Overview

• Turkey’s Islamabad embassy dispatched 166 Pakistanis on fully funded Türkiye scholarships as the ambassador urged deeper education cooperation and signaled plans to grow student numbers beyond the roughly 5,000 already enrolled.
• The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench overturned trial-court death sentences in two Chakwal murder cases, including the Neela case and a child rape‑murder, prompting the victim family to protest and appeal for top‑court review.
• The State Bank hosted an Islamic banking seminar for madrasa students and scholars where religious leaders pressed for eliminating interest-based practices and called for reforms to the banking system.
• Punjab authorities compiled a focused list of Murree’s civic priorities that flags water shortages, poor sanitation, blocked drains, broken roads and lighting gaps for action.
• Community leaders in Gujar Khan accused the new assistant commissioner of neglect as public-safety and service issues persisted, while police registered a GT Road robbery case and IESCO’s Attock circle held an open court to resolve electricity complaints.