Daily brief
Saudi Arabia has mediated the release of three Pakistani soldiers who were being held by the Taliban, according to multiple reports. The soldiers were reportedly captured along the border region. The mediation marks a significant diplomatic intervention in regional security matters.
Pakistan's Planning Minister has called on Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka.
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will travel to New York to brief the UN Security Council on the situation in Palestine.
Eight Muslim nations, including Pakistan, have condemned an Israeli move to declare West Bank land as 'state property'.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has called for a judicial inquiry into recent police 'encounter' killings in Punjab.