Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh has urged the authorities to put an end to the crackdown on party leaders and workers across the province. In a video message from Karachi, Sheikh made a demand for the immediate release of all detained leaders and workers. He stated that 124 party leaders, workers, and elected representatives have been arrested so far, and that these individuals are peaceful, democratic, and committed to constitutional struggle.
Sheikh questioned what kind of democracy allows the entry and raiding of political workers’ homes, breaking down doors. Meanwhile, an investigation has revealed that a total of Rs 30 million is being stolen from the feeders of the DHQ Hospital in Charsadda every month. The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved four major development projects worth over Rs 240 billion. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a notification has been issued for the initiation of events at girls’ colleges, with the directorate of higher education issuing a letter to the college principals.
There is a possibility of a change in the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab, Dr Usman Anwar, with sources suggesting that he will be posted to the federal government. The Senate Standing Committee on Trade has posed tough questions to the US imports, barter trade, and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) performance. The Fire Brigade authorities claim that two of their vehicles are busy bringing a fire under control.
Libya’s Arab Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar visited GHQ today, accompanied by Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar. Federal Minister for Communications and Privatization, Ali Muhammad Khan, apologized to PPP Senator Palwasha Khan in the Senate session. Jamaat-e-Islami has reacted strongly to the statement made by the Sindh Chief Minister, Murad Ali Shah, saying that the right to peaceful protests and demonstrations is a democratic right.
Senate Leader of the Opposition, Maulana Raees Khan Nasir Abbas, stated in the Senate that the country is facing a crisis of economy, politics, and law and order. In an interview with journalists in Quetta, Mohammad Karamati Todehshki said that if Iran is attacked, they will give a befitting response. Smuggling of various goods, including oil, is common in Balochistan, and the government is taking strict action to curb it: Defence Minister.
The Prime Minister’s advisor on political affairs, Senator Rana Sanaullah, said that those who are not terrorists but are termed as such without any evidence will be addressed. The PTI parliamentary party meeting is expected to be attended by the Chief Minister of Punjab, Suhail Anwar Ahmad Khan Afridi. There is a possibility of a change in the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab, Dr Usman Anwar, with sources suggesting that he will be posted to the federal government. The government is taking strict action to curb smuggling of various goods, including oil, in Balochistan: Defence Minister.
The Federal Minister for Communications and Privatization, Ali Muhammad Khan, apologized to PPP Senator Palwasha Khan in the Senate session. After facing criticism for calling a film ‘sharirik’ and ‘mofsid’, film director and filmmaker Shazia Ali Khan has made her Instagram account private. The Senate Standing Committee on Trade has posed tough questions to the US imports, barter trade, and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) performance.
