♦ Chinese vice premier arriving in Pakistan tomorrow
♦ Mobile phone service suspended in Quetta on Youm-e-Ashur
♦ PM Shehbaz discusses political situation in country with special aide
♦ Yaum-e-Ashur being observed with great sense of somberness amid tight security: President says Karbala tragedy teaches us importance of loyalty, righteousness and supporting those who struggle for truth and justice: PM says standing against oppression is moral duty of Muslim
♦ Main procession of 10th Muharram in Karachi taken out from Nishtar Park amid strict security arrangements as police, Rangers and other law enforcement agencies’ officials deployed on procession routes: Procession will pass through MA Jinnah Road, Radio Pakistan, Bolton Market through Exhibition Chorangi and will culminate at Kharadar Hussainiya Iranian Imambargah
♦ In Lahore, main procession of Ashura Day taken out from Nisar Haveli: Large number of mourners taking part in the procession which will end at Karbala Gamay Shah today
In Multan: main procession came out from Astana Lal Shah
♦ CM Mohsin Naqvi says Karbala a story of supremacy of Haqq: Says Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) embraced martyrdom along with family, companions for truth
♦ TTP eyeing merger with Al Qaeda to expand reach: says UN report: Report says TTP can become regional threat if it continues to have a safe operating base in Afghanistan: Afghan Taliban rulers reject UN Security Council’s report
♦ Section 144 imposed, admin alerted as water level in Punjab rivers rising continuously: Islamabad, different areas of Punjab including Lahore, Nankana Sahib, Gujranwala, and Rawalpindi lashed by rain
♦ Four electrocuted during Ashura procession in India
♦ Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will head to UAE tomorrow
♦ Ukraine says nine wounded in Russian missile strike in Dnipro
♦ Niger army general declares himself country's new leader: US offers 'unflagging support' to ousted leader
♦ Macron makes 'historic' stop in Sri Lanka
♦ Trump, defiant over legal woes, shares Iowa stage with DeSantis
♦ Bangladesh police clash with protesters blockading capital
♦ UK railways hit by latest staff walkout: Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union working for train operating companies staged day-long stoppage, leading to widespread cancellation of services and misery for travelers
♦ Five-star Sweden crush Italy to reach World Cup last 16