Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has sought the registration of the First Information Report (FIR) against Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and others after the police raid at Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed an application at the Race Course police station to lodge an FIR against Maryam Nawaz, Rana Sanaullah, Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Mohsin Naqvi and Inspector General (IG) Punjab.  

The Islamabad administration has imposed Section 144 (ban on public gatherings and display of weapons) in Islamabad ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former prime minister Imran Khan’s appearance in Toshakhana case in the Judicial Complex today. Under Section 144, private companies, security guards, or individuals have been barred from carrying weapons. It is mandatory for drivers to carry their vehicle registration documents while driving.

Protesters have clashed with police again in central Paris over the French government’s pension reforms. Thousands of demonstrators lit fires and some threw firecrackers at police, who used tear gas to disperse them. It is the second night of unrest since President Emmanuel Macron decided to push through the controversial reforms to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote.

US President Joe Biden has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s issuing of an arrest warrant against his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The ICC accused President Putin of committing war crimes in Ukraine, something President Biden said the Russian leader had “clearly” done. The claims focus on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia since Moscow’s invasion in 2022.

North Korea claims that about 800,000 of its citizens have volunteered to join or re-enlist in the nation’s military to fight against the United States, North Korea’s state newspaper reported. About 800,000 students and workers, on Friday alone, across the country expressed a desire to enlist or re-enlist in the military to counter the United States, the Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported on Saturday.

British Interior Minister Suella Braverman will visit Rwanda this weekend to discuss an agreement where Britain will relocate refugees and migrants who arrive without permission as she doubles down on a plan mired in legal challenges and controversy. Britain agreed to send tens of thousands of refugees and migrants more than 6,400 km to Rwanda as part of a $146 million deal last year, though no flights have taken off as opponents challenge the policy in the courts.

Angola’s parliament has approved a year-long deployment of up to 500 soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after a ceasefire Luanda brokered between M23 rebels and government troops foundered. Deployment was approved on Friday by 178 lawmakers present in the 220-member parliament.

Brazilian security forces have waged a crackdown on criminal gangs accused of torching vehicles, shooting up buildings and sowing terror in four nights of attacks on dozens of northeastern cities. One suspect was killed and 17 arrested in the crackdown on the attacks on Friday, which authorities say have been organised by jailed gang leaders as a protest against prison conditions and new restrictions on their activities from behind bars.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and US general Mark Milley have spoken of their “unwavering support” for Ukraine during a call with their Ukrainian counterparts, the White House said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined the end of the call, the readout said. “He shared with all the attendees his thoughts on the liberation of Ukrainian lands from the Russian occupiers,” said Ukraine presidency’s statement.

Russia has threatened to destroy any fighter jets given to Ukraine by its allies, after two countries promised planes. Slovakia became the second Nato country to pledge Kyiv some MiG-29 aircraft on Friday, a day after Poland. Slovakia’s fleet was grounded last year and it no longer uses the jets.

Islamabad police devised a security plan ahead of PTI chief Imran Khan’s appearance before the Islamabad High Court (IHC). PTI central leader Shibli Faraz along with RPO Rawalpindi and DIG Security met Inspector General (IG) Islamabad today. The Islamabad police spokesperson said that they finalised security arrangements for Imran Khan’s appearance following the directives of the Islamabad High Court (IHC).  

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday briefed the Contact Group of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the humanitarian and human rights situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The minister was participating in the meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir on the sidelines of the 49th OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Nouakchott, Mauritania.

The federal cabinet on Friday approved the winding down of the SME Bank on the recommendation of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) while instructing to ensure the protection of consumers’ deposits. PM Shehbaz Sharif, chairing the meeting of the federal cabinet, instructed that the protection of the customers’ deposits should be ensured during the winding down process. It was decided that all of the bank customers would be paid Rs5.557 billion, in the first phase.

The federal government has decided to distribute free-of-cost flour to deserving families ahead of Ramazan. The decision was taken in a session chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The premier announced the distribution of free flour among 185,000 deserving families in Islamabad from 40 points established at the state-owned Utility Store Corporation (USC) from March 18.