Overview

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa announced assigning 12 police officers for ANP chief Aimal Wali Khan on the chief minister’s instructions, but Khan publicly rejected the move, calling released photos misleading and saying he does not need government protection.
• Karachi’s Special Investigation Unit reported a fatal encounter that killed Ehtishamuddin, a wanted member of an extortion gang with more than 13 cases registered against him, with police saying no officers were injured.
• Showers hit several Karachi neighborhoods, tripping feeders and disrupting power, as rain also fell across Lahore and multiple Punjab cities with forecasters signaling more precipitation.
• Islamabad is evaluating options for New York’s Roosevelt Hotel under IMF-linked asset plans, with advisers telling Bloomberg that scenarios under review include a joint-venture redevelopment that could involve demolishing the existing structure; no final decision has been announced.
• Regional storm damage continued as authorities in Nepal reported at least 43 deaths and five missing from rains and landslides, while West Bengal officials cited about 20 fatalities in Darjeeling.