Overview
- Goods transporters suspended their nationwide strike after talks with officials, with association president Malik Shehzad saying demands were accepted following port disruptions in Karachi.
- The Lahore High Court directed authorities to provide immediate written reasons whenever a traveler is off‑loaded from an international flight, underscoring constitutional protections for movement.
- The Islamabad High Court set aside contempt sentences earlier imposed on the capital’s deputy commissioner and SSP Operations, finding no legal basis for the charges.
- President Asif Ali Zardari signed the Evidence (Amendment) Bill 2025, putting into force changes to the country’s evidentiary framework.
- A government meeting led by Special Assistant Haroon Akhtar Khan launched work on a lithium‑ion battery policy and formed three stakeholder working groups tasked to report within two weeks.