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♦ Supreme Court five-judge bench hearing elections case dissolved: Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan declines to sit on the apex court bench

♦ Senate approves judicial reforms bill with 60-19 vote
♦ PM decides to withdraw reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa
♦ LHC strikes down Section 124-A of sedition law
♦ Pakistani rupee off to positive start against US dollar
♦ Khaqan Abbasi demands establishment of truth commission
♦ Five cops martyred in gun-and-bomb attack on Lakki Marwat police station: Senior police officer also died as terrorists bombed APC, blew up bridge: Part of police station also collapsed: Officers’ martyrdom saddens PM Shehbaz 
♦ Court exempts Imran Khan from appearance in Toshakhana case
♦ Petition for simultaneous elections in country lands in SC
♦ China, Brazil strike deal to ditch dollar for trade
♦ ANF foils smuggling bids in countrywide operations
♦ UAE president designates his son Khaled as crown prince: PM Shehbaz Sharif welcomes new UAE appointments
♦ Pakistan Navy successfully conducts surface-to-air missiles test
♦ HEC suspends membership of Karachi’s Metropolitan University
♦ KP to fire media influencers recruited by PTI govt
♦ More than 20 DR Congo political party activists killed