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The Air India Ahmedabad crash on June 12, 2025, claimed the lives of 260 people and remains under investigation by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). International media reports, including The Telegraph and The Wall Street Journal, have raised allegations of restricted access to evidence, citing disputes over black box data and wreckage documentation.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov is in Pakistan on his maiden two‑day state visit, the first by a Kyrgyz head of state in two decades. He was received by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at Nur Khan Airbase and later accorded a guard of honour at the Prime Minister’s House. During a joint press stakeout, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan reaffirmed their resolve to elevate ties by enhancing cooperation in trade, agriculture, defence, energy, education, culture, and connectivity.

The 11th meeting of the National Finance Commission (NFC) began in the federal capital on Thursday under Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s chairmanship, with provincial finance ministers and advisers in attendance. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal urged a review of both vertical and horizontal resource distribution formulas between the Centre and provinces.

The Taliban administration has confirmed that the bodies of 10 Afghan citizens killed in Iran have been returned home, according to BBC Urdu. Officials said the victims were among 11 Afghans allegedly taken illegally across the border and later killed “in a brutal manner.”

Three policemen were killed when a locally‑made explosive device targeted a police mobile near the Degree College in Panyala, about 50 kilometers from D.I. Khan. The victims were identified as ASI Gul Alam, Constable Rafiq, and driver Sakhi Jan, while Constable Azad Shah survived unharmed.

Senior negotiators representing Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held five hours of talks in Moscow on a possible Ukraine ceasefire, but failed to reach agreement.The Kremlin described the meeting as “constructive” yet said parts of the U.S.‑backed plan were unacceptable. Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov noted that while some points were agreed, “we are not yet moving toward a joint peace draft.”

Pakistan Tehreek‑e‑Insaf (PTI) has announced that its parliamentarians will stage a peaceful protest outside the Islamabad High Court and Adiala Jail on December 2 to demand early hearings of cases involving party founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Suhail Afridi, speaking at a press conference in Peshawar, said only lawmakers will join the demonstrations in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, while workers will hold a separate protest in Swabi.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelatty concluded a two‑day official visit to Pakistan, where he met Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, President Asif Ali Zardari, and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to India on December 4–5 for his first bilateral summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi since 2021. According to a report published by BBC Urdu, the visit is expected to focus on defence deals, including discussions on the Russian‑made S‑400 air defence system and Sukhoi‑57 fighter jets, as well as cooperation in energy and nuclear technology.

Pakistan’s Foreign Office has rejected concerns raised by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk over the 27th constitutional amendment, calling them “ungrounded and misplaced.” The amendment, passed by a two‑thirds majority in parliament, shifts constitutional jurisdiction from the Supreme Court to a newly created Federal Constitutional Court.