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Infant monkey escapes Karachi court premises

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A baby monkey of a local breed, who was brought to the city court in Karachi, along with 13 other monkeys by the Sindh Wildlife Department, escaped from the court premises Thursday.

The department officials found the 14 newborn monkeys during a search of a passenger bus that had arrived in Karachi from Charsadda in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

These monkeys were illegally captured from the forests in Charsadda, while two individuals — responsible for bringing the monkeys on the bus — were arrested and charged with violating provincial wildlife laws.

They were presented with the recovered monkeys during their court appearance at the district and sessions court.

Additional Sessions judge Shahid Ali Memon has fined the suspects Rs100,000 and ordered them to hand over the monkey babies to the zoo. The court has ordered the additional director to keep the 14 baby monkeys in a safe, sound, and natural atmosphere in accordance with the law.

The Game Officer Ashfaq Ali Memon has been directed to keep close liaison with the wildlife department team for the welfare of baby monkeys and submit a report before the court on August 7.

These monkeys, as told by the department officials, were kept in wooden mango crates. One monkey, however, managed to come out of the small box as some wood was pulled out of it to allow fresh air for ventilation.

The baby monkey, the wildlife department said, is very small and sat on the thin branches of a tree. They added that it was difficult to get hold of him as he was too small and, therefore, too fast to be easily grabbed.

The department’s team resumed its rescue operation today (Friday) to catch the baby monkey at the city court. The animal cannot be anesthetized as it is life-threatening, the department said, adding that they are trying to catch the baby monkey by setting a net.

Sindh’s wildlife department questioned the oversight of other wildlife departments across the country as the bus easily travelled through all checkposts without being searched.

“They were rescued by a team of the Sindh Wildlife Department at the Rangers check post on the M9 Motorway,” the officials said.

Meanwhile, in Punjab’s Chunian Tehsil, monkeys escaped from the Changa Manga National Park. One was caught after 33 hours, while a search operation continued for the other.

The fled monkey continued to jump on the roofs of houses and even climbed on the tower of a mobile phone company.

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Over Pakistan, Rain and Snowfall Are Expected Over the Next Three Days

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As a succession of westerly winds sweep into the upper areas of Pakistan, rain is expected to fall during the following three days.

The Meteorological Department forecasts snowfall in mountainous regions and rainfall in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. There will be rain in Balochistan and the Punjabi plains, including Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

In addition, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, Upper Punjab, Islamabad, and Northeastern Balochistan are scheduled to see strong winds, thunderstorms, and partly overcast weather during the course of the next day.

Since last month, there has been mild to severe haze in some portions of the country’s upper regions. The capital of Punjab, Lahore, as well as cities like Multan and Sialkot, are among the areas most severely impacted by dense fog.

Other regions of the nation will see dry weather in the interim. It is anticipated that most of Punjab will see morning smog and fog, which will eventually dissipate by nightfall.

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Dar chairs the CCOP meeting; Blue World’s bid offer of Rs.10 billion is rejected.

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The Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister chaired the Cabinet Committee on Privatization meeting.

Other committee members who attended the conference included the Federal Secretaries of several Divisions, the Ministers of Finance and Revenue, Industry and Food, Commerce, Power, and Privatization.

The CCOP took the PC Board’s recommendation into consideration and suggested that Blue World’s bid of 10 billion rupees for the sale of 60% of PIACL’s shares be rejected. The bid was rejected by the CCOP, who chose to follow the PC Board’s advice.

The government’s determination to sell out PIACL through government-to-government or privatization was reaffirmed by the CCOP.

The CCOP was pleased with the Aviation Division’s evaluation of PIACL’s sound financial standing.

Additionally, the CCOP established a committee, chaired by the Minister of State for Finance, to assess potential transaction possibilities for the privatization of the Roosevelt Hotel and the appropriate modes of adoption in light of existing legal rules.

Prior to its subsequent meeting, the CCOP also ordered that all difficulties be resolved and an agreement for the selling of services to an international hotel be concluded.

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Combating Terrorism: Twelve Terrorists Destroyed in Separate Operations by Security Forces

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Eleven terrorists and Kharijis were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations in Balochistan’s Miran Shah District and North Waziristan. One of the victims was Sana Alias Baru, a high-value target.

In the vicinity of Miran Shah in North Waziristan, security forces successfully fought the Khwarij, leading to the death of eight and injury of six.

The general region of Balgatar, Kech District, Balochistan was earlier the scene of an Intelligence-Based Operation that resulted in the deaths of four terrorists, one of them was a high-value target.

Authorities in Kech District were actively seeking Baru, who had a pivotal role in recruiting members of the so-called Majeed Brigade, particularly suicide bombers.

Among the terrorists’ possessions were weapons and ammo.

In order to eradicate any lingering terrorists in the vicinity, a sanitation operation is currently under progress.

With unwavering resolve, the Pakistani security forces will eradicate the terrorist threat from the nation.

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