Overview
- Police said PTI supporters pelted officers with stones at the permitted Bagh-e-Jinnah gathering, prompting shelling and more than 30 arrests, with one policeman reported injured.
- Sindh officials rejected claims of obstruction, noting an NOC and security plan were issued and warning against shifting a rally onto roads, while PTI leaders alleged encirclement and harassment of organizers.
- The Punjab Forensic Science Laboratory confirmed the presence of KP Chief Minister Suhail Afridi, Kamran Bangash, Taimoor Jhagra and Irfan Saleem in May 9 videos, analyzing 16 clips frame by frame and noting some added text or joined segments.
- In the Radio Pakistan attack case, the Peshawar ATC returned the original forensic report to police, placed a copy on the record, summoned the investigating officer for the next hearing on January 26, and issued notices over the special prosecutor’s appointment following an objection.
- Punjab’s information minister called the findings irrefutable evidence of a planned conspiracy, while KP’s Afridi criticized the Sindh government during a brief Karachi address and vowed to carry the street campaign forward.