Overview
- Pakistan’s top court suspended a Peshawar High Court decision that would extend Pakistan Origin Cards and citizenship to Afghan men married to Pakistani women, issuing notices and noting at least 117 pending applications.
- Field Marshal Asim Munir told tribal elders in Peshawar that Pakistan seeks peace with neighbors but will not tolerate attacks from Afghan soil, accusing the Taliban government of aiding Indian‑backed militant proxies.
- The planned in‑house no‑confidence move against AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq was pushed to November 1, with PPP leaders convening ahead of the expected filing.
- A Rawalpindi anti‑terrorism court moved against Alimah Khan after another nonappearance, ordering seizure of her surety’s property as court‑filed reports confirmed her ID and passport were blocked and bank accounts frozen.
- The Sindh High Court ordered the removal of an SSP and three officers over a fabricated case and shifted the probe to the FIA with a seven‑day deadline; in a separate ruling, the AJK High Court restored third‑party testing for government recruitment from grade 7 upward.