Overview
- Rescue and recovery continued at an unlicensed pyrotechnics factory in Hyderabad’s Latifabad after a powerful explosion collapsed the building, with officials reporting deaths and multiple severe burn injuries as casualty figures remained unconfirmed.
- In Azad Kashmir’s Kotli district, a blast at a scrap shop in Tatta Pani market killed three people and injured four, and police said investigations were underway.
- Following an internal police inquiry in Khanpur, the City Police Station SHO Rana Muhammad Ramzan and SI Muhammad Imran were arrested over allegations they took Rs 900,000 to release an Afghan resident instead of sending him to a holding centre.
- Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Chaudhry Salik Hussain made an unannounced inspection at Lahore Airport, ordered tighter checks to block illegal emigration, and directed that travelers without proper documentation not be allowed to depart.
- Jordan’s King Abdullah II visited Pakistan’s Global Industrial & Defence Solutions, received briefings on local defence production, observed a field demonstration, and exchanged top honours with Pakistani leadership while both sides emphasized a strong defence partnership.