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Metro bus service will not operating till Friday.

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For security reasons, the Metro Bus service in Islamabad has been suspended until Friday, according to the district administration.

According to the administration, enhanced security measures include the temporary service suspension, and delegates from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting are still returning to their home nations.

Additionally, buses on feeder routes linked to the Metro Bus service will be suspended, the district administration announced in a statement.

To protect visiting dignitaries’ safety and facilitate their seamless movement, the Metro Bus service has been suspended.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting is scheduled to take place in Shanghai from October 14–16. Prior to this, the government had announced a thorough traffic plan for Rawalpindi and Islamabad. In order to maintain efficient traffic flow throughout the well-publicized event, multiple road closures and detours were anticipated.

Heavy traffic of any kind was forbidden in the city from October 14 to October 16. For the purpose of controlling and facilitating traffic during this time, more than 1,100 traffic officers had been employed. There was no traffic on the expressway that runs from Zero Point to Koral Chowk.

Moreover, from October 14 to October 17, the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Service was totally canceled. Sadar Station and the Pakistan Secretariat will not be served by the Metro at this period.

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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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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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