Here are some of the stories we will be following today [Thursday]:

• The Supreme Court will announce its verdict on the presidential reference on holding open ballots during the upcoming Senate elections. The attorney-general has submitted his reply in court and the electoral body has taken notice of it.
• Scrutiny of nomination papers submitted by candidates of the Senate election is under way.
• The PM's complaint cell has issued a notice to passport DG for not responding to public queries.
• The registrar of the Islamabad High Court has filed a petition against 21 lawyers for misconduct. A case will be heard by a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah.
• Sialkot's district monitoring officer has summoned Assistant to Punjab CM Firdous Ashiq Awan for 'violating code of conduct'.
• PML-N's Khawaja Asif will be presented before an accountability court in Lahore.
• Prime Minister Imran Khan has delegated responsibility for the Senate election campaign to ministers.