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♦ PA Deputy Speaker's lawyer boycotts as SC resumes hearing in Hamza case: CJP Justice Ata Bandial remarks they wanted to disposed of the case as soon as possible: Says no legal reasons were given for seeking full court formation
 

♦ PDM boycotts proceedings as SC rejects full court request
 

♦ Irfan Qadir says they will file review plea over SC’s rejection of full-court demand: PA Deputy Speaker’s lawyer says apex court has no right to interfere in Parliament’s affairs: They do not same SC bench to hear review petition
 

♦ Justice Qazi Faez Isa asks CJP to delay judicial commission meeting
 

♦ PM defers federal cabinet meeting in view of important case being heard by SC

♦ US dollar continues its marathon run against Pakistani rupee: Gains Rs3.12 to reach historic level of Rs233
 

♦ Heavy rains turn Karachi roads into ponds: Rainwater accumulates in SHC, other courts: Breach occurs in Karachi’s Hub Canal: Many villages inundated in Nawabshah after nullah burst: flood-like situation in Khairpur Nathan Shah: Water drainage in Koh-e-Suleiman inspected
 

♦ Spillways of Islamabad’s Rawal Dam open: Admin appeals to citizens to avoid going to drains, rivers near Rawal Dam: Heavy rain with gusty winds, thunderstorm likely in Islamabad
 

♦ Asif Ali Zardari celebrating birthday with grandson in Dubai
 

♦ Pakistan records sharp drop in coronavirus infections: NIH data shows positivity ration stood at 2.76%: India also records further dip in Covid cases: Biden feels 'great' as Covid symptoms ease
 

♦ Constable, murder suspects killed during Jhelum encounter
 

♦ Pakistan all out for 231 in first innings against Sri Lanka: Hosts score 63 for three wickets in their second innings