Taliban confirm Hakeemullah's death
Taliban name Noor Jamal as the new TTP chief after confirming that Mehsud was killed in a Shaktoi drone strike.

Plot to bomb Lahore PC foiled, six held
SSP Investigation Zulfikar Hameed said that the suspects belonged to the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.

Bill empowers SBP to change bank management
The State Bank can now impose losses on shareholders, intervene and take control of banks or even restructure them.

Sheikh Rashid survives gun attack, three others killed
The AML chief was attacked by two masked gunmen at his party’s election office near Mohammadi Chowk.

Foreign Office counsels caution on India’s offer
Describing the talks offer as a ‘bait’, an official candidly accepted that ‘it had put the Foreign Ministry in a fix’.