Overview
- The Torkham crossing in Khyber reopened at 7:00 a.m. for Afghan citizens returning home, with Deputy Commissioner Bilal Shahid Rao confirming it remains closed to two-way trade.
- The FIA reported cash recoveries totaling about Rs 4.25 crore from six arrested NCCIA officers in the case linked to YouTuber Ducky Bhai and opened inquiries into assets beyond declared income.
- A Lahore court extended the physical remand of the six NCCIA officers for three more days, with an FIA report itemizing recoveries from named suspects including senior agency officials.
- Audit teams launched a formal review of LESCO’s AMI smart‑meter procurement worth over Rs 5 billion, seeking complete records from the CEO, senior technical leadership, and a board member from tender to purchase order.
- At Chenab Nagar’s 44th Khatm‑e‑Nubuwwat conference, speakers pressed parties to require candidate pledges on the finality of prophethood and urged restrictions on Ahmadis, while in India Mohammad Azharuddin was sworn into Telangana’s cabinet and is expected to handle Minority Welfare.