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Punjab Information Minister, Ameen Ul Haque, has launched a scathing attack on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) street movement, calling it a “joke” and a “futile exercise.” In a statement issued from Lahore, the minister said that the PTI leaders were “having a field day” after celebrating the Bangladesh flag for a night, but their “moment of triumph” was short-lived. He added that the movement’s leaders were left without a response to the slogans they had been chanting.
Ameen Ul Haque further stated that the PTI leaders should return home and “get back to their respective provinces,” instead of trying to dictate policies to the rest of the country. He urged them to “leave Lahore to the Sikhs” and “get back to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” and listen to the people’s voices.
Meanwhile, the National Cyber Crime Agency has been established, and there is a zero-tolerance policy towards hate speech and terrorism-related content, said Sindh Home Minister, Atta Tarar. He also revealed that he had spoken to the Chief Justice regarding the violence case against Rizwan Bhatti.
PTI founder, Imran Khan, and his wife Bushra Bibi, have requested the Supreme Court to declare the Toshakhana case verdict null and void. Ziaullah Langah, a PTI leader, termed the terrorist group’s narrative as “a pack of lies” and stated that they create a false narrative against the state through social media.
The Punjab government has officially announced the schedule for the Basant festival 2026. PPP leader, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has said that Pakistani doctors and nurses have played a crucial role in saving the country from various crises, calling them “the real heroes” of Pakistan.
Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, Secretary-General of the PPP Parliamentarians, said that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had announced that the party will play a long innings with the people. This statement is seen as a challenge to the PTI.
Due to bad weather, the flight operations at Lahore airport have been severely affected, resulting in six flights being diverted to Islamabad Airport. According to a senior police officer, the six passengers included three generations of a family.
Justice Jamal Mandokhail, a senior judge, said that if such a crime is committed, it should be dealt with severely, and the dignity of the victim should not be compromised. The Foreign Office Spokesperson said that the Pakistan government had tried to save the accused in the Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case and that the incidents had created fear and a sense of insecurity among Muslims in India.
In a statement, the Speaker of the National Assembly said that a permit is required to enter the Assembly, and a minimum of a CNIC is necessary. In a police encounter in Daudzai, Peshawar, five target killers were killed, and the details of the incident have been shared by the police.
Pakistani actress, Sherry Rehman, said that water is Pakistan’s red line, and no compromise can be made on it. If India tries to encroach on it, it will face a defeat like the one in 1971.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted light rain in Karachi and Hyderabad, while thunderstorms are expected in Dadu, Jacobabad, and Khasmur.
