Overview
- President Sadyr Japarov was received in Islamabad and, after talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the two sides signed 15 cooperation pacts covering energy, trade and investment.
- Both leaders affirmed counter-terrorism cooperation, and Pakistan said Kyrgyzstan has completed its CASA-1000 segment with Pakistan’s portion to be finished soon.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ordered province-wide service points to register undocumented Afghan nationals with NADRA biometric verification and a joint data-sharing mechanism, alongside guidance desks and facilities at centers.
- Balochistan reported the arrival in Quetta of 17 China-imported buses, including four pink buses for women, for the Green Bus Service at a cost of Rs810 million.
- Courts issued key rulings as the Lahore High Court dismissed a petition against Motor Vehicle Ordinance amendments and an anti-terrorism court extended interim bail for PTI figures to January 16.