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President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointment of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as Pakistan’s first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recommendation. Munir will serve a five‑year term while continuing as Chief of Army Staff. The President also extended the tenure of Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu by two years, effective March 2026.

As prisoner body transfers near completion in Gaza, Israel’s government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces allegations of sidestepping commitments in the US‑brokered ceasefire. Disputes over the Rafah crossing and black box access have fueled tensions, while Washington increases pressure ahead of Netanyahu’s expected US visit. Hamas insists on full implementation, leaving the future of the truce uncertain.

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.