Overview
- An Anti-Terrorism Court in Peshawar received a Punjab Forensic Science Laboratory report in the Radio Pakistan attack case, kept a copy on file, returned the original to police, and summoned the investigating officer for the Jan. 26 hearing.
- The forensic analysis confirms the visual presence of KP Chief Minister Sardar Usman (Suhail) Afridi, Kamran Bangash, Taimur Jhagra and Irfan Saleem in 9 May-related videos after a frame-by-frame review completed in December.
- The court issued notice after Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation’s counsel objected to appointing AAG Mohammad Inam Yousafzai as special prosecutor, citing his prior representation of two accused in the case.
- Karachi authorities granted PTI an NOC for a Bagh-e-Jinnah rally with bans on incendiary and sectarian speech, organizers held responsible for security and traffic, and permission revocable on security grounds, as officials report widespread traffic gridlock and a spike in dog-bite cases despite an underperforming rabies program.
- Sindh moved to act on 13,603 corruption complaints across 22 departments, and at the OIC Pakistan condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland while affirming Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.