Kasur

Seven people, including two children, were killed and 20 injured in Punjab due to heavy rains causing structural collapses, drowning, and electrocution. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority reported 14 rain-related incidents, including roof collapses and livestock deaths, across multiple districts.

3,172 gender-based violence cases were reported in Pakistan from January to June 2026, with murders, torture, and abductions being the most common. Punjab accounted for 74% of cases, followed by Sindh with 17%, and 10 districts were identified as most vulnerable.

Ministers from the ruling PML-N rebuked Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for remarks suggesting soldiers' sacrifices are tied to salaries. Defense Minister Khawaja Asif and other ministers criticized the comments as morally insensitive, emphasizing the ideological and patriotic duty behind military personnel's service.

A woman in Kasur threw acid on a man after discovering he had divorced three women and sought to marry her. Separately, a woman attempted suicide with her children at a canal due to a domestic dispute over accommodating her children from a previous marriage.