Overview
- ISPR said Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir reviewed Lahore Garrison preparations, urged innovation for future warfare and underscored a zero‑tolerance posture toward security threats.
- PTI leaders rejected politicization of terrorism in a press conference, pressed for full implementation of the National Action Plan and disputed assertions from the military’s spokesperson.
- An Islamabad District and Sessions Court issued a written order declaring Ali Amin Gandapur a proclaimed offender in an alcohol and weapons case, canceling his surety and directing his arrest.
- Punjab announced a monthly 25,000‑rupee honorarium for mosque imams with accounts to open by late February, while Nikkei Asia was cited praising the ‘Suthra Punjab’ waste program and investors’ interest in waste‑to‑power.
- Authorities in Karachi denied PTI a Korangi rally at a main road over traffic concerns, as a magnitude‑5.8 quake was felt from Islamabad to Rawalpindi and firefighters tackled a developing factory blaze in FB Industrial Area.