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Punjabi police intensify their campaign to stop kite flying

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Public broadcasts warn people not to fly kites, and authorities record crimes and arrest makers of metal and kite strings.

In Lahore, the police detained 29 kite flyers and confiscated chemical string and kites from their homes.

In Khushab, police patrolling tall structures confiscated fifty strings laced with chemicals and two thousand kites from a vendor.

Following raids on Faisalabad’s string manufacturing plants, police detained 13 people they suspected of being involved in a deadly industry. Kites, raw materials, and metal string-making devices were also taken by the authorities.

Thirteen kite dealers were detained by police during raids on two string manufacturing factories in Madanpura, Faisalabad. Six metal string-making devices and kites were also seized.

During a raid at a Manawala plant, police confiscated 30,000 kites along with the raw materials needed to make one lac kites.

According to the Faisalabad police, 158 people—including 17 kite makers—have been taken into custody.

According to police, 153 incidents have been reported in the previous 48 hours.

Eight kite merchants in Cheechawatani, three in Sadiq Abad, and three kite sellers in Pakpattan have all been taken into custody by the department.

Raids have also been carried out by police at Mustafa Abad, Mianwali, and Narowal.

Despite the province-wide ban on kite flying, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz had voiced grave worries about the frequent casualties from the activity.

The chief minister, presiding over a law and order meeting, stated that punishing offenders is necessary in addition to simply filing a complaint.

“After seeing the video of the child who died from the kite’s string, I was devastated,” the woman remarked. According to CM Maryam Nawaz, swift action is required to put the law into effect.

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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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