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Sajith tells Parliament about ‘undeniable evidence linking Zahran group to Army intelligence’

By Saman Indrajith in The Island, Sept 23, 2023Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday that irrefutable evidence had emerged, linking the Zahran group, which carried out the Easter Sunday terror attacks, to the Army intelligence. Participating in the debate on the Channel 4 exposure on the Easter Sunday terror attacks, Premadasa said that there were instances that pointed to links between the Army intelligence and the Zahran group. Firstly, there was an…

FO rejects report linking IMF deal with arms for Ukraine

Report in Dawn, Sept 19th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Monday sternly rejected a report that claimed Pakistan sold arms and ammunition to Ukraine in order to secure a crucial bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Russia-Ukraine crisis began last year when President Vladimir Putin ordered the latter’s invasion on February 24. Separately, the IMF executive board approved a $3 billion bailout programme for Pakistan in July of this year, with the…

Lahore-bound train narrowly escapes bomb blast:

By Ali Jan Mangi in Dawn, April 12th, 2023DERA MURAD JAMALI: A Lahore-bound train on Tuesday narrowly escaped a bomb blast that happened at the main railway track linking Quetta with the other three provinces. Railway officials said the powerful explosion occurred at the main railway track near Mushkaf railway station in Bolan district when Jaffar Express was on its way to Lahore from the Mach railway station. The police linked the explosion to an…