Overview
- IG Punjab Abdul Kareem visited the Kaccha riverine belt on Saturday to review posts, drone surveillance and troop welfare, saying the operation had restored order and that those who surrender will face the law while holdouts will face force.
- Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz earlier announced a Rs23 billion Kaccha development plan and ordered 14,500 acres transferred to local residents, with new schools, clinics, roads, drone monitoring and a monitored illegal-arms buyback plus mobile health and ID services.
- For labor outreach, Punjab has launched ration cards with a Rs3,000 monthly subsidy, handed keys to completed worker flats with more units pledged, and upgraded social security hospitals and support grants.
- Federal Energy Minister Owais Laghari said Friday that LNG deliveries arrived and electricity load management ended, citing a rise in hydropower output to about 6,000 megawatts.
- Pakistan’s embassy in Abu Dhabi has paused passport processing due to a technical fault, while separate system issues kept some overseas applications from reaching headquarters.