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1. PTI's movement will not stop, do whatever you want: Imran Khan tells govt

Imran Khan says plans being made to put him behind bars.

He says movement to continue till election dates are announced.

“This government has put the country’s future at stake,” he adds.

2. 'Rupee lost Rs23 against US dollar in last 55 days,' says Hammad Azhar

Dollar has risen by Rs2.85 in just a day," says Hammad. 

He adds Moody's has moved country's economy from positive to negative.

He says economic situation has now become serious.

3. Reports of petrol price hike send masses into frenzy in Karachi

Reports of probable petrol price hike create panic.

Petrol pump association says supply running out.

Miftah Ismail clarifies no hike is on the cards.

4. German FM Annalena Baerbock cuts Pakistan trip short after testing positive
for COVID-19

Annalena Baerbock had met Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari earlier
today in Islamabad.

She has cancelled all further dates of trip, which also included stops in Greece
and Turkey.

Baerbock had tested positive after she had noticed that she lost her sense of
taste, said German foreign ministry.

5. We don't have explosives or suicide jacket': PTI MNA retracts suicide attack
threat
 PTI MNA Ataullah Niazi issues clarification over his threat to carry out a
suicide attack.

Says whatever he said was about Imran Khan's possible arrest and loss it would
cause.

Says he meant PTI members will not think about themselves if govt forces them.

6. Why was PM Shehbaz's Arabic Twitter account suspended?

ISLAMABAD: Soon after the Pakistan government launched and announced
the official Arabic language Twitter handle of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, it
was suspended by the microblogging website.
However, shortly after the account suspension became widely publicised, Prime
Minister's Digital Media Focal Person Abubakar Umar explained why it
happened.
"It’s a verification issue. Twitter needs an ID to complete its verification
process. It will be provided shortly. Thanks for pointing it out."