♦ Desi chicken and mutton cooked in desi ghee on PTI founder’s menu, Ex-PM provided with special security; Double bread, omelette, yoghurt and tea is for breakfast, Food includes fruits, vegetables, pulses and rice; hIs cell is open for air from rear side, He is examined by a team of 5 doctors
♦ PTI Chairman's sentence will be suspended or not? Islamabad High Court will pronounce the verdict at 11 am tomorrow; Election Commission lawyer raises objection
♦ Mother-of-four commits suicide in Jahanian; Electricity bills fueling public anger; Fourth day of protests from Karachi to Khyber, bills burnt; Protests continue in Lahore, Gujranwala, Pindi, Kharian, Wazirabad, Toba Tek Singh, Abbottabad, Peshawar, Malakand, Shutters down in Mansehra, Hyderabad
♦ How to cool people's anger? A meeting on electricity bills under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister; Proposals for giving public relief; The proposals will be presented in the Cabinet meeting tomorrow
♦ People are facing inflation due to PTI rule; Nawaz Sharif is the guarantee of Pakistan's development, Maryam Nawaz
♦ No letup in inflation; Sugar price hits Rs165 per kg; Utility stores without sugar for 4 months; prices of essential items going up; people making a litany of complaints
♦ No fees for children, student dropout surging; parents prefer sending children to work to school,
5% reduction in government school enrollment
♦ Apex Committee meeting of Special Investment Facilitation Council; Army Chief, Chief Ministers and Federal Ministers show up; Briefing on SIFC progress and initiatives; Army Chief assures the meeting of all-out support to caretakers
♦ Enemy agency is involved in Jardanwala tragedy, says IG; attempt was made to spark Christian-Muslim clashes; Most of the accused arrested; network broken, such incidents will not happen again
♦ Emaan Mazari re-arrested outside Adiala Jail; Bara Kahu police detain her again
♦ Shah Mehmood Qureshi's problems continue; 2-day physical remand granted;
♦ Election Commission and MQM on the same page; Farooq Sattar says elections should be held as per fresh census of new constituencies; Election Commission continues to consult with political parties; The delegations of Jamaat-e-Islami also meet commission members
♦ Impact of Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi's emergency visits; Upgradation project of 9 hospitals of Lahore;
♦ Asia Cup nearing; Afghan cricket team reaches Lahore; Afghanistan will play against Bangladesh on September 3; Pakistan will play the first match on August 30
♦ National Team's kit for the World Cup shown; Zaka Ashraf hopes Pakistan will win the World Cup
♦ Star athlete Arshad Nadeem makes history; Won first silver medal for Pakistan in World Athletic Championship