Martyrs & politics collide: Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan urged Maulana Fazlur Rehman to apologise over remarks linking soldiers’ sacrifices to money, as ministers hit back for being “morally insensitive.” Rights watchdogs: Amnesty International accused Pakistan of using administrative detention laws to suppress dissent, calling for the release of PTM and Baloch activists and a journalist. Afghan doctors detained: Police in Multan arrested 13 Afghan doctors and a medical student and sent them to a deportation centre despite visa cases reportedly pending for nearly a year. Education push in Punjab: Maryam Nawaz approved Aitchison-standard schools across the province and a Lahore pilot “Centre of Academic Leadership” for 10,000 students. Women’s empowerment diplomacy: Pakistan hosted the OIC Women’s Conference in Islamabad, with leaders stressing women’s socio-economic and political empowerment. Culture & media: Actor Usama Khan blamed Pakistan’s censorship and “ban culture” for limiting bolder OTT storytelling and called for more documentaries. Religion, law, and society: A crypto fatwa declaring trading haram sparked regional debate, while the Islamabad High Court heard a challenge to NAB’s Section 32A.