♦ Eid Milad-ul-Nabi being celebrated with religious fervour and solemnity: Day dawned with 31-gun salute in Islamabad and 21-gun salute in all provincial capitals: Massive cakes cut, sabeels arranged: President, PM calls for embracing Holy Prophet’s teachings
♦ Ishaq Dar says education reforms must be based on Seerat-un-Nabi: Salik calls for integration of religious, worldly knowledge in modern curriculum
♦ Punjab to build half a million houses in next five years: Cabinet approves establishment of province’s first insurance company, Chief Minister Green Tractor scheme and Children Heart Surgery Programme
♦ Pakistani national pleads not guilty in alleged Iran plot to kill US official
♦ Shops destroyed as fire sweeps through Upper Dir market
♦ Father-son duo among three die in Swat road crush
♦ Pakistanis to witness second lunar eclipse of year tomorrow
♦ Musab Tipu involved in killing of Javed Butt, shooter tells police
♦ UN chief condemns 'collective punishment' of Palestinians
♦ Disputed elections becoming a global phenomenon: report: IDEA International says voter turnout is diminishing around the world
♦ Drug-resistant superbugs projected to kill 39 million by 2050
♦ India’s Manipur state reopens schools, restores internet after ethnic clashes
♦ Buoyant Bangladesh seek more history in India Test series