The Finance Ministry clarified on Wednesday that the two Chinese engineers killed in the terrorist attack in Karachi on Sunday night were not involved in talks with the government about being independent power producers (IPPs). “These were our brothers, these were those IPP engineers with whom Minister Leghari — Awais Leghari sahab— and I were negotiating in terms of requesting them to reprofile debt for a bit and extend maturities so we can bring a reduction in tariff,” Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said in a televised address the previous day. A massive explosion that occurred late on Sunday night…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
The CIA police detained YouTuber Saad Ur Rehman, better known as Ducky Bhai, and his wife Aroob Jatoi on Tuesday night in Lahore’s Model Town after they displayed a weapon in a social media video. After the content was removed, the couple was released, and no case was filed against them. A statement has not been issued by the YouTube star and his spouse. Ducky Bhai is a well-known YouTube vlogger with more than eight million subscribers. He is also well-known for Ducky Extra, a gaming channel with more than two million subscribers. The vlogger occasionally gets into trouble, like…
In light of reports of violence leading up to the three-day Pashtoon Qaumi Jirga in Khyber district, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday criticized the recently banned Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) for its rhetoric. If done “properly,” he stated, the government would be willing to discuss rights-related issues with anyone. The PTM was banned by the federal government on Sunday because it posed a threat to national security and peace. The three-day Pashtoon Qaumi Jirga, also known as the Pashtun Qaumi Adalat, organized by the PTM, was banned from participating by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government a day ago and a…
LAHORE: On Tuesday, the Punjab cabinet approved the largest program of mass weddings, providing financial support to 3,000 girls from poor families in the province. The 17th meeting of the cabinet was presided over by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. At that meeting, the cabinet approved a Rs100,000 “wed money” (Rs0.1 million) ATM card for a bride. There will be up to 13 gifts, including dinner sets, clothes, and furniture. The CM ordered an expansion of mass marriage. It also approved leasing 100,000 acres of land to farmers without land for three and five years to cultivate temporarily throughout Punjab. 27…
He stated that prior to the country’s hosting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting on October 15-16, a Saudi Arabian delegation is anticipated in the country. From October 9 to 11, a Saudi delegation led by Investment Minister Khalid Bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih will travel to Pakistan. It is anticipated that representatives from both government agencies and the private sector will attend, indicating a broadening of the economic partnerships between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. During the meeting of the federal cabinet, the prime minister talked about a number of positive developments, including how Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and…
