Overview

• Lahore High Court demanded complete data on unauthorized SIMs by October 6 and warned it may summon the PTA chairman, directing immediate blocking of illegal numbers and action over fraud tied to mobile wallets.
• In Rawalpindi, a suspect identified from a recovered birth certificate as Waleed died from injuries after an exchange of fire with police and is linked to the rape and killing of a 15-year-old; officers are searching for an accomplice who fled.
• In Liaquatpur, Azra Bibi died after her ex-husband allegedly hurled acid over a khula dispute, injuring three others including her four-year-old daughter, as the Punjab Women Protection Authority sought a report and police continued the search for the suspect.
• Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz announced expanded scholarships and laptop distribution, new Centers of Excellence, electric bus services, and health and housing projects, including a target of 80,000 scholarships next year.
• The National Assembly approved a resolution condemning Imran Khan’s conduct toward a journalist, and the Parliamentary Reporters Association staged a walkout in protest.