Overview
- Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore secured 36 votes against a 27-vote threshold to replace Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq, with the oath ceremony slated in Muzaffarabad.
- PTI did not participate in the vote, two members opposed, and PPP’s coordinated October coalition moves delivered a working majority in the 53-member house.
- Reported resignations by Justices Athar Minallah, Mansoor Ali Shah and Lahore High Court’s Shams Mahmood Mirza drew warnings from PML-N’s Khawaja Saad Rafique about judicial stability.
- Rawalpindi’s Anti-Terrorism Court reissued non-bailable warrants for Alima Khan after she again failed to appear, receiving a Punjab property report and signaling potential attachment steps.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif opened Karachi Cantt station upgrades and the New Shalimar Express, outlined KCR modernization and regional rail links, as security and policing updates included a Bannu suicide blast that killed only the attacker, Sargodha ‘honey-trap’ arrests, and LESCO suspensions over alleged corruption.