Overview
- An Islamabad anti-terrorism court sentenced Adil Raja, Haider Mehdi, Wajahat Saeed, Sabir Shakir and Moeed Pirzada to two life terms each in the May 9 digital terrorism case, adding 35 years in other counts and fines after a trial completed in their absence.
- The Islamabad High Court ruled arrests without legal process constitute abduction, ordered action against implicated officers, mandated the return of seized vehicles, cash and jewelry, imposed Rs100,000 penalties on those tied to an alleged fake encounter, and sought a compliance report in 30 days.
- The Supreme Court acquitted Muhammad Siddiq in a murder case and ordered his release, finding prosecution evidence inconsistent, witness accounts doubtful, and delays that undermined the case.
- NayaTel reported a major slowdown after one of its two upstream providers went inactive, while heavy fog prompted closures across stretches of M1, M2, M4, M5 and M11, disrupting connectivity and travel nationwide.
- Property governance moves advanced as Punjab launched Green Property Certificates across 20 districts to digitize land records, and Pakistan Railways’ Rawalpindi division cleared 3,509 square feet of encroached land, partially or fully demolishing 11 commercial structures.