Overview
- Punjab Assembly approved the Insafad‑e‑Terrorism Punjab Amendment Bill 2026 after rejecting all opposition amendments, a move critics say allows secret proceedings and broader designated‑authority powers.
- Security forces reported major counterterror operations overnight on Aug. 31–Sep. 1 in Chaghi and Pishin that they say killed 21 militants while six security personnel were killed in exchanges of fire.
- The Islamabad High Court issued a written order directing improved access for the PTI founder and his family, including family visits, regulated audio/video WhatsApp calls, daily medical‑board recommended walks, and delivery of vetted reading material.
- A judicial commission probing the Mirza killing recorded family, nursery staff and Dr. Osama’s statements and flagged discrepancies between initial and final post‑mortem reports, while Lahore police named three suspects in the Abdullah Tahir murder and said alleged principal shooters remain at large.
- Lahore High Court upheld the Information Commission’s order to release LESCO minutes to a citizen, the Anti‑Terrorism Court in Lahore adjourned Ijaz Choudhary’s bail hearings to Sept. 9, and Sindh’s cabinet formed a subcommittee to review major local‑government amendments and election timing.