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♦ If Nawaz Sharif wants to return, NAB has no objection; Bureau  gives clearance; Nawaz wants to surrender to the court, lawyer says during a hearing on Nawaz bail plea;; Is the petitioner an absconder, CJ questions; Court seeks NAB arguments tomorrow; Nawaz Sharif also moves bail plea in in Toshakhan case too

♦ Bilawal Bhutto bemoans ‘politics of selection’; Says selection damaged democracy; Elections halted for just a person; Pakistan cannot be run from London; Elections must be held no matter who is at fault; PPP doesn’t want Pakistan of 1990 and 2017;  

Delay in polls is not respect of vote

♦  All set for Nawaz's homecoming; Chartered plane to take Nawaz to Lahore from Dubai on October 21; former prime minister to address PML-N public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan; stage decked up; lights installed; party leaders visit the venue to review arrangements

♦  Hanif Abbasi acquitted in ephedrine case; Lahore High Court annuls life sentence; Hanif Abbasi says 11-month detention aimed to kept away from elections twice; Shehbaz praised Abbasi’s courage

♦ Israel’s brutality goes on; bombardment on Gaza hospital; 850 Palestinian embraces martyrdom; children and women among martyrs; hundreds injured critically;

Doctors martyred while treating the injured; toll hits 3,500

♦  Israel bombing of hospital shocks the world; America still sides with barbaric Israel;  

International comity of nations condemn of Israel aggression; Strong reaction from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, France and Canada; UN says attack on a hospital is unacceptable; No justification can be presented for the attack on the hospital, say French president; British Foreign Secretary calls the attack a waste of human life; Turkish President Erdogan's demand Israel stop brutal war crimes

♦  Jordan, Egypt and Palestinian Authority refuse to meet Joe Biden; four-nation summit in Oman also cancelled; Joe Biden gave Israel license to kill; US president blames hospital attack on Hamas;

♦ Worldwide protests against Israel aggression go; Riots reported in front of the US embassy in Beirut, Protesters storm the UN building; Thousands protest outside the Israeli embassy in Oman; Demonstration outside the French Embassy in Tehran; Protesters attempt to break into NATO military base in Turkey

♦  Prime Minister invites world to CPEC investment at BRI Forum in Beijing; says Belt and Road is a plan for development and prosperity; More than 50 projects of 25 billion dollars completed under CPEC; Pakistan will welcome partners in CPEC; meets Chinese counterpart Li Chiang

♦ Punjab CM Mohsin Naqvi’s efforts bearing fruit; prices of utility stuff go down before deadline; visits Faisalabad Agricultural University; says agriculture can bring revolution; Agricultural experts will give what they need for research; Cotton production goes up significantly in Punjab; target of wheat production will also be achieved; All we have to do is produce the best seeds;

♦ Another alleged police encounter in Lahore; suspected killer of four children killed; Accomplices attack lawmen taking the accused to crime scene identification

♦  Pakistan's successful test of the Ababil missile; The aim of the missile system is to ensure strategic stability in the region; Civil and military leadership greets the scientists 

♦ New Zealand defeat Afghanistan by 149 runs in the Cricket World Cup match; Chasing 289 runs, the Afghan team was bowled out for 139 runs