♦ PTI Chairman Imran Khan says the party would march on Islamabad next time after complete preparedness; He says the responsibility of saving the country is not only of them; He says it is the responsibility of the institutions to save the country; PTI Chairman says he decided to return because of the anger, the workers had; He says the Long March would have been converted to Bloody March; He says the hate against the institutions would have been intensified if he continued the Long March; He says PTI is ready for talks over elections
♦ Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb says the government will not be blackmailed by PTI Chairman Imran Khan and the elections will be held in August 2023
♦ Another FIR registered against PTI; Fawad Chaudhry and his brother get bail for 10 days
♦ Prime Minister went to the rostrum and told the court that he never committed corruption of even a penny; He says he even used to buy petrol from his own pocket to fill up his vehicles’ tanks; He says “I used to buy air tickets even from my own pocket whenever I would go on official tours; PM Shehbaz says he left no stone unturned in the service of the people of Punjab
♦ Maulana Fazl rules out any deal or ‘dheel’ to Imran Khan; Says PM Shehbaz’s address exposed PTI govt’s ‘flawed’ policies
♦ Justice Maqbool Baqir leads the race for new NAB chief
♦ Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the Supreme Court (SC) has stressed the need for the appointment of SC judges on the basis of their seniority and competence
♦ Maryam, Hamza to address PML-N power show in Bahawalpur today
♦ People earning below Rs40,000, will get Rs2,000 under PM relief package. Miftah says POL hike was unavoidable to stop inflation: Giving details of Sasta Petrol-Diesel Scheme, minister hopes there would be no hike in POL prices at month-end; No proposal to raise electricity tariff; Says petrol price rise strengthened rupee, stock market; Says country needs to privatize certain entities including Discos and power companies
♦ What to eat and what to cook? Petrol has further inflamed the flames of inflation; Second grade ghee is Rs10 more expensive; New price is Rs510 per kg; Flour is more expensive across the country; The price of a 20 kg bag of flour reached Rs1700 in Karachi; The price of Hyderabad bag became Rs1640 and Rs1600 in Khuzdar
♦ The worst load shedding continues in the country; The power shortfall has reached 5,780 MW; The duration of load shedding in different areas has reached 8 hours
♦ In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government helicopter became entertainment for the people; Imran Khan handed over the helicopter to the workers after using it
♦ At least four people were killed and seven others, including a woman, were injured in a land dispute between two groups in Malir Memon Goth area of Karachi
♦ In Haroonabad, traders set up their own court; The shopkeeper accused three women of theft; The women were tied up with their scarves and were dragged; in bazaar
♦ A girl was killed and buried at Hawks Bay in Karachi six months ago; Police arrested the hit owner and employee; Six months ago, the boy killed the girl by trapping her; The brutal hit owner burnt the body and buried it
♦ It has been 24 years since Pakistan became a nuclear power; Pakistan made the country's defense invincible by detonating a nuclear bomb on May 28, 1998 in Chaghi
♦ An important report of the Foreign Office regarding Dr Aafia Siddiqui has come to light; Dr Aafia Siddiqui has access to the telephone; There is complete freedom of communication with the family; At the time of consular access, Dr Aafia was perfectly healthy; The Pakistani Consulate regularly informs her family. The Pakistani Consulate has once again requested consular access to Dr Aafia
♦ OIC leader expresses concern over life imprisonment of Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik; Demand for release of Kashmiri leaders from India and cessation of atrocities in occupied Kashmir; Real struggle of Kashmiris should not be linked with terrorism
♦ Pakistan women's team whitewashed Sri Lanka; In the third T20, they defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets after an interesting contest; They achieved the target of 107 runs in the last over
♦ Another honor for Pakistan; Mountaineers Sirbaz and Shehroz Kashif climbed Mount Makalu; Shehroz Kashif became the youngest climber to climb the five highest peaks in the world
♦ Rainfall in different cities of Punjab including Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot; Rainfall is also possible in Peshawar, Charsadda, Mardan and Abbottabad; Weather will be hot in Balochistan and Sindh
♦ Echoes of Pakistani film at Orkans Festival - Pakistani feature film "Joyland" wins jury award. In the film, Sania Saeed, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani showed the essence of acting. Pakistani film stars also appeared on the red carpet
♦ Pakistani movie 'Joyland' won awards at Cannes Film Festival