Overview
- Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan signed 15 agreements and MoUs focused on energy, trade and connectivity during President Sadyr Japarov’s Islamabad visit.
- Federal ministers ordered action against fake‑visa networks and set a January pilot in the capital for an AI app to pre-assess travel eligibility, with seven‑day reform recommendations due.
- Officials said passports of deportees would be canceled to block repeat visa applications, and a standardized international driving license will be issued through the National Police Bureau.
- Lawmakers passed the National Agri Trade & Food Safety Authority Bill 2025, and Punjab approved converting the Suthra Punjab program into an authority with Babar Sahab Din appointed director general.
- The military’s spokesperson labeled the PTI founder a national security threat in a press conference, while Punjab Police reported an Interpol-enabled arrest from Muscat, a welfare house for a martyred constable’s family, and claimed crime reductions after establishing the CCD.