Overview
- - The telecom regulator rejected claims of a nationwide internet shutdown, saying services remain stable while routine submarine‑cable maintenance proceeds without disruption.
- - The Power Division reported a Rs123 billion cut in cross‑subsidy, lowering the per‑unit subsidy from Rs8.9 to Rs4.02 and citing reduced overall tariffs, new consumption incentives, and a plan aimed at easing circular debt.
- - A district and sessions court ordered the DIG Operations and the FIA director to appear over the non‑production of detained lawyers Iman Mazari and Hadi Ali Chatha, marking an active judicial intervention.
- - The Anti‑Narcotics Force carried out nine operations near educational institutions, arresting eight suspects and seizing drugs in multiple cities, including a multi‑ton hashish cache found near Nokundi.
- - Punjab authorities warned that sharing fabricated social content is a criminal offense and expanded Safe Cities drone surveillance to monitor crime, traffic, and public complaints across several districts.