♦ Four dead, 16 hurt in Barkhan blast: Explosion rips through Rakhni Bazar: Bomb was planted in a motorcycle parked outside a barber shop: Security forces have cordoned off area
♦ Voting underway for NA-193 by-polls in Rajanpur: Voters and workers of both the PML-N and the PTI present in their camps in large numbers: 11 candidates are running for seat, but main contest is expected between PML-N candidate Amaar Awais Leghari and PTI Mohsin Leghari
♦ Doctor confirms rape with 17-year-old daughter of Khan Muhammad Marri: Samples of Marri’s daughter, wife Giran Naz, and two sons were sent to Punjab forensic department for test
♦ Rana Sanaullah says Imran’s record of attacking judiciary quite ‘grim’: Says PTI Chairman keeps hurling abuses at judiciary
♦ Narowal journalist falls prey to lady doctor’s negligence: He was operated on for gallstones at DHQ Hospital but the doctor cut the intestine too along with gallbladder
♦ Lahore tops list of most polluted cities of world as air quality index (AQI) in the city reached 235
♦ Woman raped in Jhelum at gunpoint: Medical report confirms the sexual assault
♦ Pakistan to conduct first ever digital census: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has recruited 126,000 enumerators and purchased same number of tablets for this purpose
♦ Two hurt in chemical factory fire in Lahore
♦ Pakistan logs 36 new coronavirus cases
♦ Man shoots dead sister in Lahore over domestic row
♦ Horse and Cattle Show cancelled due to security reasons
♦ Vaccinators’ shortage hits children vaccination campaign
♦ Four teams to cross swords in two PSL 8 matches today: In first match, Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans will clash with each other at 2:00 PM: In second match, Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi will face each other at 7:00 PM. The match will be played at Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
♦ Blinken eyes US inroads in Central Asia as Ukraine rattles nerves: Diplomats and experts say that Central Asian leaders are walking a tightrope due to formal security agreements with Moscow and Russia's overwhelming security and economic influence
♦ Macron to visit China after Beijing's Ukraine peace plan: He will urge Beijing to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine