Overview

• During economic review talks, the IMF raised concerns after Pakistan collected Rs11.74 trillion against a Rs12.97 trillion tax target, with officials citing slower activity, inflation easing and pending court cases.
• The climate minister and NDMA chair discussed a results‑oriented National Resilience Plan for 2025–26 to prepare before the 2026 monsoon, including hazard mapping for floods, cloudbursts, GLOFs and landslides and an integrated response framework.
• The communications minister said the Sukkur–Hyderabad and Hyderabad–Karachi motorways will be inaugurated this year with completion expected within two years, while N‑25 works continue and additional strategic routes are under consideration.
• A magnitude‑5.5 earthquake at a depth of 195 km was recorded with an epicenter in the Hindu Kush, and no casualties were reported, according to the seismological center.
• Rawalpindi police reported the Safe City system is fully operational and curbing street crime, and the federal ombudsman ordered Islamabad authorities to enforce the stray‑dog control policy developed by the Wildlife Management Board.