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♦ National Assembly limits disqualification period to five years: Bill paves way for Nawaz Sharif, Jahangir Tareen to contest elections

♦ National Assembly approves amended budget to clinch IMF deal: Rs215bn new taxes to be imposed: PDL to be raised to Rs60/L: No multiple pensions for an individual: Assembly opposes sending Finance Bill to IIC

♦ Govt’s economic team briefs IMF about further steps for staff-level agreement: Holds virtual talks with Fund: Informs it about tax measures and changes in budgetary framework

♦ Govt’s economic team briefs IMF about further steps for staff-level agreement: Holds virtual talks with Fund: Informs it about tax measures and changes in budgetary framework

♦ Khawaja Asif hopes Pak-IMF deal is ‘imminent’

♦ 27-member AJK cabinet sworn-in

♦ Lightning kills 9 people in different areas of Punjab as new rain spell enters country; Lahore weather turns pleasant after rain, pre-monsoon rains hit Pakistan; KP govt gears up to deal with monsoon; Four die from heatwave in Islamabad in last three days

♦ Load shedding in Lahore: LESCO illegally transfers electricity of general consumers to Punjab Assembly; People face worst load shedding as power shortfall increases to 6516 MW in country♦ JKT's new party IPP to contest elections on symbol of Eagle

♦ Marriyum says PTI chief conspiring against deal with IMF

♦ Minister Talha pays extra expenses for Official Hajj from his pocket

♦ Eight die, 50 hurt in fatal smash between two buses in Nawabshah

♦ FIA Islamabad arrests six main traffickers of Greece boat accident; FIA arrests most wanted human trafficker from Faisalabad

♦ Ex-PTI MNA from Khushab quits party, politics: PTI ticket holder from Lahore bids adieu to party

♦ Pak Army helps start coal mining in Kurram after 16 years

♦ CM Naqvi for formulating comprehensive policy for meat export: Seeks plan for making improvements in dairy, livestock sectors

♦ Punjab CM leaves for Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj

♦ Religious scholars visit Jinnah House building

♦ Bus passengers robbed of valuables in Tangwani

♦ Two little girls set ablaze in Lahore

♦ Mother of two tortured to death by in-laws in Muridke

♦ Cattle markets bustling ahead of Eid

♦ Hareem Shah says will meet PTI Chief at Zaman Park in next two days

♦ Police acquire rental agreement for car used in TikToker Ayesha’s death

♦ Pope 'breaks taboo' with prayer for missing Vatican teen

♦ India's claim of cordial relations with the interim Afghan government proves false

♦ Wagner halts revolt but Putin seen as weakened

♦ Russia received China's 'support' over Wagner mutiny: ministry

♦ China says supports Russia in 'protecting national stability': foreign ministry

♦ Russia crisis reveals 'real cracks' in Putin's authority: Blinken

♦ Jihadists kill five civilians in east Kenya

♦ Istanbul gay pride activists rally despite ban

♦ Iraq police officer jailed for life over protest killings

♦ US, allies consult but tread carefully as Russia crisis unfolds: Ukraine presidency says Prigozhin 'humiliated Putin' with his aborted mutiny

♦ Canada opens investigation of Titanic sub implosion

♦ UK says fighter jets in Baltics scrambled 21 times over Russian aircraft

♦ Former number one tennis player Maria Sakkari defeats by inexperience player of Croatia during semi-final of women tennis German openings

♦ Paris fashion show continues

♦ Michael Jackson 14 death anniversary being observed today