♦ Supreme Court larger bench hearing suo motu notice dissolved: Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Syed Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Yahya Afridi recuse themselves from hearing the case: CJP Bandial requested to reconstitute the bench: Four judges including Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Mandokhail, Justice Afridi, Justice Minallah wrote dissenting note: Remaining five judges of bench will resume hearing tomorrow morning
♦ Judge rejects Imran Khan’s request to shift his case to another court: Accepts his petition for exemption from court appearance on assurance that he will appear before the court tomorrow: Rejects another plea seeking his medical examination at PIMS
♦ Lt-General (retd) Amjad Shoaib handed over to police on physical remand: He is accused of inciting public against national institutions in TV interview
♦ Buzdar says his entire family doesn’t own Rs10b assets
♦ Two Army soldiers martyred, two terrorists killed in North Waziristan
♦ Army vows to thwart any misadventure by enemy with full might: Military pays tribute to nation on completion of four years of Operation Swift Retort
♦ PM directs FO to ascertain facts about Italy boat tragedy
♦ Educationist Khalid Raza’s murder is target killing, say police: Governor, CM Sindh seek report into murder: Funeral prayer offered after Zohr prayers
♦ Pakistani rupee thrashes US dollar in interbank
♦ Light rain in Lahore improves city’s air quality: Met Office predicts more rains till 1st March
♦ Mixed response to TLP shutdown call: Lahore’s Azam Market, New Alamgir Market, Ichhra Bazaar, Hall Road forcibly shutdown: Police urging owners to reopen businesses: Karachi traders refuse to observe shutter-down
♦ Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United to vie in 16th PSL 8 match tonight