NATIONALIslamabad police have appointed Kainat Azhar Khan as the new chief traffic officer and given her additional charge of SSP Operations Safe City. She replaces Mohammad Sarfraz Virk, whose services have been placed at the disposal of the Punjab government.
HEALTHThe WHO has urged voluntary blood donation in Pakistan, saying the country faces an annual shortage of 2.3 million donations. It said only 18pc of blood donations are voluntary, with hospitals struggling to meet demand.
HEALTHSindh’s mpox tally climbed to 36 after a new case was detected in Karachi. The latest patient, a 35-year-old Landhi resident, had no foreign travel history and is under treatment.
NATIONALThe Peshawar High Court has ruled that police cannot violate the privacy of a home through arbitrary raids in alleged immorality cases. It granted bail to three accused in a Mansehra case, finding the prostitution-related PPC sections were not prima facie made out.
BusinessAn Express Tribune analysis says Pakistan’s fiscal pressures are worsening as government spending rises, non-tax revenues lag and debt costs increase. It also points to external shocks, weak tax enforcement and structural imbalances in the economy.
WorldTrump told Putin he was ready to help end the Ukraine war, according to Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov. Zelensky said he will discuss the conflict and peace efforts with Trump at the G7 summit in France.
CITYA student was found dead in a room at Islamia College Peshawar's Tribal Hostel, with police treating the case as a suspected suicide. Authorities have shifted the body for postmortem and begun an investigation.
EducationThe Punjab government has constituted a 13-member committee to review commercialisation and PPP proposals from public universities. Academics and university representatives have voiced concerns over autonomy and the exclusion of faculty and serving vice chancellors.
NATIONALA passerby was killed and three policemen were injured after gunmen attacked a police checkpost in Central Kurram on Sunday. Police said an operation was launched and security forces struck suspected militant hideouts with artillery.
NATIONALMedical organisations in Punjab have opposed a proposed increase in the age limit for vice-chancellors of medical universities, saying it would undermine merit. They also raised concerns over administrative appointments, violence against doctors and exploitation in private institutions.
NATIONALThe Lahore High Court has directed Punjab Police to implement its 2020 ruling and appoint Syeda Amira Batool as a sub-inspector within 30 days. The court said the department’s conditional appointment did not amount to genuine compliance.
PoliticsKP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi says the PPP will form the next government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and accuses the PTI administration of corruption and poor governance. He also called for uninterrupted gas supply to the province.
