Overview

• PTI says Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s resignation has reached the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor and the assembly is slated to vote Monday to elect Suhail Afridi as leader of the house.
• Police report violent Gaza‑linked demonstrations blocking key routes in Islamabad–Rawalpindi and Lahore, with 112 officers injured, around 100 arrests, trapped ambulances, and suspension of Lahore’s Orange Line, Metro Bus and Speedo services.
• Traders warn goods deliveries to the twin cities have been halted for roughly 60 hours, while Lahore’s DIG Operations says some officers were briefly held and that talks with the religious party remain possible.
• Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry says counter‑terror operations will proceed regardless of changes in provincial leadership.
• Pakistan’s Foreign Office lodged objections to points in an India–Afghanistan communiqué, and security sources report Pakistani retaliatory strikes on Afghan posts after alleged cross‑border fire, claims presented in media reports without independent verification.