In a significant crackdown on terrorism, the Punjab Police have arrested 36 suspected terrorists across various districts of the province within the last month. According to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) spokesperson, these arrests were made during operations conducted in different parts of the province. In Faisalabad and Jhelum, the CTD arrested two terrorists and seized explosive materials from their possession. The CTD also conducted an operation in Dera Ismail Khan, where the suspects were arrested and their involvement in terrorist activities was confirmed.
The operations were carried out in various districts, including Qasur, Jhelum, Chakwal, Okara, Khanewal, Rawalpindi, Chiniot, Toba Tek Singh, Rajanpur, Sialkot, Jhang, Attock, and Sahiwal. The CTD spokesperson stated that the operation resulted in the seizure of explosive materials from the suspects. A boat capsized in the Sindh River near the village of Ya’qub Manaro in Sujawal due to strong winds.
Commenting on the situation, Sheikh Afzal Murtaza said that the person who is now the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cannot even run a primary school, and the current Chief Minister of the province has failed to form a cabinet in six months. The police spokesperson announced that action will be taken against those driving vehicles without a driving license.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, has arrived at the Prime Minister’s House for a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The Prime Minister was briefed on a proposed fuel support program for motorcyclists and rickshaw drivers. Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information, Shahzeb Jan, said that the government has obtained a video clip of the son of PTI founder, Imran Khan, in which he demanded the restoration of the status of the former Prime Minister.
The government has started considering bringing back $20 billion from Middle Eastern and European countries. Thieves have stolen 26 electricity meters from the 33KV Ghandawa feeder in the Bhag area. According to officials from the Quetta Electric Supply Company, five power poles were also damaged in the area. The police have filed a case against five accused persons on the request of the brother of the affected girl. The Punjab Health Department has taken action against five doctors at Lady Willington Hospital in Lahore.
Ammar Rashid said that authorities have been formed in all provinces to address the issue of slums, but the CDGK is the only department that refuses to recognize slums. The three-day meeting of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt, hosted by Pakistan, has concluded. Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Suhail Anwer, said that the federal government has made the statement of the son of PTI founder, Imran Khan, controversial. On this occasion, the Prime Minister said that in the current situation, the priority is to provide relief to the public. Dead bodies and injured people have been shifted to the hospital. Scores of people have accused a detained suspect of human smuggling through land routes.
