Today’s outlook: Smart lockdowns in Karachi, Nehal Hashmi in lockup

Here are the news stories we expect to follow today (Saturday).

• The PPP has announced a rally from October 4.
• An international level boxing championship is being held in Islamabad. Boxers from other countries will be participating.
• The PML-N is starting a public awareness campaign from today. A protest will be held at Regal Chowk in Lahore against Shehbaz Sharif’s arrest.
• Smart lockdowns are being imposed across Karachi as coronavirus cases rise. Forty-four areas in District Malir are being sealed.
• Several wedding halls, shops and restaurants are being shut down in Karachi for violating coronavirus SOPs.
• Opposition leaders will be meeting today to discuss decisions made during the All Parties Conference. Some leaders may attend via video link.
• The Karachi traffic police are taking action against school vans and other public transport vehicles with CNG cylinders in them.
• PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah will appear before an anti-narcotics court in Lahore in a drug smuggling case.
• ICYMI: PML-N leader Nehal Hashmi and his sons fought with the police in Karachi’s Saudabad on Friday night. A case has been registered against them for threats and interference in a public official’s duty.

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