Overview
- Public outrage after the deadly roof collapse at a private tuition centre in Kahna prompted the Punjab School Education Department to survey academies and identify 760 unregistered centres so far, with officials ordering immediate registration or closure and mandatory fitness certificates for buildings.
- The Karachi prosecution returned the police challan in the Gul Plaza fire case, saying the submitted report omitted the judicial commission file, failed to explain why emergency exits were closed, and left out key institutional actors such as building control and fire authorities.
- A criminal case has been registered in Lahore against the alleged husband of detained suspect 'Anmol' and the Nawab Town police have opened an inquiry into accusations of forced entry, theft of valuables and false charges, with investigations ongoing.
- Provincial officials in Rawalpindi instructed rapid delivery of wheelchairs, hearing aids and other devices under the Assistive‑Devices flagship programme to ease access for people with disabilities and signalled closer coordination between social welfare and education departments.
- Authorities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir rejected social‑media claims of police firing at a Rawalakot protest as misleading, and separate coverage confirmed heavy fatalities in a Zhob bus crash that has added urgency to calls for better transport safety and emergency response.