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The campaign, running from November 25 to December 10, 2025, aims to raise awareness about online harassment and empower women and girls to protect themselves against digital abuse.

A domestic worker’s testimony of torture and humiliation by a salon owner and her husband has triggered outrage in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Police have arrested three suspects after the survivor’s video went viral, reaffirming the government’s zero‑tolerance stance on violence against women.

The university achieved a global ranking in the 1101-1150 band in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026, underscoring its commitment to global environmental and social challenges.

PTI’s Naeem Haider Panjutha accused the Election Commission of double standards after it issued a notice against KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi over remarks in the NA‑18 Haripur by‑election. He argued ruling party figures campaign freely while PTI leaders face scrutiny, while the ECP insists Afridi’s statement incited the public and endangered election staff.

Senior journalist Hasanat Malik has claimed that the government sought Chief Justice Yahya Afridi’s input before moving ahead with the 27th Constitutional Amendment, effectively receiving a green signal to proceed.

Police in Lahore stormed a Halloween party organized by TikToker Suzanne Khan in Gulberg, detaining 51 young men and women and seizing alcohol and hashish. Officials say the event was illegal and linked to immoral activities.

At the historic Sharm el-Sheikh peace conference, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stunned the audience by calling Donald Trump the “real deserving Nobel Prize” candidate for his role in brokering the Gaza ceasefire. BBC Urdu reported that Sharif praised Trump’s efforts not only in the Middle East but also in preventing conflict between India and Pakistan.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Sohail Afridi has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) with 90 votes, despite a boycott by opposition parties and controversy over the resignation of outgoing CM Ali Amin Gandapur. The KP Assembly Speaker ruled that Governor Faisal Karim Kundi’s objections to Gandapur’s resignation were “unconstitutional,” clearing the way for Afridi’s election.

In a strongly worded press conference at Corps Commander House Peshawar, DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry cautioned that no political party or individual will be allowed to compromise Pakistan’s security for personal gain. He linked the rise of extremism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a political-criminal nexus and rejected calls for dialogue with militants. BBC Urdu also reported on the briefing, noting the army’s emphasis on decisive action against foreign terrorists and their facilitators.

Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers, led by their chief Saad Hussain Rizvi, departed from Masjid Rehmat-ul-Alameen in Lahore to begin their announced march. The procession, which has drawn significant participation, is being closely monitored amid heightened security. BBC Urdu reports that clashes briefly erupted when police attempted to halt the rally.