Overview
- Federal minister Amir Maqam denounced a Delhi special court’s life term for Aasia Andrabi and 30‑year terms for Fahmida Sofi and Nahida Nasreen, saying this week the rulings target Kashmiri leaders for dissent.
- Lahore High Court on Thursday barred Punjab from taking Women University Sialkot land for government offices and gave the province, the university and the chancellor three weeks to respond.
- Khairpur’s ‘Mehran Najat’ operation continued Thursday as three more bandits surrendered, with Sindh’s police chief expressing satisfaction and officials saying over 30 suspects have now laid down arms.
- Peshawar police reported Friday that a wanted suspect was killed in a Shahpur shootout, saying he died from fire by his own associates and had 19 cases against him including murder and attacks on police.
- SECP on Wednesday approved seven pension funds for Balochistan under a contributory system, shifting costs to shared employee‑employer accounts and giving workers individual pension balances tied to investment returns.