♦ Pakistan set Australia 204-run target in first ODI being played at Melbourne Cricket Ground: Abdullah Shafique hit 12, Saim Ayub one, Kamran Ghulam five, Babar Azam 37, Mohammad Rizwan 44, Salman Agha 12, Irfan Khan22, Shaheen Shah Afridi 24, Naseem Shah 40 and Haris Rauf 0: In reply, Australia were 52/2 in 8 overs
♦ Govt mulls closing remaining schools as Lahore tops smog index: Pollution chokes 'City of Gardens': Two-day heavy vehicle ban enforced on Fridays and Sundays: Indian crop burning worsens Lahore's pollution; Smog levels also spike in Multan as AQI hits dangerous 657 in city; Farmers’ crop-burning in Narowal aggravates pollution in central Punjab
♦ Entry of heavy vehicles banned in Lahore due to smog
♦ Imran Khan’s lawyer foresees his client’s acquittal this month
♦ Bushra Bibi breaks down in tears as judge reserves ruling on bail plea
♦ CM Maryam gifts brand-new car to blind vlogger Mohammad Ali
♦ K-Electric consumers to pay additional Rs2.17 per unit under monthly adjustment
♦ Monetary committee meeting of the State Bank to be held today: interest rate to be determined
♦ Forest fire in Abbottabad out of control on 3rd day
♦ Delay in Lahore-bound flight's departure irks passengers
♦ Two coaches of the freight train going to Karachi derailed in Hyderabad
♦ Share prices surge at Pakistan Stock Exchange amid policy rate cut hopes
♦ Iran, Azerbaijan hold joint drills in Caspian Sea
♦ Iran arrests female student who stripped to ‘protest’ harassment