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Panic gripped the Balochistan Assembly in Pakistan as lawmakers shared news of a daring robbery staged by armed men in the city of Panjgur. Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) Rahmat Baloch revealed that armed men had attacked banks in Panjgur, and inquired about the response of the Director General of Police (DGP) and the police department in the current situation. In response, Balochistan Chief Minister Sardar Saeed Ughar Begti stated that the armed men entered the banks as customers, and after a 20-minute operation, one security official was killed and another was injured. The chief minister added that the robbers escaped after the police responded. He promised to provide more details about the incident to the assembly member.
During the assembly session, a complaint was filed against assembly members using social media against the law. Meanwhile, questions related to labor were postponed due to the absence of the provincial labor minister. A sudden report came in about the Toshakhana case: PTI founder’s lawyer, Barrister Salman Safdar, mentioned in the police report that three suspects were arrested on December 13 in Nazimabad during a raid. The suspects were involved in a land-grabbing case in Malir.
A market survey report on agricultural medicines and pesticides has been released, revealing severe shortages in the agricultural medicines market. This report was approved under the Pakistan Public Resources for Development Program.
The curse of land-grabbing has once again raised its head: Farooq Sattar said that the Toshakhana is supposed to be the property of the ruling party, but it has been betrayed. He added that a few rupees were spent to keep billions of rupees in the Toshakhana: Talal Chaudhry said that the state suffered a loss of crores of rupees, and the gifts were kept for his own benefit: Atta Tarar.
A written judgment stated that both suspects were found guilty of the crime, and the founder of PTI was sentenced to 10 years under Section 409 for committing a crime. Additionally, he was sentenced to 7 years under the Anti-Corruption Act. The founder of PTI has openly defied the law.
In a separate case, the founder of PTI and Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 7, 7 years under Section 409, and 17 years in total, along with a fine of one crore rupees.
Tajikistan’s Minister of Culture, Zarina Sodiqova, is visiting Pakistan as a special guest to celebrate Tajik culture. She met with Information Minister Attaullah Tarar. Armed robbers attacked a mobile phone shop in Karachi’s Defence Bunder area, and after threatening customers with firearms, they looted valuable mobile phones and escaped. Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah ordered the SSP South to immediately arrest the suspects involved in the dacoity and recover the stolen mobile phones.
Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, has suggested that 2026 be declared the year of reforms. A Toshakhana case against PTI founder Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi is expected to be heard at the Adiala Jail today.
US Secretary of State, Mark Robyn, stated that Pakistan and other countries have raised questions about sending their military troops to Gaza, and then proposed a ceasefire to consider sending troops to Gaza, which Pakistan has accepted.
President Asif Ali Zardari will visit Iraq from today to December 24.
Bilawal Bhutto’s statement sparked controversy, where he suggested that Imran Khan could be sentenced to 18 years in prison for corruption. Pakistan’s showbiz industry star, Afzal Khan, criticized Karachi’s cold response to the industry, saying that the city lacks a vibrant social scene compared to Lahore.
The body of Bangladesh student leader Sharif Uddin Hadi was laid to rest at Dhaka University. Police reported that three suspects were arrested on December 13 in Nazimabad during a raid, who were involved in a land-grabbing case in Malir.
The price of gold in Pakistan increased by Rs 4,56,162 per tola due to a rise in international prices.
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