Overview

• Planning minister Ahsan Iqbal called the Pakistan–Saudi agreement a milestone intended to bolster security and enable deeper economic cooperation without directing it at any country.
• At a Senate IT committee session, Senator Afnanullah alleged external pressure against passing a data‑protection law as the PTA reported about 300,000 Hajj applicants’ records on the dark web and urged creation of a high‑security national data center.
• IG Sindh ordered inquiries into four Karachi DSPs over alleged extortion and illegal facilitation, appointed an inquiry officer, and set 26 September as the reporting deadline.
• Punjab authorities detailed mass evacuations and large‑scale delivery of tents, food and water in Alipur and nearby areas, with an accelerated shift to rehabilitation guided by verified beneficiary data.
• Investigations and responses continued on multiple incidents: a Hafizabad tuition‑centre roof collapse killed seven including five children; police registered a case and conducted a medical in an alleged rape of a 10‑year‑old in Muzaffargarh; a May 9 convict died of a heart attack in Gujranwala jail; and the Jafar Express was held at Jacobabad for security and slated to move to Sibi on Sunday.