Overview
- The federal cabinet approved amendments to the Army, Air Force and Navy Acts to align with the new constitutional framework, ending the Chairman Joint Chiefs post after the incumbent retires, defining the Chief of Defence Forces role and protections, and recognizing lifetime honorary ranks; it also cleared the Federal Constitutional Court Procedure and Practice bill.
- Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said the more senior of the Supreme Court chief justice and the Federal Constitutional Court chief justice will hold the title Chief Justice of Pakistan, and he detailed that dissenting votes trigger an Article 63A process under which members remain seated until any de‑notification.
- Supreme Court Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah resigned, calling the amendment a grave blow to judicial independence, while Justice Salahuddin Panhwar urged the Chief Justice to convene a full court to review the law clause by clause.
- PTI senator Barrister Ali Zafar alleged stolen votes and vowed legal challenges under Article 63A, as Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar argued that conscience votes are counted pending formal party‑discipline proceedings.
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said investigators have reached the main suspect in the Islamabad court bombing and linked the attacker to Afghanistan, while Balochistan curtailed internet access and some interprovincial transport and an anti‑terrorism court issued non‑bailable warrants for Alima Khan and ordered her company shares frozen.