Overview
- Punjab hosted an ASEAN capacity‑building conference at the Safe Cities Authority in Lahore, highlighting more than 8,000 AI cameras, virtual women’s and child safety services, panic buttons, e‑challans, and a 24/7 helpline now operating across 24 districts.
- Provincial cabinet members toured the Safe Cities command center as international delegates from Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Timor‑Leste and Vietnam attended sessions on AI‑based policing, smart surveillance and traffic management from November 17–21.
- Local media reported the no‑confidence motion against Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Choudhry Anwar ul Haq succeeded, with Raja Faisal Mumtaz Raathor elected after parties claimed a simple majority ahead of the vote in Muzaffarabad.
- Senior judicial resignations continued to reverberate politically, with commentary noting departures by Justices Athar Minallah and Mansoor Ali Shah from the Supreme Court and Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza from the Lahore High Court.
- Separately, Anti‑Corruption Punjab’s detainee Iqbal Sanghera was reported to have escaped from Rawalpindi police custody during transfer, prompting an FIR over alleged negligence, while the prime minister inaugurated upgrades at Karachi Cantt Station and relaunched the refurbished Shalimar Express.