Overview
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa approved two Islamic insurance companies with allocated capital of 2 billion rupees for a General Takaful entity and 3 billion rupees for a Family Takaful firm.
- The KP cabinet sanctioned a supplementary grant of 3,825 million rupees to expand the Safe Cities project beyond Peshawar to Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu, Lakki Marwat and North Waziristan.
- Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir said Indian‑sponsored proxies are disrupting development in Balochistan and pledged decisive responses to any violations of Pakistan’s territorial integrity.
- Lahore’s commissioner ordered district teams to list open drains, set cleaning SOPs, display schedules, collect public feedback and enforce penalties, reporting completion of about 19,000 of roughly 21,000 pothole repairs.
- Karachi lawyers announced a City Court strike demanding an FIR against YouTuber Rajab Butt, while PMA Gujranwala leaders, at a reception for a new cabinet, condemned recent FBR actions affecting doctors.