♦ Maryam Nawaz terms PM a certified thief; Says he used to say inflation rises if rulers are corrupt; Says people facing worst inflation today; Says no other govt received such disgrace; Warns strong reaction if NAB chairman to be given extension
♦ PM explains the logic of inflation; Says rise in population is the real reason for price hike in daily commodities; Says olive production can bring revolution in country’s economy
♦ Prices of Ghee, cooking oil increase further; 1 kg of ghee reached Rs361; Vegetables also begin to be out of reach of people
♦ Heavy rains create havoc in Karachi; Roads, streets submerged in rainwater; Road from Nagan Chowrangi to Surjani Town turns into water pond; Rainwater accumulates in Jinnah Bridge, Jahangir Road, Gurmunder Chowk, Karsaz, PIB Colony; Administrator Karachi visits different areas and reviews drainage works
♦ London-dweller Nawaz Sharif was vaccinated in Lahore as per NCOC records; As per record, NS was vaccinated at Kot Khawaja Saeed Hospital on September 22. Khawaja Saeed Hospital MS suspends two officials; a three-member investigation team formed
♦ Maryam Nawaz terms Nawaz Sharif’s vaccination issue as ridiculous; NCOC chief Asad Umer unaware of matter; Asad Umer says Nawaz Sharif has a tradition of fake deeds; Says it is possible he got a fake corona vaccination certificate
♦ Fake Corona vaccination reports unearthed at Peshawar's Bacha Khan Airport; FIA takes action; Passenger having two corona vaccination reports off-loaded; FIA apprehends six including private laboratory in-charge
♦ Allegations against ECP, Fawad Chaudhry, Azam Swati could not submit reply to notice of ECP; Both of them ask for one-month time to submit a reply
♦ As soon as the ban on passengers lifted, airlines double prices of airfare; One-way ticket price for the US increases from Rs100,000 to Rs400,000; One-way ticket price from the UK increases from Rs100,000 to Rs300,000
♦ Dollar flies high; Dollar rises by 35 paisas in interbank market; Dollar reaches Rs169.80
♦ Corona cases reduced; Smart lockdown eased in Punjab; Markets to remain open till 10 pm; Businesses to be closed only on Sundays; Indoor and outdoor dining permitted until midnight
♦ Govt’s policy of passing students without exams endangers future of youth; Students passed by given extra numbers could be denied admission to universities and colleges
♦ SC rules on women inheritance right; Women have to inherit in life as children cannot claim mothers’ inheritance
♦ 3-day celebrations of 223rd Urs great Sufi poet Waris Shah begins in Sheikhupura; Public holiday to be observed in the district tomorrow (Friday)
Khadija, Shafaq, weightlifter of Gujranwala vow to win medals in Asian Games; Two sisters undergoing rigorous training to win medals; Dar Sisters' father Waheed Dar was national weightlifter from 1993 to 2007
♦ Actor Omar Sharif's condition improves; Shifted from ICU to a private room; No one allowed to visit except family; Air ambulance expected to arrive tomorrow
♦ England's double standard in cricket; British PM expresses concerns only when series in Pakistan cancelled but demands relaxation in quarantine rules for UK team from his Australian counterpart
♦ Pakistani-born Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja also speaks in favour of Pakistan; Says the Australian team should go on a scheduled visit to Pakistan
♦ Beautiful sceneries of Azad Kashmir's Pearl Valley mesmerizes tourists
♦ Science Fiction TV series Invasion’s trailers released; Series to be aired on October 22