1:00 pm Headlines on 24Digital

♦ Long-awaited Hamza’s swearing-in likely today as President appoints Sanjrani: Oath-taking likely today

♦ Three Pakistani soldiers martyred in another attack from Afghanistan

♦ PM Shehbaz arrives in Quettal: Balochistan governor, CM welcome prime minister

♦ Govt willing to curb fuel subsidies as demanded by IMF, says Miftah: Also agrees to end business tax amnesty scheme: Admits rich people are actually benefiting from every subsidy: Says Pakistan needs new economic model

♦ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa acting governor misusing authority

♦ US welcomes Pakistan statement that no foreign conspiracy behind govt change: State Department says strong, prosperous Pakistan critical to US interests

♦ PTI MPA Faisal Zaman flees from police custody in Peshawar

♦ Mugged citizen crushes two dacoits to death in Karachi

♦ PM Shehbaz, Bilawal express concern over detection of first polio case in 15 months

♦ Pakistan records 82 more coronavirus infections, one death: NIH data shows number of critical patients dropped to 185: UK Covid patient was positive for record 505 days: South Africa cases at highest level in months

♦ Islamabad police shoot dead cop killer in ‘encounter’

♦ Tight security for rallies, Majalis on Yaume Ali

♦ Shan Masood hits back-to-back double centuries for English county