Overview
- Security forces foiled a suicide assault on the Federal Constabulary headquarters in Peshawar, killing three attackers; three FC personnel were reported dead and the compound was cleared.
- Unofficial tallies showed PML‑N winning six National Assembly seats and most provincial contests, while the Election Commission withheld Bilal Badr’s success notification over alleged code‑of‑conduct violations.
- PTI leaders rejected the by‑election outcome, alleging fraud in NA‑18 Haripur, and called supporters to gather outside Adiala jail to press demands and support family visitation rights.
- Courts advanced oversight, with the Sindh High Court declining an interim injunction against Karachi’s AI‑driven TRAX e‑challan system and the Lahore High Court referring Evidence Act reform petitions to the government.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the export development surcharge removed and directed a five‑year third‑party audit of the Export Development Fund to refocus spending on export promotion.