4:00 pm Top News

♦ Pakistan condemns despicable act of public burning of Holy Quran in Sweden: Says such willful incitement to discrimination, hatred and violence cannot be justified under pretext of freedom of expression and protest

♦ Afghan Taliban authorities condemn Sweden Holy Quran burning

♦ Hajj pilgrims perform 'Rami al-Jamarat' for 2nd consecutive day today: Under close supervision of Saudi authorities, they will stone the devil in a three-story bridge erected to ease congestion.

♦ US President Biden felicitates Muslims on Eid-ul-Azha: Says Muslim community leaders will come together to celebrate Eid at the White House for the first time this year, hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff

♦ Babar Azam continues to hold top position in ODI batting rankings with 886 points: South African batter Rassie van der Dussen stands second with 777 points while Pakistani batsmen – Fakhar Zaman and Imamul Haq maintain their third and fourth positions, respectively

♦ 5.2 magnitude quake rattles Islamabad,  many KP areas

♦ Two kids crushed to death by car in Matiari

♦ Nation celebrates Eidul Azha with religious fervor: PM Shehbaz says Qurbani means to sacrifice one’s life in way of Allah to achieve higher goals: Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani and Foreign Minister Bilawal extend Eid greetings to nation

♦ PM Shehbaz, COAS General Asim Munir offer Eid prayers in Parachinar with army jawans

♦ 'Presumed human remains' discovered in Titan sub wreckage: United States medical professionals will conduct a formal analysis of presumed human remains that have been carefully recovered

♦ Prisoners who brought out in the open for Eid prayers break Chaman jail: Prisoners attack jailers: Fight between the two claimed life of an inmate while 15 other prisoners managed to escape: Several policemen also hurt

♦ Three persons including a woman dead while several others sustain injuries in two separate traffic accidents in Lower Dir and Bhakkar

♦ Man, son among three murdered in Wazirabad

♦ Old man tortured to death by sons over domestic row in Jhelum

♦ Guard, gunman die in attack at US consulate in Jeddah: State Department says no Americans harmed in shooting

♦ Iran takes Canada to UN court over terror compensation

♦ France arrests dozens in unrest after police shooting: President Emmanuel Macron urges calm after 150 people arrested and public buildings attacked in angry protests over the police killing of a teenager that has incensed France

♦ Living near green space makes you 2.5 years younger: study