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Police Clear Adiala Sit-In as Lawyers Split on New Court and PMDC, IHC Order Steps

The EU envoy warned Pakistan that backsliding on human rights could put GSP+ trade preferences at risk.

Overview

  • Rawalpindi police removed protesters near Adiala Jail and detained multiple PTI activists including Alima Khan, clearing the site after access to the prison was restricted.
  • The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council held a high-level session on Session 26-2025 admissions and said it will present transparent options to the court and implement the final ruling in full.
  • Senior lawyers at the All Pakistan Lawyers Action Committee meeting disagreed over calls to boycott the newly created Federal Constitutional Court, leaving any boycott conditional on bar associations’ consultation.
  • The Islamabad High Court directed the IG Islamabad to convene within two weeks with the ANF and private-school regulators to craft a framework to curb drugs in educational institutions.
  • EU Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis cautioned that insufficient progress on issues such as enforced disappearances and media freedom could endanger Pakistan’s GSP+ benefits.