Overview
- Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approved a rule allowing only electric or hybrid vehicles for departmental procurement, with field‑duty vehicles exempt.
- Punjab issued NOCs for 170 petrol pumps across 31 cities, requiring an operational EV charging unit at each new site as a condition for approval.
- Lahore High Court’s written order by Justice Ali Zia Bajwa directed the DG NCCIA and PTA to identify social‑media propaganda targeting judges and file reports at the Jan. 15 hearing, warning of strict legal action.
- CTD Dera Ismail Khan reported an intelligence‑based raid that killed three wanted militants—Nimatullah, Abdul Rauf Afghani and Mustafa—with weapons and grenades recovered; Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised the operation.
- Provincial officials said the 915‑bed, Rs72 billion Nawaz Sharif Institute of Cancer Treatment and Research is advancing with a phase‑one clinic starting soon, as LDA finalizes a GIS‑based app to pilot digital monitoring of maintenance work.