♦ 24 days to go; Decision to dissolve National Assembly yet to be made; Date will be decided in consultation with the allies, says federal information minister; PPP proposed assembly dissolutions on August 8; the assembly term will end on 12 August; summary to dissolve the Assembly will be sent to the President; it will stand to dissolve after 48 hours if the president doesn’t okay;
♦ Unlawful marriage case declared admissible, adding to ex-PM’s problems; civil judge of Islamabad reserves verdict; PTI chief and Bushra Bibi summoned on July 20; Marriage during Iddat a crime, The matter falls under the jurisdiction of the court
♦ Attempts to escape from the Tosha Khana case; PTI chairman's use of social media propaganda; calls for transfer of the case; Lawyer shows distrust; purpose is to smear the judge and use delay tactics, says ECP
♦ PM Shehbaz slams PTI govt for missing the opportunity to bring textile industry from China; says Special Economic Zones are being built all over Pakistan, Our government spent all its time in firefighting; the threat of default is over, says Shehbaz Sharif
♦ IMF-Pakistan deal terms revealed; no tax exemption and no amnesty; Subsidy ends, electricity prices will have to increase; IMF demands increase in interest rates
♦ Court rejects govt’s request to form full bench in military trial court case; Judges are not available, full court is not possible, says CJ
No judge has a personal interest in a case of public interest, Chief Justice
Everyone agrees that the events of May 9 were of a serious nature
♦ Saud double century; Pakistan's grip on the Galle Test strengthens; Saud Shakeel's historic innings of 208 runs; First Pakistani to play the biggest innings in Sri Lanka; Saud and Agha supported after five wickets fell for 100
;♦ Prime Minister Shehbaz takes up the increase in salaries, pensions of government employees with Mohsin Naqvi;
♦ Decision to introduce plastic roads in Punjab; Plastic roads more durable than tar road; Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi calls for the plan
Target to complete 107 projects in 3 months
♦ The moon of Muharram not sighted; 1st of Muharram will be on Thursday; Ashura will be on Saturday
♦ Another monsoon spell; rains will continue till July 23; Monsoon winds will enter from upper and central regions; heavy rain in different areas including Lahore, Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan
♦ Mehdi Hasan rembereed