut by 15 per cent, diesel buses by 10 per cent, Pulses by Rs20-30; reduction in flour rates in days to come; Ghee price fall by Rs 38 per kg at utility stores
♦ Nawaz Sharif's agenda is to revive the economy, says Maryam Nawaz; ex-PM to rebuild institutions; Maryam Nawaz meets FPCCI delegation; Bureaucracy and FBR will be reformed; assures businesspersons of addressing their concerns community
♦ Military leadership stands by oppressed Palestinians; Corps commanders express concern over Israeli aggression in Gaza; Army chief reiterates support to Palestinian brothers, Corps commanders back deportation of illegal immigrants
♦ 11 days of Israel's brutal bombings; Number of Palestinian martyrs reaches 3,000; Martyrs include 850 children and 950 women; Thousands of buildings demolished; aid workers too falling prey to Israeli brutality; Senior American General in Tel Aviv to help Israel; Trapped persons without food, water, fuel; UN says number of homeless people hits 1.2 million.
♦ Russia's Security Council cease-fire resolution; United States, Japan, France and Britain back oppressor Israel; America accuses Russia of sponsoring Hamas; US President will visit Israel and Jordan; Canada calls for a humanitarian corridor in Gaza; Iran raises demand for a ceasefire; Colombia orders Israeli ambassador to leave the country
♦ Indictment of chairman PTI in cypher case postponed; proceedings to resume on October 23; Extension of PTI chairman's cell in Adiala Jail; Ex-PM chairman calls for homemade food, exercising machine
♦ Islamabad Accountability Court reserves verdict in the case against Ishaq Dar; Judge Muhammad Bashir will pronounce verdict on October 21
♦ Fazlur Rehman says all parties should make room for each other; Politicians and political parties should show maturity
♦ Caretaker PM Kakar shows up at dinner in honour of participants in the Belt and Road Forum; Pak PM meets Russian president; Kakar and Putin discuss important issues; Call for joint effort for regional development
♦ Punjab cabinet meets in Faisalabad for the first time in history; Decides to make effective the system of a watchman; the decision to declare Uzbek city Bukhara and Lahore as twin cities; Historical and ancient buildings will be restored and renovated
♦ Mohsin Naqvi visits the Government Teaching Hospital in Shahdara; Expresses anger at the complaints of buying injections from outside; Mohsin Naqvi goes to different wards, enquires after patients; inspects nursing counter, doctor room and washrooms; Review of emergency development works under construction in Mayo Hospital
♦ Housemaid killed after rape in Karachi; owner’s sons accused of murder after rape; Initial report hints at poisoning
♦ History made in Pakistan football; Big success in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers home league; Pakistan defeat Cambodia; Haroon Hameed from Pakistan scores the only goal in the 68th minute