Overview

• The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government said 12 police personnel were assigned for Aimal Wali Khan on the chief minister’s direction, with four in Islamabad and eight at his Wali Bagh residence in Charsadda.
• Aimal Wali Khan dismissed the move as political theatre, said circulated photos were not of his guards, and stated he does not require government protection because his personal security remains at Wali Bagh.
• KP spokesperson Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif publicly offered to provide personal security to the ANP leader.
• Karachi’s Special Investigation Unit reported an encounter that killed most-wanted suspect Ehtishamuddin, linked to the Samad Kathia ward extortion gang, noting more than 13 cases against him and no police injuries.
• Heavy rain hit Nazimabad, North Nazimabad, Buffer Zone, North Karachi, Orangi Town and Baldia Town, cutting power in North Nazimabad Block G; police also reported two youth suicides in Orangi Town and Quaidabad, and Islamabad Police said a viral audio about Kashmiris was fake.