Several filling stations in far-flung districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are out of petrol during the current fuel shortage. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of tourists to Pakistan since Eidul Azha, especially in Swat, a popular hill station. Additionally, reports indicate that petrol is sold at local filling stations in Swat for about Rs700 per litre.
PM’s advisor on commerce, Abdul Razzak Dawood, has revealed that Pakistan will begin exporting mobile phones in January. Initially, two Chinese companies will export mobile phones, the Commerce Advisor said. Both Chinese companies have set up assembly lines in the country, he added. Furthermore, Samsung was offered two times to open a factory in Pakistan, but refused.
The Foreign Office (FO) denies that Pakistan’s GSP+, Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus, status is being revoked as reported by the Indian media. The report is considered part of New Delhi’s “malicious propaganda” against Islamabad. Although the FO statement did not designate which particular media report it referred to. Recent rumours, he argued, are yet another demonstration of India’s evil intentions.
The official of the US Embassy in Pakistan clarified that Americans are subject to the laws in a foreign country. In addition, it stated that the Embassy can check on Americans who have been arrested abroad, and provide a list of lawyers. However, cannot provide legal advice, participate in court proceedings, or facilitate their release.
Talha Talib, a Pakistani weightlifter, has appealed to the government to regularize his job at Wapda. He made the appeal on the microblogging website Twitter. He said the Ministry of WAPDA should regularize me and also promote me for a better future. Moreover, Talib added that “Its been 3 years I have no promotion from WAPDA ! Please notice.”
Punjab’s prisons minister, Fayyazul Hassan Chohan, in a video message clarified that Shah Hussain did not receive remission for his legal sentence for stabbing Khadija Siddiqui. Hussain has benefited from “technical remissions” which are given for blood donations and good conduct under the Constitution. Hussain, the son of a Lahore High Court lawyer, was sentenced to five years in prison for the crime.
Pakistani climber Shehroze Kashif became the youngest person to summit both Everest and K2. The climber ascended K2 8,611 metre (28,251 foot) at 8:10 a.m on Tuesday and also climbed Mount Everest in may. At the age of 17, Kashif climbed the world’s 12th highest peak, the 8,047-metre Broad Peak.
Zahir Jaffer, the prime suspect in the murder case of Noor Mukadam, has admitted to killing her. Sources told that police collected video evidence of the victim being subjected to torture by the accused. Zahir Jaffer confessed to murdering Noor Mukadam, however, he kept changing his testimony regarding the reasons for her murder.
The K2 base camp manager reports that two bodies were discovered 300 meters below a bottleneck by a group of Nepali Sherpas. One of the bodies is said to be that of national hero Ali Sadpara. Another body is reported to be that of John Snorri. Ali Sadpara and his two foreign companions disappeared during their winter adventure on the K2 on Bottleneck.
PTI has won the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections, winning a majority of the seats, according to preliminary results. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is now prepared to form the next government in AJK. Twenty-five PTI candidates won seats, nine of them in Pakistan. Furthermore, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) won 10 of those contests, including one in Pakistan.