The police in Gujranwala have confirmed that four people were brutally murdered by armed men, and in an ensuing encounter, the culprits were killed by the police. According to the police, the suspects were being taken into custody when they opened fire at the police mobile near Wapda Town. The police further claimed that the suspects were responsible for the murder of a woman and her two children, among four others. The body of the deceased suspect has been shifted to a hospital for an autopsy.
In a separate development, the Sindh government has signed an agreement with the US Department of Agriculture to provide free meals and ration to over 200,000 students studying in 1,300 government primary schools in the province. Under the program, the US will provide $80 million in financial assistance through the McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program.
The federal government has announced that it will provide uninterrupted electricity during the fasting and breaking of fast hours in the holy month of Ramadan. The Lahore High Court has issued a written order on a petition filed by Maryam Nawaz for the return of a guarantee amount deposited in the Choithram Sugar Mill.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has expressed regret over not being able to meet PTI Chairman Shahbaz Gill. The PTI leader has stated that it is their fundamental right to receive instructions from the party chairman. PTI leader Senator Faisal Javed Khan has confirmed that Shahbaz Gill and PTI leader Barrister Gohar Ali Khan had visited the Adiala Jail, but there was no meeting.
The Supreme Court has been presented with a three-page report on the facilities available in the Adiala Jail for the party chairman by the Jail Superintendent. The Sui Southern Gas Company has announced a revised gas schedule for Sindh and Balochistan during the holy month of Ramadan.
The Sindh Education Department has taken a major step in Karachi by conducting a raid on schools selling drugs and narcotics. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has been monitoring the possible weather conditions in the country. The PTI leadership has been aware of Imran Khan’s eye problem since February 9.
PTI leader Shahbaz Gill had a 30-minute meeting with Maryam Nawaz in the conference room. The new moon of Ramadan is expected to appear on February 17, 2026, at 5:01 PM Pakistani Time. PTI leader Syed Ali Arbab has accepted responsibility for the alleged death of a woman in a traffic jam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to road closure. The Peshawar High Court has directed the Inspector General of Police and the Chief Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to immediately open the roads.
A grand assembly has been convened at the Hashtnagar location in Saudi Arabia to see the moon of Ramadan.
