Overview
- Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan’s delegation remained in Istanbul after Turkey and Qatar asked for another round, with Islamabad pressing Kabul for clear, verifiable action against anti‑Pakistan militants.
- In Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the no‑confidence move against Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq was pushed to November 1, with the PPP calling a parliamentary huddle for October 31 under Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
- The Supreme Court suspended a Peshawar High Court ruling that had allowed Pakistan Origin Cards and citizenship for Afghan men married to Pakistani women, issuing notices and noting at least 117 applicants.
- A Rawalpindi anti‑terrorism court ordered seizure of the guarantor’s property in Alima Khan’s case over repeated nonappearance, as NADRA confirmed her ID and passport blocks and the State Bank reported account freezes.
- The Sindh High Court upheld life sentences and compensation orders in the abduction‑murder of an 11‑year‑old, and in a separate case directed removal of senior police officers over a false case and transferred the probe to the FIA with a seven‑day deadline.