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♦ Imran Khan files petitions in IHC seeking bail in eight cases: Registrar office raises two objections to petitions: Islamabad IGP chairs meeting to review security measures: Section 144 imposed in federal capital: IHC adjourns plea seeking details of cases against Imran till tomorrow 

♦ PTI spent Rs125m monthly on 5,000 social media trolls to target rivals: Adviser to KP caretaker Information Minister Feroze Jamal Shah says 1,200 trolls are in Ministry of Information alone: Adds these trolls are monthly paid Rs25,000 each at home
♦ Pakistani rupee sheds value against US dollar
♦ Pemra bans live coverage of rallies, processions in Islamabad
♦ Pakistan is on list as Biden invites leaders to Summit for Democracy: US president widens net in new democracy summit as Russia, China concerns grow: 121 leaders to attend second US Summit for Democracy: Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Egypt, Turkey not invited: State Department declines to discuss criteria for inclusion
♦ Imran Khan ‘lies’ about number of cases against him: There are 37 not 87 cases against PTI chairman as per official documents
♦ Sh Rashid dubs Rana Sana ‘professional scoundrel, mercenary killer’
♦ LHC disposes of plea about Imran Khan’s security
♦ CM Naqvi reviews free flour distribution at Lahore model bazaar
♦ Another case filed against Hassaan Niazi in Karachi
♦ Police armed to the teeth deployed at IHC: 2,500 police officials placed at court premises: Cops provided with water cannon, rubber bullets, tear shells, and pepper ball guns
♦ Elderly scrap dealer dies of police torture in Lahore
♦ North Korea test-fires short-range ballistic missiles