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Sindh Assembly Standing Committee on Home Affairs to convene on June 4
The Sindh Assembly’s Standing Committee on Home Affairs will meet on June 4 (Thursday) to assess the internal security and law-and-order situation in the state.
Sources said the meeting will be presided over by member Sindh Assembly Faryal Talpur. The meeting has been specifically invited members of the National Assembly, senators, members of the Standing Committee on Interior of the National Assembly and senior MPs.
Sindh Excise Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla and Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab will also attend the meeting.
The sources stated that the members of the Standing Committee on Interior of the National Assembly Naveed Qamar, Nabeel Gabol, Abdul Qadir Patel have also been asked to participate.
The committee will discuss the measures to carry out drug testing to check drug usage in educational institutions. The Excise Department will apprise the committee on the efforts being taken in this regard.
Police authorities would also apprise the committee of the status of investigation into the Pinky case.
The conference would be attended by Inspector General Sindh Police, leaders of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Special Branch and Crime Investigation Agency (CIA).
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PSX starts on a positive note, KSE-100 index reclaims 179,000 mark
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) started on a bullish note on Tuesday as the benchmark index regained the 179,000-point level in early trade.
Market statistics showed the KSE-100 Index jumped over 900 points in early trade to 179,405 points.
Market observers said the move was buoyed by restored investor confidence after last session’s turmoil.
The index had closed lower on the last trading day, down 450 points to 178,471 points.
The Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed a comeback in market confidence as trading started for the second business day of the week with early gains.
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Former Karachi BRT Yellow Line project director Zameer Abbasi detained.
KARACHI: The former director of the Karachi BRT Yellow Line project, Zameer Abbasi, was detained on Monday over financial violations.
Details said that Anti-Corruption Establishment Karachi has detained Zameer Abbasi from Lahore in an intelligence-based operation.
Anti-corruption officials said a complaint was lodged against him on June 10. They added that efforts were being made to shift him from Lahore to Karachi.
It is worth mentioning here that allegations have been made against the project director of illegally releasing over Rs 7 billion to contractors and this led to the inquiry and his detention.
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Security agents avert big terror plot in Panjgur
— Security forces stopped a major terrorist conspiracy in Balochistan’s Panjgur district in a timely and information based response, security sources said.
The operation was undertaken in the Jirak area on the basis of secret information and a considerable quantity of weapons and communication equipment was recovered, security sources said. During the operation, the police seized 4 rocket fuses and many improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a vehicle.
Security officials stated the explosive supplies were intended to be used in a possible large-scale terrorist attack, which was being prepared in the region.
They noted that the prompt and professional action by the security forces had prevented serious destruction and protected the area from a possible catastrophe.
This successful operation is a clear sign that the security forces are still a formidable barrier against the anti-peace groups in Balochistan, claimed the security forces.
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