♦ Gilani, Syedal take oath after being elected Senate chairman, deputy unopposed: 41 newly-elected members sworn in amid boycott by PTI members

♦ US urges Pakistan, India not to escalate tensions over ‘assassinations of Pakistanis’: State Department spokesman says Washington won’t ‘get in the middle’

♦ PM Shehbaz vows to expand the network of Danish Schools to Balochistan, KP, GB, AJK

♦ Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi fail to get relief in illegal nikah case before Eid

♦ Punjab CM orders foolproof security arrangements on Eid

♦ Gold price surges by Rs1,900 per tola

♦ Inflation to come down gradually, claims finance minister

♦ Consumers to get decreased electricity bills in the current month

♦ PDMA predicts stormy rains during Eid holidays

♦ Security guard shot dead by robbers in Karachi

♦ Amir, and Imad make a comeback as Pakistan team for NZ T20 series announced

♦ Air ambulance service to take off in KP

♦ FBR officers barred from social media

♦ CTD Punjab starts surveillance of 25,432 terror suspects

♦ 70,000 hand sanitizers distributed in 1,100 Lahore schools

♦ Speeding van crushes three motorcyclists to death in Fatehjang

♦ Rival committees meet today for Eid moon-sighting

♦ Early Eid Mubarak for investors at Pakistan Stock Exchange

♦ Two injured as fire sweeps Lahore house

♦ Unidentified assailants shoot ASI dead in Peshawar

♦ 6.6-strong earthquake hits Indonesia, no tsunami alert