Overview
- ISPR said security forces killed 25 militants, including four suicide bombers, and lost five personnel during actions in Spenwam, North Waziristan, and Ghaki, Kurram, after repelling cross-border infiltration attempts, with clearance operations continuing.
- Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced immediate reopening of household gas connections nationwide, launching RLNG-based service to clear a large backlog of applications after years of supply constraints.
- PPP has decided to move a no-confidence motion against AJK Prime Minister Choudhry Anwarul Haq and is negotiating to reach the 27-member threshold, with 17 members of its own and outreach under way to other blocs.
- On Kashmir Black Day, President Asif Ali Zardari and the prime minister reaffirmed political and diplomatic support for Kashmiris and urged UN action, as provincial chief ministers issued solidarity messages.
- Indore police reported arresting a suspect named Aqeel after complaints of harassment of two Australian women cricketers; separately, a Rahim Yar Khan rape survivor protested alleged police inaction, and CDA/MCI filed a framework report in the Islamabad High Court in a stray-dog culling case.