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December 10, 2021 11:13 PM
♦ The dream of the people of Karachi has come true; PM Khan inaugurates the Green Line project; about 135,000 passengers will be able to travel daily from December 25; fare will be from Rs15 to Rs55; PM Khan says Karachi cannot be modernised unless it is properly managed; announcement of completion of the forum plan by August 2023; PM Khan also invited the Sindh government to work together
♦ Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says the inauguration is not related to what the Prime Minister said; says why it took three and a half years to complete the project work of three months duration; questions Imran Khan if he brought in just a single uplift plan, then he has ever started; Maryam Aurangzeb says Imran Khan should be thanked for the opportunity to put up plaques for three years
♦ Minister for Transport Sindh Owais Qadir Shah says credit for Green Line project goes to Nawaz Sharif; says there is a lot to be done in infrastructure; says what is the government is doing inauguration for; Saeed Ghani says that the incompetent Prime Minister was putting up plaque on the project of the previous government; Murtaza Wahab says that these people used to call the bus service of Lahore ‘Jangla Bus’
♦ Disagreements in PTI Sindh came to the fore; Arbab Ghulam Rahim made complaints to PM against Sindh Governor Imran Ismail and Haleem Adil Sheikh; Arbab says that Imran Ismail and Haleem Adil do not work themselves, neither allows someone to do so; Haleem Adil says Arbab Ghulam Rahim does not come out of his home; PM Khan intervened and calmed down the situation
♦ In the Prime Minister's 'Cheapest Country', the inflation rate for the poor has gone up to 20%; Bureau of Statistics has released its inflation report from the previous week; The price of dal masoor increased by Rs6.18 per kilogram (kg); price of dal mash has gone up by Rs7.7 per kg; price of dal chana has gone up by Rs4.20 per kg; price of dal moong became more expensive at Rs3.85 per kg; ghee become more expensive by Rs2.34 per kg; onion, milk, yogurt, garlic, rice, beef also became more expensive within a week
♦ PPP's countrywide protest against inflation underway; Jiyalas took to the streets Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi; workers also protest in Faisalabad and Peshawar; a sit-in on the Indus Highway in Larkana and a rally in Harnai; protests were also held in AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan against government
♦ Government allies are also worried about rising inflation; Chaudhry Parvez Elahi says that the people are starving; says practical steps will have to be taken to provide the people with relief
♦ Horrible murder of husband by a woman in Karachi; woman killed her husband and dismembered his body into pieces; when the police arrived, the accused Rabab was sleeping with husband; police found organs from different parts of the house; tools also exported; accused Rabab is the second wife of the slain Muhammad Sohail; the victim has eight children from his first wife
♦ Video scam in Quetta by job fraud; extensive videos recovered from accused's mobile and laptop; the two brothers used to make videos by cheating on their jobs; another woman, a resident of Quetta, also filed a case; a case of abduction of two women has also been registered against the accused; CM Balochistan announces to form JIT; demand for action against the accused has become a trend on social media
♦ Fake spiritual healer arrested for blackmailing women by making Nazi video; accused had an affair with a married woman in Islamabad and made videos. He also blackmailed her and seized Rs40 million and Jewellery; he also revealed that he had been abusing girls for seven years; Lahore police interrogates accused
♦ In the name of honour and in domestic disputes, 954 women were killed in Punjab this year; the highest number of 89 women were killed in Lahore; 66 in Faisalabad, 48 in Rawalpindi, 42 in Gujranwala and 41 in Sargodha.
♦ Important observations of the Islamabad High Court on the reference without evidence against Asif Zardari; Asif Zardari was acquitted on merit in the Ursus tractor reference; CJP remarks if we feel that the intentions of NAB are not right then we will not leave the matter; if there was any mistake then the then Chairman NAB will also be held responsible. That is not the case.
♦ IHC seeks original affidavit from Rana Shamim; the written order states that Rana Shamim's silence for 3 years raises serious questions about his reputation; Rana Shamim tried to give the impression that the affidavit was leaked by Notary Public London; If that happened then it would have serious repercussions for the newspaper and for Notre Dame in London, CJP remarks
♦ No gas for Sindh, Balochistan non-export industries; Vice Chairman Business Group Javed Balwani says cutting off gas supply to industries will increase unemployment
♦ COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa visits Chanoki Sector near Chonda; witnesses of Victory Shield drill; a briefing was given on the objectives and strategies of the exercises; the COAS expressed satisfaction at the training and professionalism of the Armed Forces
♦ Security delegation of Australian cricket team meets Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed; Sheikh Rasheed assures the delegation of providing fool-proof security; says the Australian team will be warmly welcomed
♦ The US House of Representatives passed a bill in favour of Muslims; condemnation of Uighur Muslims in China; recommendation to ban imports from the Muslim-populated province of Xinjiang; the bill will be sent to President Joe Biden for approval
♦ Pakistan is ready to take on West Indies after Bangladesh; The first T20I between Pakistan and West Indies will be played on December 13 at the National Stadium in Karachi; Azhar Ali, Hassan Ali and Muhammad Abbas also returned home
♦ Former national team captain Shahid Afridi has joined Quetta Gladiators; announces quitting cricket after the seventh edition of PSL; says this will be his last PSL
♦ Second day of four-day International Literary Festival at Karachi Arts Council; twelve sessions on various topics were; six book launches; philosophers, researchers, writers, poets and artists from around the world participated in the festival
♦ The 708th Anniversary of Great Sufi Saint Hazrat Shah Rukne-Alam Suhrawardy in Multan; Sajjada Nasheen Dargah Alia Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi bathed the shrine with rose water; attendance at the shrine of visitors from across the country
♦ Exhibition of Gul-e-Dawoodi flowers in Jilani Park, Lahore; hundreds of happy colourful flowers were exhibits; citizens got lost in the colours of nature; spring of colours and fragrances was also witnessed in Islamabad Jasmine Garden; Multan's Shah Shams Park also smelled of daisies
♦ Babra Sharif still rules the hearts of fans today; beautiful and versatile actress of the past turned 66-year-old