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Staff members of the Senate and National Assembly now have new visa requirements.

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The Foreign Office has instituted new standards for visa notes for the Senate and National Assembly Secretariat in response to the increasing trend of Pakistanis requesting political refuge outside.

Ishaq Dar, the deputy prime minister, approved these adjustments right away. They are meant to tighten up regulations on the visa issue procedure. Instantly following were the guidelines’ implementation.

The Senate and National Assembly have been notified of the decision by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Family members of National Assembly and Senate Secretariat officers are not permitted to submit letters of introduction for visa applications under the new policy. With this action, it should become less common for asylum applicants to misuse these kinds of documents.

For members of parliament (MPs) and their families who possess private passports, more stringent rules have been implemented. This will provide them more accountability because they can only get letters of introduction if they submit an affidavit.

Note verbale: issuing official diplomatic communication requesting visa facilitation will henceforth require a written application and letter for holders of diplomatic and official passports. In order to avoid any possible misuse, the Foreign Office stressed that written note verbales, introductory notes, and similar correspondence must adhere to policy norms.

As worries within the administration have grown, these actions are perceived as a proactive response to the growing trend of political asylum petitions.

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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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