Overview
- An inquiry in Khanpur led to the arrest of SHO Rana Muhammad Ramzan and SI Muhammad Imran for allegedly taking Rs900,000 to free an Afghan detainee instead of sending him to a holding center.
- Three people were killed and four injured in an explosion at a scrap shop in Kotli’s Tatta Pani market, with police confirming an investigation and the injured moved to the DHQ hospital.
- Under the Suthra Punjab drive in Lahore, district authorities reported clearing 886 encroachments and removing 3,215 banners and flexes to improve access and visual cleanliness.
- Punjab’s prisons program inaugurated five new double‑storey barracks at Central Jail Kot Lakhpat, adding capacity for 2,000 inmates and pledging expanded legal aid and inmate services.
- Jordan’s King Abdullah II visited Pakistan’s GIDS, observed exercises, and awarded the Order of the Military Merit (first degree) to the Army Chief, with both sides highlighting deeper defence cooperation.