Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the death of the young son of former Federal Minister and central leader of PML-N Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry in a road accident.
The Punjab caretaker government had earlier allocated over 45,000 acres of land to the Pakistan Army for a “Corporate Agriculture Farming” project. Later, the LHC had stopped the caretaker government from proceeding with its plan.
The Pakistan-embassy-owned building has been vacant ever since the embassy was shifted. Its diplomatic status was also revoked in 2018, making it liable to pay taxes to the local government.
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo condemned the attack on the Zhob garrison and paid tribute to the Pakistan Army for thwarting it by taking swift action.
Islamabad recently signed a short-term IMF deal on June 30 under a standby arrangement, under which Pakistan is set to receive $3 billion over nine months, subject to approval by the IMF's board.
As many as ten members of the same family, including six children and three women, were burned alive. Only one member of the family managed to escape the deadly fire by jumping off the building.