♦ Punjab Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz moves to Lahore High Court for third time praying to the court to appoint a person for administering the oath to him and declare the steps taken by Punjab Governor Omer Sarfaraz Cheema and President Arif Alvi to prevent him from taking oath of his office unconstitutional. Justice Jawadul Hassan is hearing his petition

♦ ECP disposes of PTI pleas against Gilanis: Quashes case against Yousaf Raza Gilani: Orders an inquiry against Ali Haider Gilani for employing corrupt political practices 

♦ Anti-PM protest at Masjid-e-Nabvi triggers scathing criticism of PTI activists who have been blamed for arranging the anti-Prime Minister and his entourage protest as they entered Masjid-e-Nabvi in Madinah Munawwara: Saudi government took into custody as many as 150 people in this regard: Maulana Fazl, Ashrafi, Shahid Afridi, netizens condemn desecration of Islam's second holiest place by political zealots: Maulana Tariq Jamil expresses displeasure over incident: Reham Khan furious

♦ Supporters of Shahzain Bugti, President of Jamhoori Wattan Party (JWP) and Federal Minister for Narcotics Control, allegedly attacked former National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suri at a private hotel in Islamabad in retaliation of what happened to Shahzain in Madinah

♦ Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov congratulates PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on taking oath as the country’s foreign minister and extends an invitation to his Pakistani counterpart to visit Russia 

♦ Honda kicks up prices of motorbikes once again by Rs3,000 to Rs8,000: Price of Honda CD70 has been increased by Rs3,000 to Rs102,900; price of Honda CD Dream will be Rs 109,500 with an increase of Rs3,000; price of Honda Pridor will be Rs139,900 with an increase of Rs3,000; and price of Honda CG125 has been increased by Rs4,000 to Rs 163,500

♦ US dollar takes a hit, loses value against Pakistani rupee: The greenback lost 27 paisas in value against the Pakistan currency and currently being traded at Rs185.60 

♦ Police constable foiled a kidnapping attempt of a female lawyer by her ex-husband outside district courts in Jand 

♦ Jumatul Wida is being observed as Youm-ul-Quds across the world: In all big cities of Pakistan including Karachi, rallies and congregations will be held after Juma prayers: Muslims all over the world show solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine and express their devotion to Bait-ul-Quds 

♦ New rules framed tightening security at Karachi University: Chinese nationals have been prevented from moving without security: Thorough checking compulsory before entering KU 

♦ Met Office foresees no respite from hostile weather 

♦ Police arrest the driver from Sarai Alamgir who had fled after hitting the vehicle of 24News and injuring him near Kala Gujran within 24 hours

♦ Fresh clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound injured 42 people on Friday 

♦ Afghanistan's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada called upon the international community to recognise the Taliban government, saying the world had become a "small village" and proper diplomatic relations would help solve the country's problems