Overview

• The Pakistan Airports Authority issued a new NOTAM extending the closure of Pakistani airspace to Indian aircraft until October 23, continuing a restriction first imposed on April 23.
• Senior figures, including Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and the Foreign Office, characterized the Pakistan–Saudi defence agreement as significant and defensive in nature, stating it targets no third country.
• Acting President Yousaf Raza Gillani reported that recent floods affected about 1.7 million people, submerged 1,112 villages and caused 45 deaths, with relief and rehabilitation efforts ongoing.
• At a Senate IT and Telecom committee hearing, the PTA said data of roughly 300,000 Hajj applicants surfaced on the dark web and noted an Interior Ministry inquiry, as lawmakers pressed for a data-protection law and cited alleged external pressure.
• IG Sindh ordered inquiries into four Karachi DSPs with reports due by September 26, while separate incidents included the in-custody death of a May 9 convict in Gujranwala and a Hafizabad tuition-centre roof collapse that killed seven including five children.