Overview
- Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz launched the programme in Depalpur, with officials citing 15 districts in the first phase, 75 assistance camps, over 71,000 bank accounts opened for recipients, and initial Rs50,000 cash with ATM cards distributed.
- Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Pakistan expects a $1.2 billion IMF tranche by December and asserted that the lender cannot set terms contrary to the national interest.
- Security forces reported eight militants killed near Dera Ismail Khan after a pipeline crew flagged threats, while the Counter Terrorism Department arrested two suspects in Hyderabad and said it recovered terror-financing funds and weapons.
- The Islamabad High Court gave police three days to recover a missing National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency deputy director after the petitioner’s wife was also reported missing, warning senior officials could be summoned if progress stalls.
- Police in Rawalpindi registered a case naming MPA Naeem Ijaz and associates over a fatal attack in Sahal Adda that left one person dead and two injured, with the complaint alleging a land dispute; inquiries are ongoing.