♦ Israeli forces push into southern Gaza: Aid groups sound alarm on "apocalyptic" humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory, warning it is on the brink of being overwhelmed by disease and starvation: At least 17,700 people, mostly women and children, died in two months of fighting in Gaza

♦ Punjab CM inspects various under-construction projects in Lahore

♦ CTD officer martyred in Khuzdar bomb blast

♦ Punjab Health Dept issues alert for possible spread of Nipah virus

♦ Lahore, with AQI 226, emerges as second most polluted city: Fog prompts closure of sections of motorway in Punjab

♦ Village bigwigs torch girl’s rice crop to punish her for getting education in Larkana

♦ Ganga Ram Hospital plunged into darkness due to power outage

♦ Three arrested in Lahore for using cellphone during driving test

♦ Woman assists husband in rape of maid in Tando Muhammad Khan