♦ President Arif Alvi writes giving November 6 as the election date;  President asks Election Commission to consult; Says giving election date is the authority of the Election Commission; suggests approaching the court

♦ Bilawal Bhutto questions how a party knows that the election will be held in Feb; PPP wants elections as soon as possible; Those who insult institutions have to be confronted

♦ Friends becoming foe over election; There is no possibility of an electoral alliance with People's Party, says Rana Sana; schedule will come 54 days after the completion of constituencies; Nawaz Sharif will return on October 21

♦ No one will be allowed to take society hostage, says PM; election will be free and fair; problems of Gilgit-Baltistan will be solved in a constitutional way

♦ Imran Khan satisfied with jail authorities; says feel safe in jail; PTI chief requests meeting time with the wife be increased; Judicial remand extended for 14 days;

♦ Chief Justice vacated the house in Judges Colony; and shifted to the house allocated for retired judges; Justice Umar Atta Bandial will retire on September 16; Justice Qazi Faiz will shift to the Chief Justice’s House this week; outgoing CJ will issue judgments in some cases before retirement

♦ Robbers on a rampage in Karachi; loot a bus full of factory workers in Shah Faisal Colony; 8 gunmen ambushed the bus; snatched 65 mobile phones and disappeared

♦ CTD action in Mustang;  Key commander of the banned organization Ghulam Deen killed; the terrorist commander opened fire on the security personnel; retaliatory firing killed the terrorist; the dead was involved in the attack on JUI leader

♦ Smuggling under the guise of Afghan transit trade adding to Pak economic woes; Afghan officials cheating goes on;  Illegal import of goods continues in Pakistan; Transit trade the main cause of black economy in Pakistan; Afghan imports under trade have increased by 67%

♦ Shocks to power pilferers; 75 pilferers arrested in Gujranwala, 40 in Gujrat; connection cut in Pakpattan;  Hundreds of illegal connections cut; One person dies while undoing pilferage; crackdown goes on

♦ Punjab Chief Minister visits LDA office; Mohsin Naqvi reviews One Window cell operation; listens to visitors; issues on the spot orders; Mohsin Naqvi takes a tour of LWMC; Inspects monitoring wall and control room;

♦ CM Naqvi achieves another millstone; 214 new ambulances to be provided for rural service, Naqvi says the health revolution in Punjab is his main focus; vows to bring betterment to hospital

♦ Heat and humidity during the day; rain in the evening;   Winds from the Bay of Bengal are likely to enter the country on September 15; Heavy rain is expected from September to 20 September

♦ Asia Cup Super Four; Pakistan vs Sri Lanka tomorrow; announcement of the final XI of the national team with 5 changes; Fakhar Zaman, Salman, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf out of the team; Zaman Khan will make his ODI debut; rain likely to spoil the fun of cricket

♦ Legendary artist Lehri remembered