Overview
- The Islamabad High Court issued a detailed, 24‑page judgment that permanently bars poisoning, shooting or killing of stray dogs and directs the Wildlife Management Board, CDA and other agencies to adopt science‑based population control and a central vaccination and bite‑report database.
- Karachi police arrested an alleged short‑term kidnapping gang that included an on‑duty Excise Department inspector, recovered four pistols and a vehicle, and said investigations into multiple ransom cases are continuing.
- Counter‑Terrorism Department operations in the Panjpai and Nohisar areas near Quetta left nine militants dead and caused the deaths of four CTD personnel with several others wounded during clashes.
- The Federal Investigation Agency expanded the high‑profile ‘Pinky’ cocaine probe by detaining two suspects of Nigerian nationality in Lahore, a developing case that investigators say was advanced using data from the central suspect’s phone.
- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz ordered frontline deployment for Eid, launched a large sanitation plan with thousands of workers and collection centres, and approved fines of Rs50,000 for dumping animal remains at prohibited sites.