There was no issue of the paper on this date due to the Shab-i-Barat holiday. The excerpt below is taken from the Sept 2 edition.

TARBELA: The Tarbela Dam Reservoir water level has gone down by 100 feet since the depletion operation was undertaken, according to a WAPDA release issued here today [Sept 1]. … All instruments installed in the main dam, the two auxiliary dams and abutment indicate absolutely normal behaviour of the structure. The Strain Metres installed in the concrete lining of all the four tunnels indicate that the lining is intact. — News agencies

[Meanwhile, as reported by news agencies from Cairo,] the next Arab summit conference will be held in Rabat on Oct 26, Arab League Secretary-General Mahmud Riad announced here today. The date was agreed by the Arab League Council’s Political Committee which opened its 62nd session here this morning. … The Political Committee further formed a sub-committee to deal with the Palestinian request that the Palestinian issue be raised at the United Nations. Earlier, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmi had said that Israel had the choice between war and peace.

Published in Dawn, September 3rd, 2024