PESHAWARKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mohammad Sohail Afridi has ordered additional facilities and more registration counters at the Hamza Baba transit point in Landi Kotal. Local sources also raised concerns over inadequate health services for returning Afghans.
BusinessPakistan’s first lithium battery production plant is set to be established in Karachi’s Korangi Industrial Area. Officials say the related manufacturing policy for 2026-31 is also moving towards approval.
NATIONALPakistan and Egypt are set to lead the launch of a new Borrowers’ Platform aimed at strengthening the collective voice of debt-stressed countries. The initiative comes amid rising concern over mounting debt pressures across developing economies.
LocalFive police officials, including a woman constable, were suspended in Bahawalpur after a video showed a woman being slapped during a house-vacating operation. The DPO also ordered an inquiry into the alleged abuse of power.
BusinessAn ILO report has called for stronger social protection systems worldwide, saying gaps in coverage, adequacy and financing are leaving millions of workers unprotected. It says broader coverage and sustainable financing are essential amid changing labour markets.
NATIONALSeveral transmission poles in Lower Chitral’s Shishi Koh Valley collapsed during the first snowfall, leaving the area without electricity for two weeks. Residents have demanded immediate restoration and an inquiry into the quality of the work.
CITYA police official, Muqaddar Khan, was martyred in an attack by unidentified assailants in Hassankhel on the outskirts of Peshawar. In a separate incident, 25-year-old Sohail Nawaz was shot dead in Mattani.
EducationThe KP education department has outsourced 500 low-performing government primary schools to private partners and begun paperwork to hand over another 1,500. Officials said the move aims to improve enrolment, quality and access, especially in underserved areas.
LocalSeveral marriage halls in Sargodha were fined a total of Rs200,000 after officials found violations of the one-dish policy during surprise inspections. An anonymous hall owner alleged the rule was being enforced selectively.
PTI has welcomed the ongoing US-Iran talks in Islamabad and urged Washington not to become hostage to Israel’s agenda. Party leaders said negotiations should continue and called for peace efforts to be extended to Lebanon and within Pakistan.
CITYPolice in Sahiwal said they recovered an 11-year-old girl nearly 48 hours after she went missing from Jogi Chowk bus stop. In a separate case, a shopkeeper was allegedly robbed after being lured into a car on Arifwala Road.
CITYThe Lahore High Court has ordered Customs to return a 2.47kg gold bar and $10,000 to a petitioner in a case dating back to 2004. The court held that Customs acted unlawfully by substituting the confiscated gold with an arbitrarily fixed monetary value.
