♦ PM Shehbaz foresees economic boom in Thar desert: Inaugurates 1,650MW coal-fired power plants in Tharparkar: Thanks China for continuing support to Pakistan: Bilawal highlights excellent working relationship between Centre, Sindh
♦ LHC withdraws order restraining FIA, police from action against Imran: Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh remarks stay order cannot be kept in force after submission of cases’ details by FIA, police
♦ LHC rejects ECP’s decision of retaining Ch Shujaat as PML-Q president: Orders Election Commission to redecide after review within 10 days
♦ CJP trashes audiotapes as ‘insignificant’: Supreme Court disposes of ex-CCPO Dogar’s appeal in transfer case
♦ After IMF objection, govt says not providing any subsidy on petrol: Musadik Malik says govt will charge higher petrol rates from rich and distribute it among low-income group: Will fix petrol rationing under proposed package: Rates will be announced afresh after every 15 days
♦ Mahal Baloch held with suicide jacket, says Balochistan govt
♦ LHC orders to make full Toshakhana record from 1990 to 2001 public: Govt opposes to reveal names of those friendly countries which gave these gifts: Justice Hafeez says nothing could be concealed
♦ LHC withdraws order restraining FIA, police from action against Imran: Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh remarks stay order cannot be kept in force after submission of cases’ details by FIA, police
♦ PTI to boycott today’s joint session of Parliament: PTI forms committee for securing release of party work
♦ Zalmay Khalilzad fears ban on Imran Khan and PTI: Warns of decline in international support, increase in political polarization and violence
♦ 10 die, over 200 injured in powerful Pakistan earthquake: Strong quake has people fleeing homes in Pakistan and Afghanistan: Dozens of homes damages, cracks appear in buildings: PM Shehbaz orders NDMA to be ready to deal with any emergency: Two killed in Afghanistan
♦ COAS orders Army to carry out relief activities in quake-hit areas
♦ Martyred Brig Barki’s funeral prayer offered in DI Khan: PM Shehbaz saddened by ISI officer Brig Barki’s martyrdom
♦ Light rain turns Karachi weather pleasant: Heavy downpour expected in megacity tomorrow: A system of westerly winds enters Balochistan: Rain with wind thunderstorm expected in various parts of country
♦ Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meets for Ramazan moon-sighting today
♦ Punjab CM’s surprise visit to flour supply centre in Lahore
♦ 4 dead in dumper-loader collision on Hafizabad Motorway
♦ Islamabad police come hard on PTI workers for vandalism
♦ New York holds breath over expected Trump indictment
♦ President Xi, Putin agrees to settle Ukraine crisis through dialogue