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♦People earning below Rs40,000, will get Rs2,000 under PM relief package. Miftah says POL hike was unavoidable to stop inflation: Giving details of Sasta Petrol-Diesel Scheme, minister hopes there would be no hike in POL prices at month-end: No proposal to raise electricity tariff: Says petrol price rise strengthened rupee, stock market: Says country needs to privatize certain entities including Discos and power companies

♦The court extended the interim bail of both Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz until June 4

♦Another FIR registered against PTI. Fawad Ch and his brother get bail for 10 days

♦Justice Maqbool Baqir leads the race for new NAB chief

♦ Miftah to chair ECC meeting today

♦Youm-e-Takbeer is being observed on Saturday with national zeal and fervour to commemorate historic nuclear tests at Chaghi in 1998. This year theme of the day is "Na Jhuky thay na Jhuken gay". The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has also released a national song in this connection with an aim aimed to highlight the importance of this day.

♦PMLN powershow on Youm-e-Takbeer today in Bahawalpur 

♦Load shedding crisis worsen across the country

♦Chaudhry Sarwar along with Mishaal Malik vow to run the movement for Yasin Malik all over the world     

♦ Never even used govt-sanctioned petrol all my life, Shehbaz tells court: PM says cases against him whimsical in nature: Wonders why he would commit corruption of so small an amount when he did not take millions of rupees under the head of his salaries and other fringe benefits

♦ PM Shehbaz announces relief package of Rs28b for 14m families

♦ Maulana Fazl rules out any deal or ‘dheel’ to Imran Khan: Says PM Shehbaz’s address exposed PTI govt’s ‘flawed’ policies

♦ Court issues notice to NAB in case against ex-finance minister Hafeez Shaikh

♦ SHC surprised over allotment of state land for Rs0.2 million

♦ Imran Khan to chair PTI’s core committee meeting today

♦ Rain, thunderstorm lashes federal capital; turns weather pleasant

♦ Fire breaks out at Karachi textile factory

♦ Maths paper leaked in Shikharpur, Kashmore

♦ Pakistan marks 24th ceremony of its nuclear explosions: Tests not only demonstrated Pakistani nation’s resolve to safeguard country’s territorial integrity, but also desire to preserve strategic balance in South Asia, says FO

♦ Maryam, Hamza to address PML-N power show in Bahawalpur today

♦ OIC expresses concern over award of life sentence to Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik by Indian court

♦ Shehroz Kashif becomes youngest climber to summit world’s top five mountains

♦ Pakistani trans drama wins Cannes 'Queer Palm' award: Cannes set to pick Palme d'Or from 'wildly divisive' entries