♦ Improving economy leads IMF to strike staff-level agreement with Pakistan: Islamabad to receive $1.1 billion after IMF Board’s approval next month: Fund stresses on swift reform process: Warns inflation to exceed govt’s set target: Talks on new loan programme to be held in April

♦ COAS Gen Asim, Saudi Crown Prince vow to bolster defence cooperation: Both leaders also agree to boost strategic relationship: Senior military and intelligence officials also attended the meeting held in Jeddah

♦ Supreme Court accepts bail pleas of five suspects in May 9 violence case: Justice Mandokhel admonishes police, prosecution for faulty investigation

♦ Despite complaints Pakistan elections were organized and as per law, says Donald Lu: US official says Washington was concerned about electoral abuse and violence in weeks before voting: Politicians were unable to register their parties and specific candidates: International observers also complained of irregularities in results compilation

♦ ISI chief ‘briefs’ President Zardari on security situation

♦ PM Shehbaz chairs Federal Cabinet meeting

♦ 12 colliers die, eight rescued in Harnai mine collapse

♦ LHC urged to bar Nawaz Sharif from attending govt meetings

♦ LHC allows markets to remain open till midnight during Ramazan

♦ Nomination papers of Swati, Murad Saeed, Mahmood Khan for Senate elections rejected

♦ LHC issues notice to govt over flour bags with Nawaz Sharif's image

♦ Quetta jolted by third earthquake in past 24 hours

♦ New rain-spell to enter in country today

♦ Two girl students awarded death for slaughtering their teacher over 'blasphemy in dream'

♦ Five dacoits killed in ‘police encounters’ in Punjab and Sindh cities

♦ Two police officers shot and injured in Rawalpindi

♦ Pregnant woman dies after operation by quack in Hafizabad

♦ IT exports surge by 32% in current fiscal year

♦ Gaza hunger warnings grow amid ceasefire talks: Blinken due in Mideast in new bid to secure truce

♦Biden says Trump hates Latinos, in pitch for key vote