Overview

• Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned what he called unprovoked Afghan firing on Pakistani areas and said forces responded effectively, as the Foreign Office separately lodged reservations over an India–Afghanistan communiqué that it said mischaracterized Pakistan’s terrorism challenge and Kashmir’s status.
• Security sources reported heavy retaliatory strikes with artillery, armor, air assets and drones against Afghan posts and militant sites near multiple sectors, claims that have not been independently verified by Afghan or international sources.
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s governor received Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s resignation, and PTI says the provincial assembly will vote Monday to elect Suhail Afridi as the new leader of the house.
• A Gaza-linked religious march escalated into violent protests that blocked key routes in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, with Lahore police reporting 112 officers injured and about 100 arrests as ambulances and commuters were stranded and transit services were halted for days.
• Sindh announced a Rs58 billion support package for wheat growers and said it will recommend federal imports of 2–3 million tonnes to stabilize supplies and prices.