♦ Israel strikes Gaza as pressure mounts to protect civilians: Israeli strikes also hit the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza killing at least 13 people: US Vice President Kamala Harris sharply rebukes rising civilian toll in Israel's eight-week war, says scale of civilian suffering and images and videos coming from Gaza are devastating: UN agencies declared a humanitarian catastrophe

♦ PPP calls on parties and institutions to unite for ‘stronger Pakistan’: Sharjeel Memon says PML-N no match to PPP in health sector facilities

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia reach ‘consensus’ on investment modalities: Solangi says development to pave way for free trade pact with GCC

♦ Court rejects police’s plea seeking Asad Qaiser’s physical remand, sends him to jail

♦ Punjab CM seeks workable plan to increase meat exports

♦ Punjab Traffic Police issues over 74,000 driving licences in a single day

♦ Funeral prayers of Chilas bus attack victims offered: Interior Minister Sarfaraz Bugti strongly condemns terror incident

♦ Nine dead in attack on Peru gold mine

♦ National Junior Hockey Team ready to leave for Malaysia to take part in World Cup

♦ Punjab CM decides to expand Safe City project to 16 more cities

♦ Lahore ranked as world’s second most polluted city as smog surfaces again

♦ Two Levies officials killed in trade of fire with accused in Duki

♦ Two killed as coach falls into River Jhelum in Azad Kashmir

♦ Lady constable, others booked for torturing highway police official in Pakpattan

♦ Body of Lahore’s youth, kidnapped for ransom, found packed in suitcase

♦ Three brothers killed in road mishap in Nawabshah