A loader rickshaw transporting a wedding procession carrying 24 people fell into the Muzaffargarh Canal in Kot Addu, resulting in at least 12 fatalities.
Ten additional judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) were sworn in on Tuesday following President Asif Ali Zardari's approval, ending a weeks-long deadlock.
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission has scheduled re-polling for August 15 at 23 polling stations across two constituencies in Bagh district, according to Dawn.
Negotiations between the federal government and goods transporters concluded without an agreement on Tuesday, leading to the continuation of a nationwide wheel-jam strike.
