Overview
- The Ministry of Defence, with presidential approval, notified Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as Pakistan’s first Chief of Defence Forces for five years, concurrent with his role as Chief of Army Staff.
- Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu received a two-year extension to his service, effective 19 March 2026, under Article 243 and relevant service act provisions.
- Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov’s state visit culminated in 15 agreements and MoUs spanning energy, trade and connectivity, with officials referencing CASA-1000 and activation of a regional road corridor.
- Punjab converted the Suthra Punjab program into a statutory authority and appointed Babar Sahib Din as director general to scale province-wide waste management.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa moved to set up service points for registering undocumented Afghan nationals with NADRA biometric verification, as the Lahore High Court separately dismissed a challenge to Motor Vehicle Ordinance amendments.