Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered that MoUs signed at the Hangzhou B2B conference be turned quickly into formal agreements and joint ventures and announced he will chair monthly progress reviews to speed implementation.
- Federal Energy Minister Owais Laghari said the government will keep electricity subsidies for consumers using under 200 units and will link meters to QR codes to verify eligibility and reduce misuse.
- The Federal (Constitutional) Court on June 2 ruled that collecting an extra 4 percent levy from poultry feed mills is unlawful, a decision that could cut expected revenue ahead of budget deliberations and force compensatory measures.
- Anti‑Corruption Punjab reported recoveries totalling about Rs50 crore and the arrest and jailing of multiple officials and contractors in a roughly Rs1 billion corruption probe at Faisalabad Waste Management Company.
- The judiciary has publicly chastised enforcement agencies and tightened evidentiary review after the Supreme Court faulted the ANF and ordered forensic analysis of CCTV in a drugs case, and provincial police operations and high‑profile criminal probes — including the Model Town gang‑rape death — remain active and closely watched.