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Punjab has increased security for Chinese officials.

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The Punjab Home Department reports that approximately 11,225 security guards are stationed for the safety of the 3355 Chinese officials who are now employed throughout Punjab.

The Home Department promised to give all Chinese diplomats in Punjab impenetrable security.

Yesterday, five foreign nationals and one local person were confirmed dead in a suicide bombing in Bisham, which occurred along the Karakoram highway.

A suicide bomber crashed an explosives-laden car into a convoy of foreign nationals traveling from Islamabad to their camp in Dasu, Shangla, according to the Malakand District Inspector General (DIG).

According to the original account, the driver and five foreign passengers in a passenger car were killed in the incident while traveling from Islamabad to Dasu Dam.

The coaster went off the road after the explosion and stopped some distance away.

Authorities quickly sent teams from the Peshawar Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) and CTD to the location in reaction to the incident.

The blast victims’ remains and injured were moved by rescue workers to the closest hospital so they could receive emergency care.

Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif visited the Chinese embassy after the unfortunate occurrence to offer condolences for the five Chinese nationals who were killed in a terrorist attack.

He gave the Chinese side his word that the government would launch an immediate, high-level investigation into the incident and bring those responsible and those who assisted them to justice. The Chinese president and premier received a condolence telegram from the prime minister as well.

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Maintaining Fertiliser Price Stability: The Need for a Continuous Gas Supply to the Fertiliser Sector

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To guarantee fertiliser price stability, a cabinet committee meeting was presided over by Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, the deputy prime minister.

Senior government officials, including Industries Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain, attended the meeting.

The attendees received an update on the government’s, gas suppliers’, and fertiliser industry’s conversations. Additionally, the gas supply for the fertiliser sector was evaluated and determined to be adequate.

Throughout the Rabi cropping season, the Deputy Prime Minister ordered the fertiliser industry to maintain a continuous gas supply in order to guarantee steady production and stock levels.

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Fifth Straight Cut: PM Applauds SBP’s Policy Rate Reduction

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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has praised the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to lower its policy rate by an additional 2 percent, stating that the bank’s current 13 percent rate is encouraging for the nation’s economy.

He expressed optimism in a statement that the policy rate cut would encourage investment and further boost investor confidence in the country’s economy.

The prime minister said that decreasing the inflation rate also lowered the policy rate and that future inflation rate reductions will be even more pronounced.

Additionally, he expressed gratitude to the Federal Finance Minister and other officials for their work in this area.

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GHQ Attack Case: Prosecution Seeks Bail Cancellation of CM KP & Other Accused, Indicts 9 More

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25 defendants, including PTI officials, have non-bailable arrest warrants issued by the Anti Terrorism Court of Rawalpindi for their failure to show up for court proceedings related to the GHQ attack case.

Judge Amjad Ali Shah added nine more suspects to the GHQ attack indictment list during today’s ATC Court sessions, bringing the total to 98.

Among the 61 defendants who appeared in court were Shah Mehmud Qureshi and the founder of the PTI.

Among those charged are Khadim Hussain Khokhar, Mehr Mohammad Javed, Chaudhary Asif, Zakir Ullah, Azeem Ullah, Shireen Mazatri, Major Retired Tahir Sadiq, and former MPA Rashid Hafeez.

A plea to cancel the bail of 23 suspects, including Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has also been filed by the prosecution side.

In the GHQ attack, there were 119 accused in total.

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