Overview
- Rescuers are still searching an illegal fireworks site in Hyderabad’s Latifabad after a powerful explosion collapsed a building, with officials giving differing and unverified casualty figures as burn victims are treated.
- In a separate incident in Kotli, Azad Kashmir, a scrap shop blast killed three people and injured four, and police say an investigation is underway.
- Police in Khanpur arrested SHO Rana Muhammad Ramzan and Sub-Inspector Muhammad Imran after an inquiry found they took a Rs900,000 bribe to release an Afghan detainee.
- Lahore authorities reported clearing 886 encroachments in 24 hours under the “Suthra Punjab” campaign, while women-focused services advanced with a Pink mobile police/licensing outreach in Lahore and a Karachi Pink Bus route starting Nov. 17 between Abdullah Chowk and Numaish at set hours with security and tracking.
- Jordan’s King Abdullah II visited GIDS and a field range and received a state welcome in Islamabad, as both sides emphasized stronger defense ties and exchanged top national honors.