♦ PCB writes letter to ACC after India ‘not coming to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023’: Seeks explanation from Indian board
♦ PM Shehbaz orders framing strategies for accessing climate finance: Stresses improvement in risk mapping, capacity building: Shehbaz also reviews progress on CPEC projects
♦ PM Shehbaz stresses need for Pak-China agreement on disaster management: Meets delegation of Chinese company
♦ NAB decides to take back appeals against Asif Zardari’s acquittal in four cases: Bureau submits application to IHC, praying further hearing of appeals will be useless
♦ Kh Asif accuses Imran Khan of blackmailing state: Says one person has poisoned the whole environment: Everything was destroyed in floods: Battle for power can be fought later
♦ ‘It’s your turn’: KP minister receives threatening letter from outlawed TTP: Letter seeks Rs8 million extortion money from Atif Khan
♦ Supreme Court judge pinpoints another ‘lie’ of PTI’s Faisal Vawda: Justice Ayesha says expired American passport was shown to RO but later new passport was also issued: Justice Mansoor remarks expired American passport doesn’t mean Vawda renounced foreign nationality as was declared by him in his affidavit submitted in 2018: Chief Justice of Pakistan says matter has become quite serious
♦ Hina Khar in France to participate in FATF meeting: Holds talks with senior French official
♦ Pakistani rupee fails to halt US dollar’s upward march: Greenback gains Rs1.29 paisas in value in interbank trading: Climbs up to Rs221
♦ Pindi Police book four-year-old boy in assault case
♦ Doctors boycott OPDs in Sindh govt hospitals over health allowance
♦ Rana Sanaullah gives awards to police officer during visit to Police Lines in Islamabad
♦ Covid kills three after a long break in Pakistan: NIH data shows infections stand at 55 while positivity ratio also soaring to 62%: Climate change may boost Arctic 'virus spillover' risk
♦ Marriyum decries Imran’s below-the-belt remarks against journalists
♦ Pakistan-Afghanistan World Cup warm-up match was called off due to rain: Afghanistan scored 154 runs for loss of six wickets
♦ Ireland upset Scotland with stunning comeback at T20 World Cup