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♦ President appoints Justice Yahya Afridi as new Chief Justice of Pakistan: Justice Afridi will take oath of office on Saturday: Law Ministry issues notification

♦ Newly appointed CJP Justice Afridi meets incumbent Justice Isa

♦ Bar councils welcome appointment of Justice Yahya Afridi as CJP  

♦ First case referred to constitutional bench of Supreme Court: Justice Mansoor and Justice Ayesha refer Ministry of Petroleum employees' reinstatement cases to constitutional bench

♦ IHC grants bail to Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi in Toshakhana-II case

♦ Deadlock over appointment of vice-chancellors in Punjab universities persists

♦ Pakistan, India clash at UN over rights abuses in Occupied Kashmir

♦ Begum Nusrat Bhutto’s death anniversary observed: President Zardari calls for pursuing Begum Bhutto’s mission of democracy, public welfare

♦ MPAs Safdar Sahi, Zubair Khan call on Punjab CM: Maryam Nawaz also visits Punjab Institute of Cardiology

♦ Finance minister highlights Pakistan’s economic stability in US meetings

♦ Electricity rates likely to drop by 71 paisas per unit 

♦ Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Xizang are China’s internal matters: Pakistan: Munir Akram says Islamabad oppose politicization of human rights and interference in states’ internal affairs under HRs pretext

♦ Israel says killed Nasrallah's apparent successor in Beirut strike

♦ Girl shot dead inside DHQ hospital in Okara

♦ Third and last cricket Test match between Pakistan and England will be played in Rawalpindi from tomorrow