Here are some of the stories we will be following today (Saturday):
- Former caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has passed away. He had been under treatment at a Quetta hospital for a month. Khoso served as the Balochistan governor and chief justice too.
- US President Joe Biden promised Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani strong support during a White House meeting Friday but made clear he was not planning to slow the US withdrawal after nearly two decades of fighting.
- Prime Minister Imran Khan says he wants to focus on a relationship with the US based on “trust and common objectives”. “What Pakistan did in terms of trying to do the US bidding actually cost Pakistan a lot in human lives,” he said in an interview with The New York Times.
- The Financial Action Task Force has decided to keep Pakistan on its grey list under “increased monitoring”. The global watchdog has given another seven-point action plan for the country to act upon.
- Coronavirus kills another 36 people in the last 24 hours. The country reports 935 new infections.
- Asif Ali Zardari’s Lahore visit fails to yield results. None of the disgruntled PTI leaders met the PPP co-chairman. PPP leaders say no breakthrough is expected in South Punjab at present.
- PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari heads to Azad Jammu and Kashmir. He will be campaigning for the forthcoming elections for the AJK Legislative Assembly.
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