The Rawalpindi-Islamabad metro bus service, a vital transportation link between the two cities, remains suspended due to the possible protest by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. According to the metro bus administration, the service has been suspended from the Saddar to the Pakistan Secretariat due to the directives of the district administration.
In a related development, the Green Bus Service in Rawalpindi has also been suspended today. Sources claim that the suspension of the metro bus service is a result of the expected PTI protest, but the situation in Rawalpindi remains normal, with markets open, traffic flowing, and no signs of shutdown or strike.
Senator Pervez Rashid, a senior member of the ruling PML-N party, commented on the situation, saying, “Why are you worried today? This is the outcome of what you have done.”
Professor Muhammad Masroor, treasurer of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, has clarified the recent allegations made by the British media, particularly in the British Medical Journal and The Daily Mail, regarding the International Training Fellowship (ITF) program. He termed the allegations as baseless, misleading, and contrary to facts.
In a significant development, 80 countries, including Pakistan, participated in the DEFEXPO exhibition held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Federal Minister for Energy, Omer Ayub, stated that the cost of industrial electricity in Pakistan has reached the level of other countries in the region.
Opposition leader Senator Raja Naseer Abbas has held the Islamabad Police and the Ministry of Interior responsible for the mosque bombing incident. Federal Minister for Finance, Aisha Ghaus Pasha, met with Anna Beards, Managing Director of the World Bank, in Saudi Arabia’s city of Al-Ula.
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, expressed concern over the recent wave of terrorism and called for the implementation of a law banning usury. Minister for Finance, Miftah Ismail, met with Saudi Minister of Investment, Faisal Bin Faris Al-Fawzan, in Al-Ula.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has expressed concern over the recent wave of terrorism and called for the implementation of a law banning usury. Federal Minister for Finance, Miftah Ismail, met with Saudi Minister of Investment, Faisal Bin Faris Al-Fawzan, in Al-Ula.
Amir of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, described the recent wave of terrorism as disturbing. PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president, Javed Akbar, stated that unfortunately, the federal government has been imposed on us.
Member of the Pakistan Bar Council, Ahson Bhon, said that some lawyers have misused the success of the 2007 movement. Marad Ali Shah said that the fire brigade is separated in different parts and is being brought together, while the administrator of Hafizabad, Hamdullah, said that five municipal committee employees have been terminated for corrupt practices.
The Karachi Police have arrested several leaders and workers of Jamaat-e-Islami, including Sindh Assembly member Muhammad Farooq and his deputy, Pervez. Senior leader of the PML-N, Zaid Khan, advised the PTI party to learn a lesson from today’s events.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry, stated that it is for the first time that a pillion-riding ride has been imposed. The meeting between MQM leaders, Musadik Malik, Imran Khan, and Aminul Islam, the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, has been extended until 9 pm.
