Overview
- Issuing a written order, Justice Ali Zia Bajwa directed the NCCIA to identify individuals behind negative online campaigns against judges and told the PTA chair to file a report, with the case set to resume on Jan. 15.
- ISP Nayatel notified customers of scheduled repairs on an international submarine cable starting around 2 p.m. on Jan. 15 for roughly eight hours, cautioning that nationwide internet performance may degrade.
- The CTD in Dera Ismail Khan reported an intelligence-led operation that killed three wanted militants—identified as Naimatullah, Abdul Rauf Afghani and Mustafa—and recovered rifles, magazines and grenades.
- Punjab confirmed a ban on petrol and diesel vehicle purchases for government departments, limiting new acquisitions to electric or hybrid models with field-duty exemptions, and tied approvals for 170 new petrol stations to installing EV charging units.
- In separate legal developments, the Lahore High Court overturned a 2022 death sentence due to prosecution defects, and Rawalpindi police registered a case and opened an investigation into the alleged rape and pregnancy of a 13-year-old domestic worker.