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TikToker Hareem Shah says looking for Shahzad Akbar in London

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LONDON: TikTok star Hareem Shah has said that she has come to London to seek answers from Shahzad Akbar, former accountability chief of Imran Khan’s government, about why he tried to ruin her life by asking the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) to arrest her in a money-laundering case.

Shah said she is looking for Akbar in London and would like to question him on his alleged misuse of power when he was one of the most powerful persons in Pakistan in Khan’s government.

The TikToker was referring to January 2022’s scandal when her video went viral from London in which she was showing thousands of pounds in cash and claimed she had taken that money out of Pakistan without any issue. Akbar then announced that he had ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to start a money-laundering case against her and the FIA wrote to the UK NCA against Shah as well.

Shah said:” It’s karma that Shahzad Akbar has run away from Pakistan and is now hiding in London. I have information that he has assets in London and is hiding here to avoid corruption cases in Pakistan. Shahzad Akbar wanted me deported from London. He wrote to the UK authorities to get me arrested to put me in trouble. He did everything to ruin my life but look what has happened to him.”

Shah said Akbar was arrogant when working in the Imran Khan-led government and ruined many lives. 

“I have known Mian Saleem Raza for a long time. He is a decent and nice man. Shahzad Akbar wanted to turn him into a witness against Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz in Judge Arshad Malik’s video scandal and when that failed he made fake cases against Mian Saleem Raza and put him on the list of most wanted terrorists. I know Mian Saleem Raza’s family who were arrested and put in jail, their lives and business were completely destroyed by Shahzad Akbar. He is still living in London due to fake cases made against him by Shahzad Akbar,” she said. 

The TikTok star went on to say that she had no issue obtaining a new British visit visa. “I have done nothing wrong and the UK government knows that.”

When the scandal broke out in early January 2022, a local Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader emerged in Shah’s defence, saying that the bundles of cash in UK pounds that the TikToker floated in her social media video belonged to him and there was no money laundering of any kind.

When the furore erupted in the Pakistani media, Shah clarified that the video was made only for fun.

London-exiled Mian Saleem Raza was one of the major characters in Judge Arshad Malik’s video scandal along with Nasir Butt, Mian Nasir Janjua and others. He came under direct attack from the FIA under direct orders of former prime minister Imran Khan and his then-accountability chief Akbar, and was victimised for several years for his role in the scandal. He is now planning to return to Pakistan.

Hareem Shah said she will be staying in London for a month for summer vacation.

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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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