Today’s outlook: Hamza Shahbaz in court, Lahore neighbourhoods being sealed

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

• Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz’s petition for bail in the money laundering case will be heard by the Supreme Court.
• The Met department has forecast 20% more rain in Karachi this year along with urban flooding.
• Another seven neighbourhoods in Lahore are being sealed today as part of the government’s smart lockdown to seal coronavirus hotspots.
• Cricketer Muhammad Hafeez had himself retested for the coronavirus a day after his Pakistan Cricket Board test came positive. The second test, conducted by a private laboratory, was negative.
• The National Assembly and Senate will meet today
• ICYMI: As unannounced loadshedding increases in Karachi, so do people’s worries. Many took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against K-Electric. Click here to read the story.

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