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- 2 killed, at least 19 injured due to ‘carpet bombing’ by Indian troops along LoC The deceased were identified as Nouman Ahmed from Sharda and Bisma Bibi from Katha Chogalli villages of Neelum valley.
- Pakistani tourist claims was deported from Colombo airport despite valid documents He said authorities did not give him a “solid answer” when he asked them for a reason for deportation.
- Voting for no-trust motion against Sanjrani on Aug 1: PTI Rumours about Senate chairman’s possible resignation before vote brushed aside.
- Govt notifies Eidul Azha holidays from August 12 to 15 Offices to resume from Friday, Aug 16; Ministry of Interior announces Saturday, August 17 to be working day.
- Monsoon spell: After battling extended power outages, Karachiites hit with water shortage North-East Karachi pump shut down after water flooded an important grid station operated by K-Electric.
- ‘Afghan situation cannot be viewed in isolation from situation on eastern border’: FM Qureshi Warns against a new deployment of forces in Indian-occupied Kashmir and the talk of a demographic change there.
- Govt forcing NAB, FIA to arrest Shahbaz, says PML-N Marriyum Aurangzeb challenges Shahzad Akbar to make the proofs against arrested party leaders public.
- Increased ceasefire violations by Indian troops ‘indicate their frustration’, says DG ISPR His statement comes after a four-year old boy was killed and eleven others were injured in Neelum Valley today.
- Substantial rise in prices of petroleum products proposed The government is currently charging 17pc general sales tax (GST) on all petroleum products.
- FIFA/AFC delegation to visit in August for formation of Normalisation Committee FIFA declared it was establishing a Normalisation Committee for the PFF to hold fresh elections.
- Recovery of Rs2.1bn through plea bargain a ‘breakthrough’ in fake accounts case: PM’s aide More such recoveries will follow, says Shahzad Akbar after anti-graft court approves suspect’s plea bargain with NAB.
- Part of Karachi-Hyderabad motorway submerged by rainwater Karachi receives 164.9mm, or 6.4 inches, of rain in two days.
- Centre to help Karachi govt cope with rain emergency Sindh govt blamed for not spending money generated from taxes of city’s populace
- Rs2bn plea bargain approved NAB authorities produce suspects Syed Asif Mahmood and Syed Arif Ali before the accountability judge, Mohammad Bashir.
- Death toll rises to 18 as rain continues to lash Karachi Fifteen people die of electrocution in two days; several areas remain without power for as long as 40 hours
- PHC stays issuance of cattle export permits until Eid Asks govt to check animal smuggling to Afghanistan.
- NAB deposits Rs500m from Dar’s accounts into exchequer NAB also initiates a money laundering investigation against the former minister, who is absconding.
- Imran orders restoration of previous naan, roti prices The premier asks for ministries’ performance reports to be presented before the cabinet on a monthly basis.
- Federal government decides to ‘handle the situation’ in Karachi Says the federal government will not leave the city at the mercy of the provincial government.
- 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.
- Asad Umar says inflation will peak in next few months and then slowly start going down Umar says the current economic policy is in the same direction as adopted by the PTI government from day one.
- IFC to invest $2.5m in Sarmayacar to ‘boost entrepreneurship’ in Pakistan International Finance Corporation is a sister organisation of the World Bank.
- US hints at greater economic engagement with Pakistan Official document points out that Pakistan, US traded $6.6b worth of goods last year, setting a new record.
- Offshore tax evaders to face jail time, fines FBR restricts purchase of immovable property valued above Rs5m or asset more than Rs1m through crossed cheque.
- Names of 3.26m power consumers missing from sales, income tax records As per the data released on Tuesday night, there are 267,426 unregistered industrial consumers in the country.
- Trump warns China not to wait on trade deal “My team is negotiating with them now, but they always change the deal in the end to their benefit,” Trump tweeted.
- North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: South US President Trump says North Korea meant to warn South Korea, not Washington.
- At least 28 killed as Afghan bus hits ‘Taliban’ bomb: official There was no immediate confirmation from the Taliban that it was behind the blast.
- Dubai ruler’s wife seeks ‘forced marriage protection order’ Princess Haya bint al-Hussein also applies for a “non-molestation order” which protects from harassment or threats.
- Hong Kong protesters disrupt train services, cause commuter chaos Protests have occurred almost daily, sometimes with little notice.
- Deported from Turkey, Syrians return to unfamiliar country “I left Syria seven years ago,” says Mohammad Hassan. “I don’t know anything about this country.”
- Amir’s Test retirement was on the cards: Arthur Arthur revealed that the left-arm pacer had been speaking to him about retirement for “some time”.
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