Overview
- Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said the PIA bidding concluded transparently, with a reference price of PKR 100 billion and top bids reaching PKR 135 billion.
- He described the process as conducted in the national interest and noted the bidding was shown live, with investor concerns heard in detail.
- PTI spokesman Sheikh Waqas Akram rejected the offer of dialogue, accusing the government of using talks as a ploy and stating the party will not participate.
- Reports suggest Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Allama Raja Nasser Abbas of the Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aain Pakistan coalition plan to issue a response today on negotiations.
- Railway authorities suspended all train services in Balochistan for one day, halting the Jaffar Express, Bolan Mail and the Chaman service.