♦ 500 shops gutted as fire sweeps through Sunday Bazaar in Islamabad: Pakistan Navy and Air Force fire tenders among 31 vehicles take part in operation to douse the blaze: Committee formed to probe the incident

♦ PM Shehbaz decides to abolish five more ministries, departments

♦ US hints at potential strikes against TTP inside Afghanistan: Pentagon spokesman says talks are under way to enhance Pakistan Army’s capability to fight terrorism: State Department spokesman says Washington wants to tackle regional security threats in collaboration with Pakistan: Denies any support or funding to Taliban authorities

♦ Justice Tariq Jahangiri received ‘suspicious calls and messages’: Petition filed in IHC urging court to bar Justice Jahangiri from work until academic degrees are verified

♦ Imran Khan urges Supreme Court to throw out govt's intra-court appeals in NAB amendments case: Appeals CJP not hear cases related to himPolice kill three terrorists in Peshawar firefight

♦ Sindh govt removes six law officers from their posts

♦ No compromise on safety of Chinese citizens, says Interior Minister

♦ Mohsin Naqvi lauds CDA for achieving historic revenue of Rs52b in 2023-24

♦ Punjab CM Maryam to command from new office in Civil Secretariat

♦ PM Shehbaz decides to abolish five more ministries, departments

♦ Nawaz Sharif tasks district presidents to boost PML-N membership

♦ Former PPP MPA Aurangzeb Panhwar and brother booked in theft case

♦ Overbilling probe: LESCO alters billing dates to extend period beyond 30 days

♦ Pakistan-US Infantry Rifle Company Exercise 2024 concludes at Pabbi

♦ Pakistan halts operation to deport illegal foreign nationals

♦ Hawaii airport evacuated over Japanese man's grenades

♦ Gold rates in Pakistan move up

♦ Punjab universities scrutinize 220 candidates for posts of vice-chancellors

♦ KP cities receive rain with thunderstorm

♦ Flour mills stop wheat crushing against tax, announce halting supply from tomorrow

♦ PCB sacks Wahab, Razzaq from selection committee

♦ 13 die after jeep plunges into Neelum River

♦ Mother, three children, brother die as bus rams bike-riders near Chiniot

♦ Several domestic flights cancelled from Karachi Airport

♦ Denmark to introduce world's first livestock carbon tax

♦ Deadly strike hits Gaza school as heavy battles displace Palestinians, 29 martyred