The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has recovered 90 per cent of 18 lac acres of land in Sindh of which the provincial government was reportedly unaware.
Prominent journalist Asif Bashir Chaudhary has revealed on a YouTube show ‘Talk SHOCK’ that NAB sent notices to the occupants of the land, ordering them to show the documents as proof of ownership. However, they failed to produce the required documents.
“Possession land belongs to Sukkur and Karachi forest reserves,” he revealed, adding that the Ministry of Forest did not have a record of land.
He revealed that Chairman NAB Lt Gen (retd) Nazir Ahmad, who had complete documents of recovered 16,200,00 acres, presented to Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah.
The CM Sindh was, reportedly, unaware of the news.
“The estimated cost of recovered land is six trillion rupees,” he concluded.
Founder Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has announced that the party will hold a protest for judicial independence on the coming Thursday.
Speaking to journalists in Adiala jail Rawalpindi, he stated, “We have our own protest on Friday and will hold a rally in Rawalpindi on Saturday. We will protest if it is not allowed.”
Lambasting the incumbent government, Imran Khan said that the country has become a police state and declared that this “martial law” is even tougher than that of former dictators General Zia Ul Haq and General Parvez Musharraf.
Talking about the Practice and Procedure Amendment Act, he said, “Now everything has been exposed and veils removed. The Practice and Procedure Act was aimed at hearing cases in an undemocratic manner.”
Meanwhile, Chief Minister (CM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur met Imran Khan in Adiala jail.
Bullion prices in Pakistan continued to climb on the third trading day of the week as the rate for 24-karat gold was recorded Rs2,500 per tola higher than the previous closing.
According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), the price of gold in local market was reported at Rs275,500 per tola.
The latest price of gold is the highest ever rate recorded for the precious metial in Pakistan’s history.
Furthermore, the price of ten grammes of gold was quoted by APGJSA at Rs236,197 after a rise of Rs2,144 in today’s session.
This follows a surge in yellow metal’s value witnessed in the international market. According to APGJSA, gold price in the global market increased by $25 on Wednesday, clocking in at $2,653 per ounce. This rate also includes a premium of $20.
Gold price in Pakistan has increased by more than Rs50,000 per tola this year due to fluctuations in the international market.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has expressed serious concern over the growing number of Pakistani beggars coming to the Kingdom on Hajj and Umrah visas.
Geo reports that sources in Pakistan’s Ministry of Religious Affairs have stated that Saudi authorities have warned about the beggars who come under the guise of Umrah and Hajj. If they are not controlled, it will have a negative impact on Pakistani Umrah and Haj pilgrims going to the Kingdom in the future.
Local media reports suggest that the Saudi Ministry of Religious Affairs has asked the Pakistani government to take action against the beggars entering the country under Umrah and Hajj visas, or it will severely affect normal Pakistani pilgrims.
Consequently, Pakistan’s Ministry of Religious Affairs has decided to bring an Umrah Act, according to which the government will regulate travel agencies conducting Umrah and Hajj and bring them under legal supervision.
Earlier, it was reported that Pakistani beggars go to Saudi Arabia on Umrah visas and then take part in activities like begging there, which infuriates the governments of the Gulf countries. In turn, the Pakistani government also decided to block the passports of the people involved.
In a recent meeting with representatives of key industries, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial said that the government is planning to eliminate the category of non-filers, which will require everyone to make transactions through banking channels.
This is a part of FBR’s transformation plan to curb cash flows in the economy.
Langrial was of the view that non-filing is a fraudulent method established domestically. He said that the FBR will generate data to monitor citizens’ financial transactions.
Most importantly, property transactions will be categorised into only two groups: ineligible and eligible.
According to Dawn, businesspeople were briefed regarding the tax authority’s overhaul. Langrial said that the FBR has no option but to eliminate the issue of nil-filing and non-filing of returns.
This step is crucial because if the situation does not get better, it will be nearly impossible for the government to collect taxes.
It was revealed that the tax authority will establish disincentives for non-compliant taxpayers, starting with linking the availability of facilities such as investments and the opening of bank accounts to the filing of tax returns.
There will be no monetary transactions, and the source of funds will have to be established through digital interventions.
The meeting highlighted the potential tax gap across 20 sectors, with the largest gap reported in the textile sector at Rs700 billion.
