Women’s Economic Support: UNDP and UN Women launched a $1.7m initiative to back about 1,500 Afghan women entrepreneurs with collateral-free, Sharia-compliant financing, training, and market access, aiming to protect livelihoods amid shrinking opportunities. Public Health & Mobility: WHO extended international travel restrictions tied to polio risk after reviewing ongoing wild poliovirus transmission across Pakistan and Afghanistan, noting cross-border spread and continued hotspots. Regional Security Pressure: Pakistan’s ECO meetings and UNGA remarks again linked regional peace to eliminating militancy “emanating from Afghanistan,” while warning that terrorism and instability block development and integration. Water & Climate Stakes: At UNGA, Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif warned against any diversion of river waters and called for stronger climate financing and debt relief—issues tied to long-term stability in the region. Airspace & Border Risks: Reports of drones entering Pakistan from Afghanistan and related countermeasures highlight how the frontier threat is shifting beyond traditional infiltration. Health System Shock: A suicide attack on an anti-smuggling checkpoint in DI Khan killed at least 12 and injured about 35, with an ambulance also coming under fire.