- Supreme Court notes that the State ‘cannot possibly ignore its obligation to enforce fundamental rights or to act in accordance with the principles of policy set out in Article 38(d) related to housing/shelter for citizens’ and orders federal, provincial governments + CDA to prepare proposals to that effect.
- SC reprimands police and CDA officials for the brutality of the I-11 katchi abadi operation, asks where are all the terrorists that they were boasting about capturing.
- Housing expert Tasneem Siddiqui appears in court and is appointed amicus curae to advise CDA and government on fulfilling their constitutional responsibilities to provide low-income housing.
- SC orders Law and Justice Commission to organize meeting between petitioners and respondents to formulate proposals for resolving issue of low-income housing. [news link]