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  • ‘Please don’t go out in the heat to get tanks filled’: Miftah Ismail

    ‘Please don’t go out in the heat to get tanks filled’: Miftah Ismail

    Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Sunday that the government has no plans to raise the price of petroleum goods for the time being.

    Addressing a press conference, the finance minister said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had rejected the proposal of increasing petroleum prices today, adding that the government could not burden the people any further.

    “We are not increasing prices today. Please do not go out in this heat to get your tanks filled,” said Miftah Ismail.

    However, Miftah later tweeted, “But due to changing circumstances and international oil prices, we may have to revisit our decision soon.”

    The finance minister stated that he will be part of a delegation travelling to Qatar for talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next week and he hoped the negotiations would be productive for the country.

  • ‘If something happens to me, a tell-all video will be released’: Imran Khan

    ‘If something happens to me, a tell-all video will be released’: Imran Khan

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and Former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan said that he has recorded a video, in which he has mentioned each and every character behind the “conspiracy” against his government, and if something happens to him, it will be released.

    Addressing a rally in Sialkot on Saturday, Khan claimed that his life is in danger and a “conspiracy” is being hatched to take his life. According to him, the video is stored in a “safe place.”

    “I have recorded this video as I don’t consider what I do as politics, this is jihad to me,” the PTI chairman added.

    The former PM said, through this video, he will expose everyone who went “against the country’s interest. He urged people to come out against the current government and support PTI and if they do not do this, the “public will have no future”.

    Khan praised the judiciary and said they took a good initiative by taking a suo motu on the night of the no-confidence vote and opened the gates of the courts.

    The PTI chairman told the judiciary that Rs24 billion corruption cases were filed against the current PM Shehbaz Sharif, Chief Minister (CM) Hamza Shahbaz, and his brother, Suleman Shahbaz.

    He said that the former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director Dr Rizwan, was bold enough to continue investigating corruption cases against the “Sharif mafia”.

    Reacting to a police crackdown at the party’s venue, Khan said that when PTI was in power, it did not stop the then-Opposition from holding long marches, rallies, or sit-ins.

    On Saturday, police got the PTI’s rally venue vacated after they tried to hold a public meeting at the CTI ground, a property belonging to the Christian community, without their consent. However, the party changed the venue to the public VIP Ground in Sialkot.

    Khan claimed that his party has always remained peaceful, but warned Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and the government, that if they resort to violence, then they would “not get any place to hide”.

  • PCB earns Rs2 billion from PSL 7

    PCB earns Rs2 billion from PSL 7

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday that the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) brought it a net profit of almost Rs2 billion. After experiencing losses in previous seasons owing to Covid-19, PCB claimed that all six franchises must have generated a profit.

    Franchises are also expected to receive a significant portion of the funds. According to estimates, the Pakistan Cricket Board’s financial reserves have increased from Rs12 billion to Rs15 billion in the last year.

    As per a report, in the fifth and sixth editions of the Pakistan Super League, PCB lost Rs700 million. However, PCB spared the franchises the cost of paying Rs1 billion on their own.

    As it prepares to unveil the new centrally contracted list, the board will also raise the remuneration of the players. The new agreements will be in effect from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.

  • Petrol prices likely to go up to Rs190 per litre from May 16

    The government is considering gradually withdrawing the petroleum product subsidy ahead of talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the renewal of the $6 billion loan programme, reports Geo News.

    According to the sources of Geo News, the government has received a summary from the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) for the POL prices from May 16. According to individuals familiar with the situation, the government is likely to progressively phase away subsidies on all petroleum products, with a decision on fuel prices for the next two weeks due on Sunday.

    If the government removes all subsidies on petrol, the price will rise to Rs190 per litre.

    Similarly, the government is subsidising fuel at Rs73.04 per litre and kerosene at Rs43.16 per litre. If the subsidy is removed, diesel and kerosene prices will rise to Rs230 and Rs176 per litre, respectively.

    Earlier, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif dismissed the proposal from OGRA to raise the price of petroleum products.

  • ‘She scolded me’: Nida Yasir makes revelations about tiff with Shagufta Ejaz over referring to her as ‘auntie’

    ‘She scolded me’: Nida Yasir makes revelations about tiff with Shagufta Ejaz over referring to her as ‘auntie’

    Morning show host Nida Yasir has exclusively opened up about her tiff with senior actor Shagufta Ejaz.

    Nida revealed that when she was young and working as a leading lady she referred to the Chaudhry & Sons star as auntie because Ejaz has worked in her father’s dramas and she used to refer all his actresses as auntie out of respect.

    She spilled the beans in our latest interview, watch out:

    However this didn’t sit down well with Shagufta (51 years old), who took her to a corner and told her to not refer her as auntie on the sets. The senior actress played the role of Nida’s mother in the play.

    Nida confessed, “I realized i shouldn’t have called her auntie on the sets but I used to do it out of respect, even with other actresses like Bushra Ansari and Rubina Ashraf.”

    “Unho ne mujhe start me hi tok diya, it was my mistake.”

    Now even I will tell my juniors to not refer to me as Nida auntie.”

    Earlier this year she responded to a troll as he made some ageist remarks in the comment section of her latest post.

    Earlier a netizen commented on the Nadaaniyaan star’s picture, writing: “Buddhay ho kr aisay hi bright colours pehnnay ko dil karta hai. All sympathies to you.”

    Replying to the troll, the morning show host said: “Age is just a number. I have no age complex, so don’t be frustrated.”

  • Establishment is calling me, but I’ve blocked their numbers: Khan

    Establishment is calling me, but I’ve blocked their numbers: Khan

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan claimed Friday that the establishment is messaging him but he is not ready to talk to them, adding that he has blocked their numbers.