Information Secretary Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Raoof Hassan has firmly stated that PTI is clear in its policy on engaging with the establishment.
Appearing on the ARY News programme ‘11th Hour’, Raoof Hassan declared dialogue between PTI and the establishment “inevitable”, adding, “We (party) shouldn’t delay this matter.”
Ruling out any speculation PTI having an anti-establishment stance, he clarified, “PTI is prepared to engage with the establishment at every cost.”
He further said that the establishment also wanted to engage with PTI and revealed that they had done so before. “Mahool ko sazgaar banana hu ga taakay dono table par baith kr muzaaqraat kr sakain or mulk k baary mein soch sakain.”
Talking about the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government, he wished for dialogue to be held between provincial officials and the establishment.
In a world where love can seem temporary, actress Zoya Nasir believes that real connections need time and understanding.
Recently, Zoya Nasir apperead as a guest on Up Close and Unfiltered on Mashion YouTube channel, she opened up about what gives her butterflies in a relationship and how she defines love.
The host asked, “How do you know when you are in love?”
Zoya Nasir replied, “I think you know, when you look forward to their messages or thinking about them makes you smile. You get butterflies when it’s time to meet them and you really think about them and what they would like and they make you feel special and you feel special. I think that’s love.” Talking about love at first sight, she remarked,
“I don’t think I can fall in love at first sight. Knowing the person takes time,” the actress added.
Zoya Nasir starred in the drama serial Noor Jahan, where she played the character of Maha, and currently she is starring in Kaffara, written by Shafia Khan and directed by Muhammad Iftikhar Iffi.
Balochistan government held a press conference with Adeela Baloch, a would-be suicide bomber who issued an apology for her actions while talking to the media. She also shed light on her experiences in the mountains with other terrorists.
A government official started off by explaining that the Counter Terrorism Department along with local officials conducted an operation in wake of recent events of terrorism in Balochistan.There, they found out that a woman associated with the department of nursing in the District Headquarters Hospital of Turbat is missing and her family is searching for her. She was later identified as Adeela, daughter of Khuda Bakhsh, who has now been recovered from the mountains.
Adeela started off by explaining that she is from Turbat and got qualified as a nurse from Quetta’s Bolan Medical Hospital. She stated that she was also running a project of WHO-World Health Organization. “Even though my work requires to save lives of people but unfortunately, I was in touch with people who were manipulative,” she lamented as she shared how she was made to believe that suiciding bombing is the only way left to register her demands.
“I did not even think that by doing the suicide bombing I would loose my life but it wouldn’t just be me, there will be a lot many people, dying besides me,” she added.
Adeela made it a point to mention that she left for the mountains without letting her family know anything and realized her “mistake” when she reached up there.
Crying, she described how she was told that her life will be changed for good up in the mountains but the conditions were hard. Many others like her, or even younger, were there after having been manipulated into becoming terrorists.
She asserted, “The current perspective that Baloch women are carrying out suicide attacks out of their own free will is not true, as I am a witness myself that they blackmail women into doing this.”
She thanked the Baloch government for saving her and emphasised that her safety might prompt others to come back on the right track. “Don’t listen to these people as they use you for their own sake,” she said on a parting note.
A lady police constable was allegedly assaulted and fatally shot by her male colleague in a busy lane of Lahore’s Harbanspura area on Tuesday.
Female constable Soman (27) was serving in the anti-riot wing of Lahore police. She was shot dead in presence of passersby with three bullets.
The alleged killer was identified as policeman Farooq, who managed to escape the crime scene.
As per witnesses, Farooq was in plainclothes when he first assaulted the woman (also in plainclothes) on a greenbelt near Canal Park, where locals intervened and eventually overpowered him.
An initial investigation states that locals and passersby didn’t call the police, assuming that the two were related to each other.
However, Farooq pulled out a pistol and fired shots in the air to terrorise the people who had gathered there. People then rushed towards shelter.
The suspect then reportedly shot the woman thrice and fled the scene while she died on the spot.
A police team arrived at the spot shortly after being informed and cordoned off the crime scene.
During the investigation the police team recovered her woman’s service card from her purse, identifying her as a constable.
While the body was shifted to the city morgue for autopsy, an FIR was registered against the fleeing suspect as well.
Police investigation has not been able to ascertain the motive behind the murder yet. Teams have been dispatched to trace and arrest the male cop.
