♦ Zardari urges politicians to unite as nation celebrates Pakistan Day: Grand military parade in Islamabad marks Pakistan Day celebrations: Warplanes, Cobra helicopters, paratroopers demonstrate their skills: Saudi defence minister was guest of honour: President Zardari vows not to compromise on sovereignty, tolerate any destabilizing efforts: Kashmir dispute main reason for regional instability: PM Shehbaz vows to put country on track of economic recovery
♦ President Zardari confers Nishan-i-Pakistan on Saudi defence minister
♦ IPP announces plan to reorganize party across Punjab
♦ Appointment of new KP chief secretary lingers on
♦ Former PCB chairman, foreign secretary Shaharyar Khan passes away
♦ Action taken against absent surgeons, doctors in BMC Quetta
♦ Man slits wife’s throat after argument
♦ Kite string claims life of young man in Faisalabad
♦ UK Princess praised for frank cancer admission
♦ Kumara strikes leave Bangladesh struggling at 132-6
♦ Hamas welcomes China, Russia veto of US-backed Gaza resolution
♦ Gun attack at Moscow concert leaves more than 60 dead
♦ UN chief to visit Gaza border as Security Council defers vote on ceasefire text
♦ US Senate passes government funding bill, averting shutdown
♦ Chairman Mohsin Naqvi presides over meeting of PCB directors