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♦ Nepra okays another tariff hike of Rs1.81 per unit: Latest increase in electricity price to put extra burden of Rs24 billion on consumers

 

♦ Swollen Malir River shuts down Korangi Causeway: Homes, fields flooded as raging Punjab rivers burst their banks

 

♦ Federal cabinet approves making SIFC part of BoI

 

♦ Maid torture accused civil judge, wife go into hiding: Victim’s treatment continues in hospital

 

♦ Supreme Court throws out Imran Khan’s plea for stay on trial court’s Toshakhana proceedings

 

♦ PPP celebrates 68th birthday of Asif Zardari

 

♦ 70 more intra-court appeals filed in LHC for subsidy on electricity bills

 

♦ LPG price hiked unofficially by Rs10/kg

 

♦ Pakistani rupee breaks US dollar’s winning streak: Up by over Rs1.50 against the greenback in interbank market

 

♦ Abdullah Shafique hits century as Pakistan builds lead against Sri Lanka in Colombo Test

 

♦ ICC bans India women's cricket captain for two matches