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- China’s space lab Tiangong 2 destroyed in controlled fall to earth State media says space lab has worked in orbit for over 1,000 days, much longer than its 2-year designed lifespan.
- Airspace closure caused over Rs8bn loss: minister CAA, PIA or ASF headquarters not being shifted to Islamabad.
- Pakistan high risk country for media pluralism: report The study says that more than half of the mass media ownership in Pakistan is concentrated in only a few hands.
- Pakistan, Iran to augment work on opening of new border crossings Need for updating border maps and border pillar descriptions underscored.
- PM hints at low-cost credit for machinery purchase PM reiterates his government’s resolve to implement new tax measures announced in the budget for the present year.
- Pakistan facing shortage of 11m homes, says minister Senate committee briefed on the Naya Pakistan Housing project.
- From militancy to elections — tribal regions gear up for first-ever provincial polls More than 2.8 million people — 1.7 million male and 1.13 million female — are eligible to vote, according to ECP.
- New Karachi police chief vows to change ‘thana culture’ Number of police stations to be reduced from 107 to 45 for ‘betterment’.
- Judge video scandal: FIA conducts raid at Rawalpindi house to arrest Nasir Butt FIA sends phones, USB recovered from another suspect, Mian Tariq, for forensic examination.
- Italian, Chinese majors vie in Pakistan’s mega LNG tender Pakistan is expected to be a significant growth driver in global LNG demand.
- Fertiliser prices increased Abdul Razak Dawood says the decision is a win-win for both fertiliser manufacturers and the growers.
- FIA secures 3-day physical remand of judge video scandal accused Mian Tariq Mian Tariq was arrested by the FIA on Wednesday.
- Accountability court turns down NAB petition against Maryam Nawaz over bogus trust deed Court says matter cannot be taken up until high court decides Maryam’s appeal against the Avenfield verdict.
- Opposition rules out withdrawal of motion against Sanjrani “This is called horse-trading plus,” says Sherry Rehman.
- Tribal areas set to turn the page with first-ever PA polls Observers believe PTI and JUI-F may grab more seats than other parties in the July 20 elections.
- No CPEC details shared with IMF, Senate panel told Members voice displeasure over briefing on labour capacity building, training programmes and initiatives.
- Provincial govts of Punjab and KP asked to increase surveillance, intercept rallies heading to capital PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz is appearing before an accountability court today.
- LNG case: SHC approves protective bail for Miftah; NAB gets physical remand of Abbasi Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had been arrested on Thursday, but arrest warrants for Miftah Ismail could not be executed.
- Stocks plunge 672 points on economic concerns The KSE-100 index goes into a tail spin to tank by 672.45 points (2.04 per cent) and close at 32,309.54.
- Japan to provide $5.2m for agri project The project aims to strengthen cattle meat and fruit production through the introduction of new techniques.
- SBP reserves rise by $918m The increase comes on the back of the first tranche of $991.4m received from the International Monetary Fund.
- Iran denies US destroyed an Iranian drone near Persian Gulf Iranian military says all its drones have returned safely to their bases.
- Blast near Afghan university kills 6, injures 27 There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.
- Iran Guards seize ‘foreign tanker’ accused of smuggling fuel The ship was seized south of the Iranian island of Larak, the Guards say, without detailing its name or provenance.
- Pakistanis among those feared dead in Turkey accident More than 20 others injured in the accident near the town of Ozalp, in Van province.
- ‘Friendly’ robots spruce up Singapore The machines ‘speak’ all four of the city-state’s official languages plus Japanese and a patois that mixes English with.
- All-female Afghan orchestra members go missing Four members went missing from their hotel on Sunday, Slovak police say.
- Pakistan will grant consular access to Indian spy Jadhav: FO Kulbushan Jadhav has been informed of his rights under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention.
- At least 12 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan police headquarters Police chief Tadin Khan says the car bomb is followed by two other explosions.
- NZ cricketers make sombre homecoming Pace bowler Trent Boult was among six Black Caps players making a low-key homecoming at Auckland airport.
- ‘Kohli won’t have a say in choosing new head coach’ The BCCI has also decided that a senior selection committee will pick the support staff to assist the coach.
- Ian Chappell reveals battling skin cancer The 75-year-old expects to be fit enough to commentate when the Ashes series starts next month.
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