Overview
- The IMF Executive Board agenda lists Pakistan for December 8 to consider a $1.2 billion disbursement covering the EFF second review and the RSF first review.
- Local reports say the tranche may comprise $1.0 billion under the stabilization program and $200 million in climate financing, reflecting the staff-level deal reached on October 14.
- Australia announced financial and travel sanctions on Afghanistan’s chief justice and three ministers over restrictions on women and girls, according to Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
- PML‑N lawmaker Chaudhry Azhar Qayyum characterized the DG ISPR press conference as a charge sheet against PTI and called for action under Article 6.
- Authorities enforced Section 144 in North Waziristan from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. for a second day, and motorway police issued a fog travel advisory for parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh.