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- ‘Will not let puppet govt off the hook,’ says Bilawal after opposition’s move to oust Sanjrani thwarted “Petty senators” who stabbed their parties in the back will be taken to task; all 21 PPP senators submit resignation.
- No-confidence vote: Other parties ‘used’ by Fazlur Rehman for his own politics, Faraz regrets “You should seek penance and take back the ‘October call’. It will see the same result,” Awan tells Fazlur Rehman.
- Sadiq Sanjrani survives no-confidence vote in shock victory; opposition falls 3 short No-confidence motion against Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla also fails; both to retain positions in Upper House.
- Developing relations with Saudi Arabia a top priority, PM Imran tells Saudi crown prince PM telephones Mohammed bin Salman, “thanks him for his efforts and support to Pakistan and its interests”.
- Govt increases petrol price by Rs5.15 per litre for August Sources say the government approved all the recommendations of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority.
- FBR misses July target by Rs14bn Officials say the decline came on the back of plummeting imports.
- Traders announce shutdown after Eid “We have been left with no option but to observe countrywide shutter down strikes in two phases in August.”
- Stocks recover 280 points on foreign buying Across the board positivity was attributed to expectations of timid inflation, reversal of SBP’s policy rate.
- Govt raises Rs886bn through T-bills The auction of treasury papers was held for three-, six- and 12-month tenures.
- FBR notifies anti-benami regime for white-collar crime To combat the menace of benami, the government has enforced the Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Act 2017.
- FBR seeks income details of doctors, surgeons FBR chairman Shabbar Zaidi says that notices were issued to document all professions and sectors.
- ECP concludes hearing on petition seeking Maryam’s disqualification as party VP; verdict reserved Maryam’s lawyer says ECP holds jurisdiction over national elections, not party elections.
- Govt housing scheme will lead to economic recovery, hopes PM Imran says the project will kick-start from Gwadar to benefit poor fishermen.
- NAB approves start of probes against Khursheed, Mehtab NAB chairman vows to take cases of white-collar crime to their logical conclusion.
- Polythene bags will be banned in capital from Aug 14 MNA Gul says eliminating plastic waste is an integral part of the Prime Minister’s Clean Green Pakistan Programme.
- Karachi limps back to normality after two days of downpour Korangi Road closed for traffic; death toll rises to 23
- Pakistan formally offers India consular access to spy Kulbhushan Jadhav India says it is evaluating the proposal in the light of the ICJ judgement, will “maintain communication with Pakistan”.
- Madressahs have no link with terrorism, says Sarwar He said the government was not only trying to bring reforms in madressahs but in the entire education system.
- ‘Big blow for the opposition’: Journalists, politicos react to Sanjrani’s shock victory in no-trust vote Twitterati term the development a big win for the PTI govt, Maryam calls it a “daylight robbery”.
- KP Governor’s House eating up tribal districts’ uplift funds Millions allocated in ex-Fata’s ADP for building and animals kept there.
- NAB asks Maryam to explain sugar mills stakes The PML-N leader accuses the government of using the anti-graft watchdog as a victimisation tool.
- News TV blackouts in Pakistan draw fresh accusations of censorship The prime minister denies censoring the media and described such accusations as “a joke” during a visit to Washington.
- Reporters Without Borders blasts Imran’s remarks on press freedom During his visit to the US, PM Imran had said that talking about curbs on press freedom in Pakistan was a “joke”.
- Minister hints at reviving Kalabagh dam project Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda says he had ordered the project to be reviewed.
- Trump’s smile For Pakistan, the biggest fear is that there might be a repeat of 1990 all over again.
- K-Electric invokes force majeure after rains in Karachi Under the condition, Nepra can’t fine the power firm.
- ECC restores old gas tariff for tandoors to bring down prices of naan and roti The committee directed the provincial governments to restore the rates of naan and roti to the pre-June 30 level.
- Yemen official says 40 killed in Aden attacks An official says the missile struck a military parade underway on in Aden.
- US believes Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead: official “I don’t want to comment on it,” President Donald Trump tells reporters.
- Blast on bus kills 34 Afghans, wounds 17 Most of the victims were women and children.
- Fed cuts interest rates after 10 years Financial markets had widely expected the quarter-percentage-point rate cut.
- India launches air combat game featuring Abhinandan “I fly deep into enemy territory, and strike fear in the heart of my enemies,” the text of the trailer says.
- Focus on justice for all The failure to report progress on SDG 16 implies a bid to hide a poor record and shying away from reality.
- Australia win toss and bat against England in 1st Ashes Test at Edgbaston Australia are looking for their first Ashes series win in England in 18 years.
- Mathews leads Sri Lanka to series sweep against Bangladesh COLOMBO: Angelo Mathews scored 87 runs Wednesday to inspire Sri Lanka to their first One-day International series…
