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Justice International (JI) is requesting the Prime Minister provide a guarantee on negotiations due to the government’s perceived delay in responding.

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Early on Saturday night, the JI leadership was visited at the location of the sit-in on Murree Road, Liaquat Bagh, by a three-person government team consisting of Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Minister for Energy Awais Leghari, and MNA Tariq Fazal Chaudhry. A conversation invitation was sent by the delegation.

Although the monsoon rains are still continuing, participants in Jamaat-e-Islami’s sit-in are in their fifth day of holding firm to their demands.

Government officials have received ten demands from Jamaat-e-Islami.

They are steadfast in their requests, party insiders said, and a government delegation had offered them consultation time. Nevertheless, the administration had not responded, even after being given time in the evening and later at night.

The premier’s assurance is now required for any talks, according to Jamaat-e-Islami, which also demands that PM Sharif sign any agreement that is achieved.

Read more: JI says it will not back down from its demands and accepts the government’s offer to hold discussions.

JI promises not to back down from its demands and welcomes the government’s invitation to negotiate.
Requirements: • All petroleum products should be exempt from the Petroleum Development Levy, and price rises should be stopped.

  • A 20% decrease in gas, electricity, and food commodity costs.

Reinforce agreements with IPPs, especially the portion about paying in US dollars at the conclusion of the transaction.

  • Tax cuts, for example, for the industrial and agricultural sectors.
  • Promote commerce, investment, and the industrial sector via incentives.

The privileged class is subject to taxes and the salaried class is not subject to an increase in taxes.

  • 35% less spent on non-development costs.

The elimination of all taxes on stationery and other supplies used in children’s education and training.

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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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