Overview
- An Islamabad court directed police to register murder charges against named CTD personnel after CCTV showed a man seized from his Rawalpindi home on Nov. 30 was later killed in a purported encounter in Chakwal.
- Additional District and Sessions Judge Sahibzada Naqeeb Shehzad said punishment is the prerogative of courts and no one may take the law into their own hands, ordering all officers seen in the footage to be nominated.
- Separately, an Islamabad judicial magistrate declared PTI’s Ali Amin Gandapur a proclaimed offender in a 2016 liquor-and-arms case, canceling sureties and issuing permanent arrest warrants tied to the Barakahu FIR.
- PTI leaders said they will ask the National Assembly speaker to notify Mahmood Khan Achakzai as opposition leader and, in a press conference, rejected suggestions of sympathy for militants while outlining their negotiation mandates.
- The FIA reported progress in a Rs6.5bn smart‑meter corruption probe, obtaining records from LESCO, GEPCO, MEPCO and FESCO and examining alleged PEPRA violations, illegal contracts and misuse of authority after April 7, 2025.