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Several police officials, including a DSP, were injured after two Karachi police teams clashed over custody of suspects in a short-term kidnapping case. Senior officers later intervened, and the suspects were handed over to Shahrah-e-Noor Jahan police station.
A Karachi court granted four-day physical remand of Iqrar ul Hassan to cybercrime investigators in a case involving alleged false, defamatory and anti-state online content. The court directed investigators to produce him again on October 17 after completing the remand period.
Police in Mirpur arrested a suspect accused of filming a passerby girl and uploading her video to TikTok through an alleged fake account without consent. The case was traced by the Cyber Crime Unit after the victim’s family filed a complaint, and investigators say further inquiry is under way.
Sohail Afridi and four others have been added as accused in the 2023 Radio Pakistan attack case through a supplementary charge sheet submitted before an anti-terrorism court in Peshawar. The hearing was adjourned until October 28 after the judge was absent, keeping the politically sensitive case active amid ongoing tensions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has said the emergency proclamation under Article 232 applies to all of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, not only 12 terrorism-hit districts. The government says the move is aimed at harmonising counterterrorism policy and responding to a sharp rise in security incidents across the province.
Police arrested more than 50 people in Bara, Khyber, after violent incidents led to four cases under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Authorities said further raids would continue and urged citizens not to spread rumours as the situation remained under control.
Mohsin Naqvi told the Senate that the KP emergency and governor’s rule did not violate the Constitution, saying major coalition parties had reviewed the relevant legal provisions. He also said earlier talks with the opposition initially focused on terrorism rather than political issues.
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi has arrived in Pakistan for a two-day visit to lead Oman’s delegation at the eighth Joint Ministerial Commission session. The talks are expected to review bilateral cooperation across trade, investment, labour, energy, security, education and other sectors.
The Pakistan Army has successfully test-launched the Fatah-2 extended range hypersonic ballistic missile. Officials said the system is equipped with advanced navigation and avionics and is designed to improve precision strike capability and defeat missile defence systems.
Five members of a family, including two young girls, were found dead inside a locked apartment in Karachi’s Bin Qasim Town. Police recovered a pistol from the scene, while Sindh authorities ordered investigators to examine all angles and complete forensic and legal procedures.
At least four people were killed and more than 40 injured after the Rehman Baba Express derailed near Sher Shah Railway Station in Multan district. Railways officials ordered an inquiry, arranged replacement travel for passengers and said compensation would be paid under the insurance policy.
Federal ministers defended governor's rule and emergency measures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying the steps were taken because of rising terrorism and the need for a unified security policy. Officials said the decision was not politically motivated and claimed it had given people in the province hope for improved safety.
