Overview
- The Lahore High Court issued a written directive to the DG NCCIA and PTA chair to identify social-media accounts accused of targeting judges and to submit reports, warning that proven false propaganda will trigger legal action.
- Punjab approved a ban on purchasing petrol and diesel vehicles for government departments, permitting only electric or hybrid cars with field-duty exceptions, and linked new petrol pump approvals to installing EV charging units as an EV policy is readied.
- The FIA raided PASCO’s Tandlianwala warehouse in Faisalabad, alleging 2,000 wheat sacks were replaced with dirt, arresting four staff, booking seven people including the store in-charge and a broker, and estimating losses at about Rs70 million.
- CTD DI Khan reported an intelligence-based operation that killed three wanted militants—Nimatullah, Abdul Rauf Afghani and Mustafa—and recovered rifles, magazines and grenades, with officials vowing intensified operations.
- At the Prime Minister’s House, the government signed an MoU with World Liberty Financial to cooperate on secure digital payments, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presenting the plan under a broader digital finance push.