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  • Khan’s police security at Bani Gala withdrawn

    Khan’s police security at Bani Gala withdrawn

    The Islamabad Police Friday withdrew security from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan’s residence in Bani Gala, reports Geo News.

    “Bani Gala is the former prime minister’s private residence. He has not been staying in Islamabad for the past several months,” a spokesperson for the capital’s police said, explaining why the security withdrawal with Geo News.

    According to media reports, one Deputy Superintendent of Police and 170 police personnel were deployed at Khan’s Islamabad home. 50 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) policemen have also left Khan’s Bani Gala house. The security personnel perform their duties in different shifts at Khan’s residence.

    The Punjab Home Department has also written to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to withdraw KP Police from the former prime minister’s home in Lahore’s Zaman Park.

  • Farmers hire armed guards to protect tomatoes from being stolen

    Farmers hire armed guards to protect tomatoes from being stolen

    The price of tomatoes has skyrocketed all over the country, including Karachi creating panic among the citizens considering how essential they are to Pakistani dishes.

    After tomato prices reached Rs250-300 per kg in Sindh, thieves have started robbing tomato farms in Sindh’s Badin district.

    This has made the farmers so paranoid that they have hired armed guards to protect their tomato farms.

    Tomatoes in Karachi were being sold as high as Rs320 per kilogram (kg), double the rate from the previous week. Vendors and hawkers claimed that it was not their fault since wholesale prices had increased.

    Read More: Hafeez Sheikh claims tomatoes being sold at Rs17 per Kg

    However, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Finance Adviser, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, was unaware of the ongoing situation. In a recent media talk, he claimed tomatoes were being sold as low as Rs17 a kilogram in vegetable markets of Karachi.