Pakistan’s Sarhad University’s Rawat campus near Islamabad has sparked protests after an officer was allegedly seen brandishing a pistol and firing shots into the air. The incident reportedly began during a student protest over fees and class schedules. Students allege that a security officer first assaulted a student with a stick before the confrontation escalated. A student also alleged that a female student was manhandled, slapped and had her scarf pulled during the incident.

Fresh protests have erupted in Pakistan as police detained several demonstrators during a solidarity rally outside the Lahore Press Club supporting activists in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). The protest followed continuing unrest linked to regional elections, with participants calling for an end to violence and backing the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). Police dispersed the gathering and took several protesters into custody.