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President Ord established two new electoral courts, and retired judges were assigned to them.

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With the new presidential edict, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has set up two more election tribunals.

Extra Election Tribunal Judges for Bahawalpur and Rawalpindi, respectively, will be Justice (Rtd) Shakoor Paracha and Justice (Rtd) Zafar Iqbal, according to ECP sources.

The additional electoral tribunal judge for three Islamabad constituencies will be former justice Shakoor Paracha.

The Election Commission’s sources state that the federal government gave the Election Commission the authority to name retired judges to serve on tribunals under the Presidential Ordinance, and that notice for the creation of two new tribunals was sent out on June 7.

Many former judges were among the names proposed by the Election Commission members. Nonetheless, the willingness of two retired judges to lead the tribunals was indicated.

As per sources close to the Election Commission, the Election Commission possesses exclusive control over the nomination of tribunal judges.

The ECP is not required to confer with others when appointing retired judges, according to the Presidential Ordinance, they stated. As a result, numerous judges’ names have been proposed by Election Commission members.

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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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