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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that the government’s top priority is to implement reforms in the agricultural sector. Addressing the working group’s review meeting on agricultural sector reforms, the Prime Minister said that the government is taking measures to provide standard seeds, fertilizers at reasonable prices, and ensure the availability of medicines. He added that the federal government is working with provinces to promote agricultural development and invest in research using existing resources to increase crop yields per acre.
The Prime Minister also directed the formation of a five-year plan to increase agricultural production. In a separate incident, a 25-year-old youth lost his life in a shootout with robbers in the Kashmir Colony area of Karachi. In Chakwal’s Talagang area, a passenger bus fell into a ditch, killing five people and injuring 27 others.
The Peshawar police have launched a massive crackdown on land mafia, usurers, and robbers. The Sindh High Court has issued a stay order in the case of the ownership of Cotton Exchange Building. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has declared several power stations and companies to be lacking in safety standards.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ishaq Dar, met with Pakistan’s Ambassador to Russia, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, in Russia. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator, Barrister Ali Zafar, said that the current atmosphere does not seem conducive to negotiations, and his party is not allowed to engage in any form of politics.
According to officials, the bodies and injured were shifted to the hospital via ambulance. Awami National Party (ANP) leader and former Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Amir Haider Khan Hoti, said that war and negotiations cannot be carried out simultaneously, and a review of attitudes is necessary.
The Election Tribunal in Peshawar has dismissed the electoral petition of PTI candidate, Taimur Saleem Jhagda. In Quetta, a rickshaw driver set his vehicle on fire on Airport Road. The rickshaw driver, while accusing the traffic police officer of demanding money from him, said that he had to take extreme measures.
Barrister Salman Akram Raja explained his statement on party chairmanship. Education Minister of Sindh, Syed Sardar Ali Shah, met with a delegation of the Grand Alliance of Private Schools Associations. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has given approval to make Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad airports self-sufficient.
With elections approaching, a strong competition is expected between two groups, with the most interesting competition expected for the professor’s seat. Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Barrister Gohar Khan, said that if negotiations have reached the level of five big parties, it should not be understood.
According to American media, Russia has sent submarines and other ships to protect its oil tankers. Indian media has claimed that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected Bangladesh’s request to shift T20 World Cup matches from India. The 100 Index ended the previous day at 1,85,062 points.
In a statement, the Saudi-led alliance said that Al Zubaidi was not on a plane to Riyadh.
