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♦ Govt drops petrol bomb on masses by increasing PoL prices by massive Rs30 per litre: Petrol price shoots up to Rs180 per litre, diesel’s Rs174 per litre
 
♦ Raise in rates of petroleum products challenged in LHC
 
♦ PM Shehbaz to announce relief package to offset petrol price hike: Miftah Ismail tries to calm nerves of jittery people over increase in POL price: Says measure will stabilise rupee and consequently petrol prices will come down
 
♦ Price of 20kg flour bag hikes by Rs180
 

♦ Govt reduces price of 50kg fertilizer bag by Rs389: Fixes the rate at Rs1,768; notification issued
 

♦ Pakistani rupee deals heavy blow to US dollar: Greenback is now being traded below Rs200 mark
 

♦ IHC extends bar on Hanif Abbasi’s working until June 2

♦ Case registered against GB CM Khalid Khurshid after PTI long march
 

♦ Shahzain Bugti holds talks with PM Shehbaz in Islamabad

♦ Govt decides to shelve Punjab Rozgar Scheme
 

♦ Matric English paper leaked in Larkana
 

♦ Power outages continue amid 5,018 MW shortfall in country
 

♦ Most parts of country will remain in grip of heat
 

♦ China, Russia veto US bid at UN to punish North Korea
 

♦ Mountain fall takes Pakistani climber Ali Raza Sadpara’s life
 

♦ 29th death anniversary of filmstar Rani observed