♦ COAS stresses need for unity and resilience to face challenges: General Asim Munir hosts grand reception for Army veterans

♦ Kh Asif reveals Faiz Hameed offered apology to Nawaz Sharif to get COAS post

♦ Balochistan CM Sarfaraz Bugti says BLA terrorists killed Panjgur deputy commissioner: Says Pakistan came into being to stay; not to disintegrate

♦ BRA terrorists' leaked conversation exposes sit-ins linked to Brahumdagh Bugti

♦ President Zardari urges immediate relief in electricity tariff

♦ Saudi crown prince said he fears assassination over Israel ties normalization: According to Politico report, Mohammed bin Salman invoked slain peacemaker Anwar Sadat in conversations with US lawmakers to underscore his own personal risk

♦ Agencies expand probe after ex-Adiala Jail officials held for aiding Imran Khan

♦ TLP leader Maulana Saifi's remand extended by 8 days in threat to CJP case

♦ Schools reopen across Punjab after summer break: Lower attendance of students on first day; Punjab Teachers' Union calls for reduced working hours for educators

♦ Heavy downpours wash away roads, inundate villages in Narowal

♦ Two dacoits killed in Jaranwala police encounter

♦ Several flights from Karachi Airport cancelled

♦ Three children die in trailer-truck collision in Karachi

♦ Huge python found in Mirpur house in Azad Kashmir

♦ Columbia University president resigns months after anti-war protests

♦ Bangladeshi students on guard as exiled PM urges show of strength

♦ Trump slams Harris on economy ahead of major policy rollout

♦ Indian protests over medic's rape-murder grow as PM demands swift justice

♦ Qatar to host high-stakes Gaza truce talks: Blinken, Qatar PM warn all sides not to 'undermine' ceasefire negotiations