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PIA UK flight forced to land amid fighter escort
Two British nationals of Pakistan origin arrestedLondon—British police Friday arrested two air travelers on suspicion of endangerment of the aircraft after forcing a Pakistan International Airways flight with 297 passengers on board to land at Stansted airport following a mid-air alert. According to sources both the British nationality holder Pakistani nationals were arrested after they reportedly had a spat with the crew.
US offers help to tackle energy crisis
Nawaz, Olson discuss ways to improve relations,India ready to warmly receive Pakistani leaderWashington—US State Department has offered help to tackle energy crisis in Pakistan. Briefing the media, US State Department s acting deputy spokesperson Patrick Ventrell said that a new government is coming into place in Pakistan and we look forward to working with them collaboratively as they get their government set up and have this peaceful, democratic transition of power, which we think is really a historic marker in terms of transitioning from one democratically elected government to another.
Worst power outages as shortfall crosses 7,500MW
Rs3.27b needed daily to overcome power shortfallStaff Reporter
Lahore—People across the country are facing worst ever electricity loadshedding this summer with power shortfall already exceeding 7,500 megawatts (MW) and the duration of loadshedding rising to 20 hours a day in most areas.
Especially, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been subjected to prolonged and unscheduled electricity loadshedding varying between 18 to 20 hours a day. Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala and other cities in Punjab have been experiencing 18 to 20 hours loadshedding.
No ban on CNG to vehicles above 1000cc
Islamabad—The Federal Law Ministry on Friday declared the recent decision of the caretaker PM Minister Hazar Khan Khoso to ban vehicles of over 1000cc capacity from utilizing CNG as illegal. Caretakers cannot make key changes, the decision was against the Constitution and that every citizen has right over hydrocarbon resources, the law ministry observed during a critical meeting help here on Friday.MQM’s struggle only for peace: Altaf
Irfan Aligi
Karachi—The Founder and Leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain said that the MQM was not established for spreading the feelings of hatred against any regional nationality. It was established for the rights of the deprived and disadvantaged people of Pakistan. He said this while talking to the members of the provisional Co-ordination Committee, members of the dissolved Co-ordination Committee and office bearers of various wings of the MQM Friday at Nine Zero.
SC asks Khoso to submit response on transfers, postings
Islamabad—The Supreme Court on Friday gave caretaker prime minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso until June 6 to submit his response in a contempt notice issued against him and other senior officers for violating one of its judgments. Earlier, a three–judge bench headed by Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja had observed that “prima facie the premature transfer [and] posting of at least 20 senior government officers violated the apex court’s judgment in the Anita Turab case.PML-N, alliance conspiring against PPPP’s mandate: Qaim
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Karachi—Former Sindh Chief Minister and top runner for the office of Sindh CM for the second term, Syed Qaim Ali Shah said that the public mandate of the Pakistan People’s party Parliamentarian (PPPP) was not being accepted by the frustrated and defeated elements but the PPPP would still form the next government in the province.
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