Overview
- In a rare joint briefing with air and naval officers, the army’s spokesman accused India of directing terrorism inside Pakistan and said New Delhi has offered no proof for claims around last year’s Pahalgam incident tied to the military’s “Ma’raka‑e‑Haq” anniversary.
- Lieutenant Colonel Khalid Hussain was killed during an intelligence-led raid in Balochistan, and his funeral in Rawalpindi drew the prime minister and the army chief, underscoring active counterterror operations and high-level attention to the fight.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a harder line on electricity theft and a pivot from imported fuel to hydropower, solar and biogas, with instructions to speed smart meters on high-loss feeders, penalize merit-order violations, and advance a 400 MW private “wheeling” market.
- The Islamabad High Court’s division bench stayed a single-judge order that had regularized National Command, Control and Intelligence Agency workers in grades 1–15, issuing notices for responses in an intra-court appeal.
- PTI’s Barrister Gohar Khan said prison visits sought since October have been blocked and voiced strong concern over the health of party founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, highlighting persistent political strain around detention and access.