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Military conducts successful flight test of Ababeel missile

Report in Pakistan Today, Oct 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday conducted a successful flight test of the Ababeel weapon system, said a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) The latest test of the ballistic missile system was aimed at “re-validating various design, technical parameters, and performance evaluation of different sub-systems”. “The missile system is aimed at strengthening deterrence and enhancing strategic stability in the region through the operationalisation of full spectrum deterrence in the…

Eight more ‘beggars’ travelling to KSA offloaded at Multan airport

report in Dawn, Oct 2, 2023LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) late on Saturday night offloaded eight alleged beggars in the disguise of Umrah pilgrims from a Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-bound flight at Multan airport, reports Dawn.com. According to a statement issued by FIA immigration officer Tariq Mehmood, it transpired during the immigration that the group was travelling to Saudi Arabia for the “purpose of begging”. The agency said the group handed over an amount…

16 ‘beggars’ offloaded from Saudi Arabia-bound flight

Report in Dawn, October 1st, 2023LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has got offloaded 16 alleged beggars in the disguise of Umrah pilgrims from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-bound flight at Multan airport two days ago. According to the FIA, the group, consisting of 16 persons, including a child, 11 women and four men, was initially traveling on Umrah visas. The FIA officials during the immigration process questioned the passengers who confessed that they were going…

Transfer of Humanitarian Aid Packages to Afghanistan Suspended: Mehrabi

By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews, Jan 8, 2023 at 9:31 PMA former member of the Afghan Central Bank’s supreme council, Shah Mehrabi, said on Sunday that since mid-December 2022, United Nations flights have stopped transferring cash aid to Afghanistan as part of humanitarian assistance. In a statement, the Da Afghanistan Bank denied the suspension of humanitarian aid packages to Afghanistan. Mehrabi said that the suspension of cash aid will affect the stability of the…