Overview

• Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari said the provincial cabinet approved banning Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan and sent the summary to the federal government.
• Bukhari reported 1,648 police personnel were injured during the TLP demonstrations and stressed that no decisions were taken regarding any mosque or madrassa.
• The Pakistan Peoples Party gave the government one month to implement promised measures, with leaders citing pending actions on a Punjab local government law, the power crisis and agricultural reforms.
• Security forces reported operations in North Waziristan and Bannu that killed six militants, while a failed suicide attack in Mir Ali led to the deaths of three women and two children, with responsibility claimed by the Gul Bahadur group.
• Residents in Ferozwala decried steep food price increases and appealed to Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz for action, as Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal opened a passport facilitation desk in Gujranwala and business leaders pressed for a Special Economic Zone.