The government has reduced the price of petrol by Rs18.50 per litre after the fuel prices fell in the international market. Petrol will now be available at Rs230.24.

Gerry Rice, the IMF spokesperson, has confirmed that Pakistan and the global lender have reached a staff-level agreement. Pakistan will get around $1.17 billion as the first tranche of the amount under the package, he said.

Rain is expected in Karachi on Friday (today), the Met Office said. Drizzle was reported in many parts of the city on Thursday night.

But, showers in Balochistan wreaked havoc as the national highway at Bela swept away in the flood. Low-lying areas in Jhal Magsi were drowned.

A resolution has been filed against President Arif Alvi, Imran Khan, Qasim Suri and Fawad Chaudhry under Article 6 (high treason) of the Constitution in the Senate. PML-N’s Afnan Ullah, who moved the resolution, in a tweet said the people, who hatched conspiracy against Pakistan, should be punished under Article 6.

Workers of PPP and PML-N clashed on Thursday night during the by-election campaign in Lahore.