Overview
- Acting Senate chairman said a formal letter to PTI’s parliamentary leader will issue warnings that speeches against state institutions, disrupting the dais, abusive conduct, or displaying the PTI founder’s photos in the house will trigger suspension, with longer bans for repeat violations.
- Federal figures including Owais Leghari and PML‑N’s Azhar Qayyum endorsed the DG ISPR briefing and urged prosecutions, with calls to invoke Article 6 against those accused of promoting anti‑state narratives.
- ISPR reported security forces killed 12 “Indian‑sponsored” militants in Qalat and seized weapons and explosives, with clearance operations ongoing, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the action under Azm‑e‑Istehkam.
- Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said around 100 militants surrendered in Dera Bugti and reiterated that the provincial government will welcome those laying down arms.
- Authorities kept Section 144 in force in North Waziristan from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., while street interviews from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa voiced support for the army and called for punishment of anti‑state speech.