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Celebrating ex-PTI chief Imran Khan’s removal from the top slot as a triumph over political vendettas, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said the politics of revenge has been defeated and now the attention must be turned towards ending economic issues. He said the era of political revenge had met its defeat, leaving behind the pressing challenges of inflation and economic turmoil. The former prime minister lamented the squandered national time and resources during Imran’s tenure, citing the extensive misuse through abusive tactics and character assassinations. "Our people and our nation bore the brunt of a vindictive political agenda," he claimed. Declaring the era of political retribution to be at its end, Shehbaz said, "Now is the time to combat inflation and economic downturns." He made these remarks during discussions with party stalwarts and former national and provincial assembly members. Read also: PML-N, PPP cry foul over PTI polls Shehbaz attributed ...

Taking advantage of the state-run Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) fuel crisis, private air carriers have increased their fares. According to travel agents, private airlines have started charging an additional fare of up to 30% on domestic flights. During the PIA’s crisis, private airlines have started charging passengers up to Rs77,000 for a return ticket to Karachi. They are charging the one-way fare from Karachi to Lahore between Rs35,000 and Rs49,000. Similarly, the private airlines have jacked up their one-way fare from Karachi to Islamabad to between Rs55,000 and Rs61,000. The private airlines could not hike the fares of international flights because of the decrease in the number of overseas passengers. Besides, foreign airlines have also reduced their fares on international routes. The PIA’s domestic flight schedule had been adversely affected for the last one week. The travel agents said that the number of passengers travelling domestically had increased because of the di...

A "very high flood level” in Sutlej River on Sunday compelled the authorities to step up their evacuation measures in various areas of the Punjab province. Lahore Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa said 23,364 people had been transferred from Sutlej’s flood-hit areas and moved to safe places. He added that 15,800 cattle have been moved from the flood-hit areas to safe locations using rafts. The official said villages in Kasur and Chunian tehsils had been affected by the Sutlej River flood. The commissioner pointed out that eight police posts had been established to protect the 15 villages evacuated under Section 144, He continued that 22,000 ration boxes had been distributed among flood-hit people in the third phase of the relief efforts. A day earlier, hundreds of families from more than 70 villages in Kasur and Chunian were shifted to safe locations a day earlier as Sutlej River rose to an “extremely high level” at the point of Ganda Singh Wala Barrage. Read also: Sutlej breaks ...