Overview
- Security officials reported 13 militants killed in intelligence-based raids in Bara and Bannu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with clearance operations continuing under Operation Azm-e-Istehkam.
- Sindh said it set aside Rs 850 million for families of the deceased in the Gul Plaza fire and has paid 61 of 72 families Rs 10 million each.
- The province reported Rs 600 million for affected traders and has issued Rs 500,000 to 843 shopkeepers, and it ordered the building authority to submit a reconstruction plan that could include demolition and a rebuild.
- A federal maritime subcommittee set transparency rules for war-risk surcharges, requiring disclosure of all charges before booking and prohibiting the fee on shipments dispatched before March 3, 2026.
- Finance officials met IFC and World Bank teams, who said IFC’s Pakistan portfolio now tops $2 billion with about $2.7 billion committed this year, and talks centered on building a stronger pipeline for private projects, PPPs, and more local-currency lending.