4:00 pm Headlines on 24Digital

♦ .Few hours left in deadline for oath-taking of Punjab chief minister. As per court order, Punjab governor is due to administer oath to CM-elect Hamza Shehbaz. Governor Cheema consults law experts

♦ Ch Pervaiz Elahi insists Usman Buzdar still Punjab chief minister

♦ Punjab Assembly session adjourned until May 16: Police arrest PA Secretary Coordination Inayat Ullah

♦ ECP takes notice of Imran Khan’s anti-CEC speeches

♦ FSC orders establishing Riba-free banking system in country: Federal Shariat Court directs for repealing all interest-related laws by Dec 2027: Dispels impression Riba-free banking is not practised in Pakistan: Rejects govt’s plea for more time: Sirajul Haq says it’s a historic day

♦ ECP seeks reply from 20 disgruntled PTI MNA on May 6. ECP CEC said ECP to decide case in 30 days

♦ NA speaker seeks details of illegal recruitments by Asad Qaiser

♦ PHC orders to wind up Malam Jabba case against Pervaiz Khattak   

♦ Minister for Postal Services orders to reopen 500 postal officers in far flung areas that were closed in Murad Saeed era

♦ PM Shehbaz to begin three-day visit of Saudi Arabia from today

♦ 24News TV channel producer martyred in road accident in Jhelum: Seven others of TV channel’s team critically wounded when their van hit by a passenger bus

♦ Five friends drown in River Chenab in Gujrat: Only one rescued

♦ Investigators raid KU bomber’s home, recover laptops, documents

♦ Loadshedding duration rises in several big cities across country

♦ State Bank fines five banks for violating laws

♦ All banks will remain open on April 30 (Saturday) for business

♦ Lailatul Qadr tonight\

♦ Training camp for women series against Sri Lanka to begin on 7 May