Overview

• At the Central Ulema Council’s call, mosques observed Friday as a day of thanks while clerics and politicians praised the agreement and presented it as a mutual‑defense commitment.
• Religious leaders said the pact means an attack on Saudi Arabia would be treated as an attack on Pakistan, reflecting broad public messaging around the deal.
• OGDC began output from the Sughri North-1 well in Attock, delivering about 14 million cubic feet of gas per day and 430 barrels per day of condensate into SNGPL’s network.
• Acting President Yousaf Raza Gillani reported roughly 1.7 million people affected by flooding, with 1,112 villages submerged and 45 deaths, as he toured relief camps and pledged sustained rehabilitation.
• Journalist Anwar Samra claimed Punjab plans to reduce regular police strength in favor of CCD-style crime-fighting units, while a Senate IT panel heard allegations of external pressure delaying a data-protection law and was told about a large Hajj applicants’ data leak on the dark web.