♦ Clouds of war hovering over Middle East; Hamas-Israel combat; America too steps in; Heavy logistics sent to Israel;  Hamas killed 800 Israelis including soldiers; Rockets fired on Gaza; 560 Palestinians including women and children embrace martyrdom; several buildings destroyed

♦ Gaza besieged;  Israel afraid of Hamas; Electricity, water, food, fuel stopped; Security Council meeting ends inconclusively; no resolution, no joint declaration; Russia and China have not condemn Hamas hits

♦ Israel brought to knees in 2-day war; Feared Israelis fleeing country; Investors vanish from Tel Aviv; Israel hit hard; currency value falls to 8-year low; Falling prices of crude oil going up again

♦ Several states show solidarity with Palestinians;  Thousands of citizens took to the streets in solidarity with Palestinians in the US; Rallies in Germany, Italy, Yemen, Kuwait, Iran, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon; Showbiz personalities show concern at war; 

♦ Parliament enacted legislation in good faith, says Chief Justice; Legislation made by simple majority, CJ remarks during Supreme Court reforms act hearing; If Parliament wants to do good, why do they want to crush it?

♦ Regular trial of Cipher case begins; Chairman of PTI and Shah Mehmood will be indicted on October 17; Judge orders to break the walls of Chairman PTI’s  cell on the latter’s complaint

♦ Maryam Nawaz sees  Nawaz Sharif’s return to bring prosperity; Says Nawaz Sharif is a proven brand of national development; Reduction in inflation to begin, says Shehbaz Sharif; The journey of rapid development is going to start again

♦ Upgradation of Services Hospital to cost Rs4b; Working in 3 shifts, the project will be completed in 90 days; A new lift will be installed in the ICU, emergency block on the ground floor; Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi is angry about the poor situation

♦ Decision to change the system in government schools in Punjab; Ban on election duty during working hours of teachers; Schools will be handed over to NGOs to improve management; Schools will not be privatized, only teachers will teach;

♦ No free electricity service; free supply to grades 17 to 21 officials will be stopped; Abolishing the facility will save 6 billion rupees annually

♦ Operation in Balochistan, 5 terrorists killed; Major Syed Ali Raza and Havaldar Nisar Ahmad embrace martyrdom

♦ 22 days left for eviction of illegal immigrants; Details of operations are sought; In Islamabad, the identification process of 1500 Afghans was completed; 550 were sent to jail

♦ Earthquake in Afghanistan, death toll hits 2,500; hundreds of houses destroyed; Prime Minister's directive to send aid to the victims; Medicines, tents and teams of doctors will be sent;

♦ Modi government playing games; Zainab Abbas left India due to serious security concerns; Zainab Abbas' contract was till the end of the World Cup in India

♦ Kiwis clinch another victory in World Cup; New Zealand tops points table; Pakistan will play against Sri Lanka tomorrow

♦ First snowfall in Swat and Chilas; Temperatures drops below freezing in the upper parts; Rain in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Kashmir