    “I am not going to speak to anyone until the date for the elections is announced,” the ex-premier said while speaking to journalists.

    Anchorperson Shahzad Iqbal said Imran Khan told media persons that when he referred to neutrals, he meant none other than the country’s powerful establishment.

    “I couldn’t even think that corruption was not an issue for powerful quarters and they would impose these criminals on the country, but unfortunately, that happened,” the ex-premier said, according to Shahzad Iqbal.

    “Instead of handing over the reins of power to these people, it would have been better if an atomic bomb had been dropped on Pakistan.”

    The PTI chairman said he had learned about the “conspiracy” in June last year, but unfortunately, “all the decisions” were made to weaken his government — and it was eventually sent packing.

    The former prime minister said “powerful quarters” wanted Usman Buzdar removed as the chief minister, but he would tell them that there was “more corruption and governance issues in Sindh”.

    Addressing PTI workers in Mardan, Khan said that he was ousted from power through a conspiracy hatched jointly by America and Pakistani Opposition parties’ leaders. He said he sent former finance minister Shaukat Tarin to ‘neutrals’ to stop the conspiracy being hatched against his government, as otherwise Pakistan’s economy would be ruined.

    But the ‘neutrals’ did not play their role to block the way of conspirators, he said, adding that a no-confidence move was allowed to succeed to replace him with “looters and plunderers”.

    “I know very well who conspired against me. The face of every Mir Jaffar who conspired against me is written on my heart,” said Khan.

    Talking about Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Khan said that he knew about telephonic conversations between Bilawal’s mother, Benazir Bhutto, who used to tell Bilawal on phone calls about where their money is abroad. “Bilawal is going to America and he will only ask them to help him. He will ask for money because they [ fear] Imran Khan will be back.”

  • Pakistan to do rapid antigen tests for flights from the Gulf

    Pakistan to do rapid antigen tests for flights from the Gulf

    Passengers, traveling from Gulf states and Saudi Arabia will be randomly screened (Rapid Antigen Test) at Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad airports beginning Saturday, just days after the first case of Omicron sub-variant was identified in Pakistan.

    The National Institute of Health’s Centre for Disease Control in Islamabad, which made the decision in the wake of the Omicron sub-variant, advised the authorities to maintain a careful eye on surveillance and monitoring at entrance points.

    Initially, Rapid Antigen Testing will be conducted on 10 to 15 passengers arriving on planes with 150 seats and between 15 and 20 passengers arriving on planes with a minimum capacity of 250 seats.

    On May 10, Pakistan detected its first case of Omicron sub-variant, the National Institute of Health (NIH) announced.

    The National Command Operation Centre (NCOC), which was tackling Covid-19 in Pakistan, was shut down on March 31.

    On March 16, NCOC decided to lift all the Covid-19 related restrictions amid the decline in cases.

  • Video: Couple set themselves on fire on their wedding day

    Video: Couple set themselves on fire on their wedding day

    A newlywed couple performed an outrageous stunt in which they set themselves on fire. Bothe the groom and the bride are professional stunt performers.

    Many people were amused by professional stunt performers Gabe Jessop and Ambyr Bambyr’s wedding celebration film.

    Then they strolled hand-in-hand while the wedding guests looked on and clapped for them. The wedding photographer captured the moment and shared it on his Instagram feed. It currently has around 70k views.

    The newlyweds stayed composed throughout the stunt, eventually kneeling to the ground and letting two men with fire extinguishers to extinguish the flames.

  • ‘Jo sazish rok saktay thay, unko bataaya tha ke barri mushkil se mulk ki economy sambhali hai’: Imran Khan

    ‘Jo sazish rok saktay thay, unko bataaya tha ke barri mushkil se mulk ki economy sambhali hai’: Imran Khan

    Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan while speaking to a public gathering said, “Jo sazish rok saktay thay, unko bataaya tha ke barri mushkil se mulk ki economy sambhali hai.” [Those who could stop the conspiracy I told them that we managed the economy with a lot of difficulty.]

    Khan on Friday claimed that he talked to “those who could have stopped the conspiracy” and also sent the then finance minister Shaukat Tarin to have a word with them but it turned out to be a futile exercise.

    “I am ready to go to jail and even die for this cause but I would never accept becoming a slave to the United States,” he said, adding that the “three stooges” [Asif Zardari, Shehbaz Sharif, and Maulana Fazlur Rehman] had hatched a conspiracy against his government in collaboration with the US.

    “Handlers, while sitting in the US, toppled a sitting government in Pakistan,” he said. “We would, therefore, continue a campaign against this conspiracy until elections are called anew.”

    Referring to PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Imran Khan said: “One of the brothers hurls abuses at the country’s army, while the other resorts to bootlicking.”

    He further said that PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari suggesting the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) reforms is “a sign of the Judgement Day”.

    “Those who could have stopped the conspiracy should know that the PTI government had stabilised the economy with great difficulty,” he added.

  • Pakistan receives $3 billion in remittances, highest in history

    Pakistan receives $3 billion in remittances, highest in history

    The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Friday that remittances from Pakistani employees overseas have surpassed $3 billion for the first time, with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates contributing the most.

    Saudi Arabia ($707 million), the United Arab Emirates ($614 million), the United Kingdom ($484 million), and the United States of America ($346 million) were the largest sources of remittances in April 2022.

    “Remittances crossed the monthly mark of US $3 billion for the first time. Cumulatively, at $26.1 billion, remittances grew by 7.6 % in the ten months of FY22 compared to last year,” says a statement issued by the SBP.

    In terms of growth, remittances have been increased by 11.2 per cent on a month-on-month basis, and 11.9 per cent on a yearly basis