♦ Bad weather forces to halt helicopter rescue operation; ground rescue op starts; Army rescue three students stuck in Battagram cable car | Strong wind hampering rescue operation: SSG commandos lead in action as chairlift dangling in midair after two of three cables snapped: One scared student fainted: KP govt dispatches another helicopter

♦ Three chairlift trapped students pass 9th class exam

♦ Caretaker govt to ensure transparent, impartial election process: PM Kakar

♦ Six Army soldiers martyred, 4 terrorists killed in South Waziristan gunbattle

♦ Cabinet decides to hold national interfaith moot next week; PM Kakar says caretaker govt’s prime mandate is to assist and monitor electoral process which is constitutional requirement

♦ President approves Justice Ibrahim as Chief Justice Peshawar High Court

♦ Pakistan summons Indian envoy over LoC firing

♦ Pakistan arrests six Indian arms, drugs smugglers: ISPR says Indian nationals were trying to smuggle weapons, narcotics and ammunition into Pakistan: Suspects complicity of Indian Border Security Force in smuggling arms into Pakistan: Smugglers will be dealt as per Pakistani law

♦ Pakistan issues visas to 5 Indian diplomats; Delhi issues only one visa

♦ Court summons Imran Khan in terrorism-related cases on different dates

♦ IHC adjourns hearing of Imran’s appeal against Toshakhana sentence until Aug 24

♦ Imaan Mazari gets bail in public properties damage case

♦ Nawaz Sharif calls important meeting in London

♦ Supreme Court disposes of NAB’s plea against Maryam Nawaz’s bail

♦ ‘Missing’ Asad Umar appears in court, denies arrest by FIA, gets bail in cipher case

♦ SC moved to hold inquiry into controversy over Army, Official Secrets Acts

♦ ECP shows satisfaction with mobile app system for compiling election results quickly

♦ ATC grants physical remand of three PTI female workers in May 9 Vandalism Case

♦ Anti-graft team conducts raids to arrest PTI’s Zartaj Gul

♦ LHC indefinitely postpones hearing against Elahi’s detention

♦ LHC disposes of plea against ECP decision to delay polls

♦ Pakistan Army steps up rescue operation for flood victims of Punjab: Flood situation remains destructive in Arifwala

♦ Punjab CM calls for expediting rescue, relief operation in flood-hit areas

♦ Protest against inflated electricity bills staged in Rawalpindi

♦ Gold prices reach unprecedented heights in Pakistan following sharp surge

♦ KP education boards announce 10th class results

♦ Judge wife’s judicial remand in maid torture case extended by 14 days

♦ JI Ameer demands authorities to hang killer of Fatima

♦ 9 kids hospitalized in Narowal after lizard found in tea

♦ US approves vaccine for pregnant women to prevent RSV in infants

♦ US dollar hammers Pakistani rupee to record low of Rs299 in interbank

♦ North Korea plans satellite launch as Seoul, US hold drills

♦ Elon Musk gives journalists a chance to earn money through Twitter directly

♦ Rauf leads Pakistan pacers destruction of Afghanistan; Pakistan crush Afghanistan by 142 runs in first ODI

♦ Nepal heads to Asia Cup without rape-accused Lamichhane

♦ American basketball player Reggie Chaney dies at 23

♦ Veteran actor Akbar Khan passes away

♦ Home Department bans stage dancers across Punjab