Overview
- The Supreme Court released a written judgment upholding the Sindh High Court in a women’s inheritance case, dismissing the appeal, fining petitioner Abid Hussain Rs500,000 and stressing the state’s duty to ensure prompt transfers.
- The seven‑page decision, authored by Justices Athar Minallah and Irfan Saadat before Justice Minallah’s resignation, calls inheritance a divinely mandated right and orders the fine deposited within seven days for distribution among the heirs.
- Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah inspected the Korangi Causeway, Sharah Bhutto and Karimabad underpass works, ordering faster, higher‑quality construction, with officials citing 98% completion on one section and 85% at the underpass and aiming to open key segments by December 2025 to January 2026.
- Federal figures Khawaja Asif and Rana Tanveer Hussain, citing recent British‑magazine reporting, alleged Bushra Bibi relayed information to former intelligence leadership and claimed PTI’s founder was controlled by generals; the assertions were presented as their statements.
- Punjab’s Maryam Aurangzeb reported Lahore’s AQI had fallen to 159 and credited continuous monitoring, inspections and traffic enforcement, as the University of Agriculture Faisalabad advanced farmer outreach discouraging residue burning and promoting cleaner wheat‑sowing practices.