Overview
- Punjab said the Nigehban Ramadan package now covers roughly 4.2 million families, providing Rs10,000 via cards usable at ATMs without fees or PINs, with a helpline to resolve eligibility issues and province‑wide delivery targeted by March 10.
- Counter‑Terrorism Department operations killed 14 alleged militants in Balochistan—eight in Quetta’s Drakshan area and six in Barkhan—while seizing weapons and reporting three CTD personnel wounded.
- Leaders including the president, prime minister and interior minister praised the CTD actions, framing the raids as part of efforts to block planned attacks and strengthen security.
- Police reported gunmen attacked near the Yark interchange in Dera Ismail Khan, killing Customs official Israr Khan and police constable Muhammad Bilal and wounding two others, with the assailants fleeing as search operations continued.
- PTI‑aligned figures announced a street movement and an “Imran Khan Rahai Force,” pressed claims about Khan’s eye condition in a court‑filed medical report, and saw the Supreme Court refuse an immediate meeting request; separately, the prime minister moved to dismiss Pakistan hockey’s management after an inquiry into players’ complaints from the Australia tour.