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Long lines of applicants at the Lahore passport office are caused by a staffing shortage.

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Due to the lack of gazetted officers, the Garden Town Passport Office in Lahore is experiencing a large influx of applications during the night shift. Data entry operators are in charge of the operations.

Numerous operational problems, such as the random token distribution and the current disputes involving the data entry employees, have come to light as a result of the rise in foot traffic.

It has come to light that a subordinate officer in Grade 15, Aamir Hassan, has started interrogating people seeking passports. The claim made by Hassan that he is in charge of the office has left both employees and applicants perplexed.

The gazetted officer’s alleged unavailability at the Garden Town Passport Office further compounded the case. For people, many of whom have been waiting for a long time to file their applications, this has resulted in a longer wait time and an increased workload for the current personnel.

Similar demand is currently being felt on the night shift, which was first introduced to handle the surplus of daytime applications. Applicant anger and excessive wait times are attributed to a chaotic environment where tokens are provided arbitrarily.

The increase in applications, combined with the lack of a gazetted official, has caused a backlog in the passport issuing procedure.

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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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