NATIONALPeshawar authorities have ordered action after an inspection report found absentee teaching and non-teaching staff in government schools and identified employees posted away from their original stations. The report also flagged serious infrastructure deficiencies.
HEALTHA major funding shortfall has put the free medicines scheme at Rawalpindi’s three main public hospitals under pressure. The hospitals sought Rs3.8 billion for 2025-26 but received only Rs1.1 billion, leaving them with heavy vendor liabilities.
LocalPolice registered an FIR over the killing of Wahab outside Dhamial Police Station, naming six suspects and two unidentified men. The incident was followed by transfers and postings in Rawalpindi police, including the replacement of six SHOs.
NATIONALThe Federal Constitutional Court has dismissed appeals against the cancellation of the allotment of 577 kanals in Murree and ordered that possession be handed to the Punjab government. The land is valued at over Rs40 billion.
NATIONALA Rawalpindi accountability court has rejected for the second time the bail plea of Jamal Taj in the Rs3 billion RDA fraud case. The court cited prima facie evidence, including documentary records and bank transactions.
NATIONALPakistani and Chinese security personnel conducted a joint patrol at Khunjerab Pass in Hunza. Gilgit-Baltistan Police said the exercise was aimed at strengthening border security, cooperation and friendly ties.
NATIONALThree people, including two children, were killed in separate incidents in Bajaur and Lower South Waziristan. Several others were injured in militant fire and cross-border shelling, police and witnesses said.
CLIMATE CHANGEPakistan is expected to receive $200 million under the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Facility, with the IMF board likely to take up Pakistan-related matters on Friday. The development comes amid climate financing discussions in Washington.
HEALTHThe Senate Standing Committee on Health has voiced concern over rising medicine prices and formula milk advertising, urging tighter regulation. The panel was told more than 55% of non-essential medicines had seen price increases.
WorldA fireworks factory explosion in China’s Hunan province has killed 37 people, with one person still missing, according to Xinhua. Authorities have launched an investigation and suspended operations at all fireworks plants in Liuyang for safety inspections.
NATIONALPakistan has asked Singapore to help facilitate the welfare and repatriation of 11 Pakistanis and 20 Iranians aboard vessels seized by the US near Singaporean waters, Ishaq Dar said. Islamabad says it is coordinating with Singapore, Iran and US authorities on the matter.
WorldNearly 30 Democratic lawmakers have urged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to end official ambiguity over Israel’s alleged nuclear arsenal. They said the ongoing war on Iran has raised urgent questions about nuclear risks and congressional oversight.
