Overview
- A police inquiry in Khanpur confirmed an SHO and an SI took Rs900,000 to release an Afghan detainee, and the SHO was arrested after a case was registered.
- The former Sialkot ADC Muhammad Iqbal Singhaida allegedly escaped Rawalpindi police custody after a court hearing, with a case filed over suspected negligence and possible collusion now under investigation.
- Three people were killed and four injured when explosive material detonated at a scrap shop in Kotli’s Tatta Pani market, and police said inquiries are underway.
- The Azad Kashmir Assembly is scheduled to vote today on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar‑ul‑Haq, with the PPP claiming it has more than 35 votes for its nominee Faisal Rathor.
- ISPR said Jordan’s King Abdullah II visited Pakistan’s GIDS, observed drills, and both sides reiterated plans to deepen defence cooperation.