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ASWJ man shot dead in ‘targeted attack’

Report in Dawn, Dec 27th, 2023KARACHI: The owner of a general store, said to be associated with the outlawed Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), was shot dead in what police described as a targeted attack in Korangi on Tuesday. Korangi SHO Amin Solangi said that two assailants riding on a motorbike arrived at a shop in Zia Colony, one of them got off the two-wheeler and opened straight fire on Muhammad Saleem, 50. He suffered…

SL cancels $ 4 b Hambantota oil refinery project by irresponsive Singapore firm

By Charumini de Silva in The Daily FT, Aug 16, 2023In a decisive move, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the termination of what was once described as the ‘largest-ever foreign direct investment agreement between the Board of Investment (BOI) and Hambantota Oil Refinery after years of protracted inaction to fulfil the stipulations of the contract. “Lack of engagement and failure to honour the commitments outlined in the agreement has prompted President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his…