Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cited evidence of TTP–TTA links and vowed to remove militants from Pakistan, using forceful language about their fate.
- Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik ordered immediate relief for low-pressure complaints in Balochistan as SSGC reported supply gains of 39 MMCFD from restored fields and weighed shifting gas from industry.
- The Supreme Court rejected the Frontier Corps’ plea over a dismissed serviceman, with Justice Ayesha Malik stressing that denying a chance to defend oneself constitutes injustice.
- The Lahore High Court told the PHA to halt commercial activity in parks, required prior consultation with the Judicial Commission for park works, and sought an inquiry on tree cutting near Data Darbar.
- An accountability court framed charges against former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in a Gujrat projects case; he pleaded not guilty and witnesses were summoned for January 29.