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♦ Australia thrash Pakistan by 62 runs in World Cup match; Warner, Marsh put Pak bowlers to the sword; Chasing a mammoth target of 368, Green Shirts all out for 305 runs in 45.3 overs; Openers Abdullah Shafiq and Imamul Haq hit the fifties their departure

♦ PML-N members enthusiastic to welcome Nawaz Sharif; Ex-PM all set to land homeland tomorrow;  Nawaz Sharif's departure time for Pakistan has been finalized; His flight will take off from Dubai at 9:30 am, land in Islamabad at 12:30 pm; Flight will take off for Lahore at 2:30 pm; Rehearsal to bring Nawaz to Minar-e-Pakistan through helicopter

♦ Maryam and Hamza visit Minar-e-Pakistan; PML-N league leadership reviews arrangements; Rana Sana, Saad Rafiq, Saif Khokhar also visit the venue;  Qawwali night will also be organized

♦ PML-N caravans to welcome Nawaz Sharif reaching Lahore; Supporters coming by trains and buses; Workers dance at Karachi station; Special trains depart from Hyderabad, Quetta, and Peshawar heading to Lahore; Convoys of workers are also coming from Muzaffarabad and Gilgit

♦ Nawaz Sharif phones Shehbaz, Maryam; PML-N leaders discussing meetings in Saudi Arabia and Dubai; Pakistan is ready to welcome Nawaz, says Shehbaz

♦ Two weeks of Israeli bombardment in Gaza; the number of martyred Palestinians reaches 4100; Israeli forces dropped bombs in Rafah too; 33 dead; Attacks on refugee camps, schools, mosques, and churches; acute shortage of essential goods; Gaza has been without electricity, water and fuel;

♦ Palestinians trapped in shelters, and hospitals, waiting for aid; Heavy guarding by Israeli forces at the entrances to Gaza; Situation worse than catastrophic, United Nations feels strong concerns;  

♦ Heartbreaking will of martyred Palestinian girl comes to light; martyred girl writes her shoes be cleaned and given to poor children; 45 shekels from pocket money be given to mother; 5 to brother Hashim and 5 to sister Zeena; toys to my sister and friends

♦ Civilians trial in military courts; Plea scheduled for hearing in the Supreme Court; 5-member bench to hear plea on October 23; general election case hearing scheduled; bench headed by CJ will hear on October 23

♦ Pakistan-China friendship based on trust and mutual respect, says PM Kakar; CPEC an important example of friendship; Prime Minister’s conversation with teachers and students of Xinjiang University; CPEC is a comprehensive plan under BRI

♦ Children's Hospital emergency gets 36 new beds; Chief Minister Naqvi visits hospital emergency department; Naqvi visits healthcare facilities and road projects in Multan; Reaches Rawalpindi after Multan tour

♦ Smart police stations will be built in Punjab, says CM;  Delay in registration of FIR will not be tolerated; Mohsin Naqvi visits Samanabad police station, scans police record; Police alert after CM's visits

♦ 11 days left for illegal immigrants; Punjab info minister says no leniency after October 31; There are 164,000 Afghans  in the province

♦ LHC orders establishing a smog emergency cell; Attention is focused on motorcyclists, says Justice Shahid Karim; smoke-emitting vehicles be brought under anti-smog radar