Prepares for nationwide shutdown after August 14

Cuts 60% of support funds for local bodies, demands measures for self-sustenance

Privatisation, shortage of educators and inadequate facilities mar schools’ performance

Employees condemn decision as unconstitutional, threaten protests and strikes

Over dozen locations in city, Cantt declared highly sensitive

Privatises 350 government schools in Rawalpindi despite severe backlash

Residents of low-lying areas scramble to clean and salvage their belongings

First monsoon downpour inundates low-lying areas, disrupts daily life

Delays in submission of challans allow suspects to exploit legal loopholes