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Security forces foiled a suspected major terror plot in Panjgur after recovering rocket fuses, IEDs and communication equipment during an intelligence-based operation. Officials said the timely action prevented possible large-scale destruction in the area.
Former Karachi BRT Yellow Line project director Zameer Abbasi has been arrested in Lahore over alleged financial irregularities involving more than Rs7 billion. Anti-corruption officials say he will be transferred to Karachi as the investigation into the major transport project continues.
Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Coast Guards seized around two tonnes of drugs near Gwadar in an intelligence-based operation. Officials estimated the recovered narcotics at about $215 million and handed the consignment to Coast Guards for legal proceedings.
Karachi police have registered a terrorism case against the driver of a pick-up that crashed into a Muharram gathering outside a DHA imambargah, killing a teenage girl and injuring 19 mourners. The investigation has been transferred to the CTD as officials collect CCTV footage and other evidence.
A Quetta anti-terrorism court has found BYC chief organiser Dr Mahrang Baloch and Sibghatullah Shahji guilty in a 2024 Gwadar protest case and handed them life sentences. The detailed written verdict is still awaited, while the defence is expected to challenge the decision.
Karachi police have named Tanveer Pasta and four others responsible in the initial Gul Plaza fire challan, but prosecutors returned the report over major investigation gaps. The case now requires stronger evidence, including CCTV footage, inquiry findings and eyewitness statements.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has finalised an Ashura security plan that includes full or partial mobile phone service suspension in selected areas on Muharram 9 and 10. Authorities have declared hundreds of Imambargahs and processions sensitive and activated monitoring centres across the province.
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of KP, Islamabad and Punjab, with tremors felt in several major cities. Authorities said no major damage had been reported in Punjab so far and advised citizens to contact emergency helplines if needed.
Former Karachi Yellow Line BRT Project Director Zameer Ahmed Abbasi has reportedly gone missing in Lahore after being booked in an Rs8.5 billion corruption case. A kidnapping FIR has been registered, while the corruption inquiry into the World Bank-assisted project continues.
Police recovered a French national woman from a house in Khyber district after allegations that she was being kept there against her will. Authorities have shifted her and her four children to a women police station and contacted the French Embassy through the Foreign Office.
Justice Munib Akhtar has taken oath as Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan during Chief Justice Yahya Afridi’s stay abroad. The oath was administered at the Supreme Court’s Karachi Branch Registry, with judges and senior court officials in attendance.
Five bomb disposal unit personnel were martyred after terrorists attacked their team in Razmak, North Waziristan. Security forces cordoned off the area, set up checkpoints and launched a search operation to trace the attackers.
