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♦ Chief Justice Faiz Isa creates history; live hearing of judicial act case; Public watch court proceedings on television for the first time; CJ says full court session has not been held since 2019, Pending cases increased from 40,000 to 60,000; Why taking money from the government when job remains undone; Supreme Court Act case hearing adjourned till October 3

♦Chief Justice of Pakistan cites Zulfikar Ali Bhutto case; says we too make mistakes, There was a mistake in the Bhutto case, Marshall law was endorsed; Reko Dik decision cost more than 6 billion dollars; I don't want the power that costs the country

♦ Benches are made by ballot in foreign countries, Justice Mansoor; in other states, the CJ does not have the power to constitute a bench; In the act, the authority of the Chief Justice was challenged, says Justice Athar;

The independence of the judiciary must be protected at all levels

♦ Chief Justice comes to Supreme Court without protocol; Justice Qazi Faiz refuses to take guard of honour; CJ comes to the court in his personal car; Seeks court staff’s cooperation; Says people do not come to Supreme Court; urges treating visitors like guests

♦Asif Zardari is requested not to tie my hands, says Bilawal; PPP will not make seat adjustment; Reiterates demand for level playing field; We have also been demanding the return of Nawaz Sharif

♦ Nawaz Sharif to get historic welcome on October 21, says Maryam Nawaz; playwrights of Panama and Iqama will be buried forever; Maryam Nawaz's speech at the consultative meeting of PML-N Punjab

♦ Shehbaz Sharif discloses priorities after getting the government; Says Investment Council will bring agricultural and industrial revolution; Solar energy projects will be on the priority list, Under Nawaz, the projects will be implemented; Shahbaz heads to Pakistan from London

♦ Arrest of Parvez despite court order of release; Re-hearing on contempt petition; IG Islamabad's non-bailable arrest warrant

♦ Chief Minister Punjab reaches China; Mohsin Naqvi's grand reception at the Airport; Meeting with the Chairman of the Communist Party and the Governor; International Friendship Cities Forum hosts lunch; There will be meetings with experts from different fields; Mohsen Naqvi will take full advantage of China's experiences

♦ Sector E11 of Islamabad has become a battlefield; Heavy stone pelting, firing and vandalism; Police shelling to disperse protesters; 11 police officers and officials injured in the clash; 2 injured protestors under treatment at Pims are in critical condition

♦ Operation against power pilferage goes on; More than 100 persons involved in electricity theft in Chunian; Crackdown on thieves in Kasur

Hundreds of electricity thieves arrested, heavy fines imposed; Action against electricity thieves in Hyderabad, 2 arrested

♦ Strike of Oil Tankers Contractors Association in Karachi; oil supply stopped

♦ Inflation is on the rampage; people's problems going up; 20 kg flour is being sold at Rs2,800 in the open market; detergent prices too going up; meat and other food items cost beyond the reach of common persons 

♦ US Army's most expensive fighter jet, F-35, goes missing; The pilot jumped by parachute; The plane flew on autopilot and disappeared from the scene

♦ Defeat in the match against India was not only because of the captain, says Misbah; No major changes in the team for the World Cup; Miandad shows confidence in Babar's leadership; Every player has to fulfil his responsibility

♦ intermit rain in country; downpour in Punjab parts including Lahore; Rainfall in Sindh and  Baluchistan too