Overview
- Security forces have escalated joint, intelligence-led operations in Balochistan, with official briefings saying roughly 91 militants have been killed since July 5 and 17 were reported killed in the last 24 hours.
- The IMF warned on July 9 that Middle East tensions risk higher global inflation and energy prices, projecting global inflation near 4.7 percent, an average crude price around $89 a barrel, and Pakistan’s FY26–27 growth near 3.5 percent.
- A Cabinet committee ordered tighter state‑owned enterprise governance, limiting ex‑officio board seats to one per sponsoring ministry and removing SMEDA from the list of state entities while approving an independent director for the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
- The federal government formed a high‑level committee to address rapid population growth that includes Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, and WAPDA warned the country faces water‑security gaps with no major dam built since Tarbela and Mangla.
- Domestic law‑and‑order measures are active: Punjab reported nearly 485,000 market inspections last week that led to fines and seizures, Lahore launched a large crackdown on e‑challan defaulters, and a forensic probe continues into a 10–12‑year‑old girl's death at a tuition centre.