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6 Pakistani nationals detained with drugs worth 200 crores in Gujarat, Jakhau sent for action

Gujarat is where the biggest news at the moment is coming from. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Gujarat ATS apprehended a Pakistani boat that entered Indian waters. Six Pakistani nationals were detained with 40 kg of drugs worth 200 crores. Officials from ATS have told everyone that the narcotics shipment has been recovered.

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The boat and its Pakistani crew have been transported to Jakhau for additional examination and action. The boat was captured by the ICG surveillance crew 33 nautical miles off the coast of Jakhau. The ICG’s swift attack boats managed to capture them.

In joint operation, Indian Coast Guard & Gujarat ATS apprehended a Pakistani boat 6 miles inside Indian waters with 40 kgs of drugs valued at Rs 200 cr. Two fast attack boats of ICG caught Pakistani boat 33 nautical miles off Jakhau coast in Gujarat: ICG officials
— ANI (@ANI) September 14, 2022

He stated that all of the detained Pakistani nationals are currently being interrogated. According to officials, attempts are also being made to determine where preparations were created to ingest such a sizable amount of drugs smuggled in.

Let us inform you that ongoing efforts are being undertaken in Pakistan to send drug shipments to India. Drug smuggling attempts have been conducted in Gujarat’s coastal regions, Rajasthan’s border regions with Punjab, and Punjab’s border regions. This is the largest shipment of drugs that the security forces have seized in recent years.

Electricity crisis shadowed in Pakistan, people in Karachi protest against rising electricity prices

People in various places, notably Karachi, openly expressed their discontent and staged protests in response to Pakistan‘s ever-rising electricity prices. On Thursday, there were widespread protests about increased electricity prices in Karachi, with protesters storming the K-Electric office in the Korangi district.

The demonstrators, according to the news agency ANI, demonstrated throughout Karachi’s neighborhoods and reportedly damaged the office’s furniture. People in several areas of Karachi city have been forced to go to the streets due to rising electricity costs and protracted power outages. Many demonstrators who were outraged by the increase in electricity costs halted traffic on the roadways by erecting barriers and setting tyres on fire. These consumers claim that the higher electricity prices are out of their price range.

On Monday, protests against Pakistan’s escalating electricity tariffs took place all throughout Peshawar. People had gathered in front of the Electric Supply Company’s office to demonstrate their disapproval. A power shortage persists in Pakistan. Prime Minister Shahbaz stated last month that the federal government was making every effort to restart the power plants that had stalled in order to resolve the severe energy crisis the nation was now experiencing.

The problem in Pakistan has gotten worse due to the country’s increasing reliance on LNG for electricity generation. Pakistan is having trouble covering the expense of importing LNG from outside due to the steep decline in its foreign exchange reserves. Pakistan and Qatar have already signed two significant long-term supply agreements for LNG. The first transaction was completed in 2016; the second, in 2021. In spite of this, it is difficult to meet the country’s need for electricity.

Chinese media pleased about Shehbaz Sharif becoming PM, said- ‘Shahbaz will be better than Imran for Sino-Pak ties’

As you may know, Shahbaz Sharif has become the new Prime Minister of Pakistan. The China that Imran Khan grew closest to during his tenure is the same one that is expressing happiness at Imran Khan’s departure from power. The Chinese state media stated on Sunday that the Sino-Pak relationship would now be more favorable after Imran Khan’s ouster as Pakistan’s new PM, citing that Shehbaz Sharif would be a great addition to the government.

Relations with China will not be affected

According to China‘s official newspaper, ‘Global Times,’ Shehbaz Sharif, the youngest brother of Pakistan’s three-time prime minister, will formally form the government after Monday’s parliament session. Both Pakistani and Chinese analysts believe that internal political changes in Pakistan will not affect the strong relationships between the two countries.

Several generations of the Sharif family have promoted China-Pakistan relations during Imran Khan’s reign, the article states. As a result, there might be even better cooperation between the two countries than Imran Khan had.” The relationship was also said to be stronger before.

Many important deals happened during Nawaz’s time.

As a result of the Nawaz Sharif government, the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) between the two nations saw positive progress. During Khan’s opposition, the Chinese objected to him because he had criticized the project. After he became the leader, they became big fans.

China admits that Imran has failed on the economic front

Currently, political change in Pakistan is mainly caused by political party conflicts, an economic crisis, and livelihood concerns, according to Qian Feng, the Director of the Research Department at the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University. As far as Kian is concerned, Imran Khan did not succeed in salvaging the country’s economy and instead, sunk it further.

Pakistan has only 5 days of oil left, banks also gave a blow

Another problem has arisen for Pakistan, which is facing the effects of the financial crisis. Imran Khan’s government is now having to deal with the consequences of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, Pakistan is experiencing a shortage of petroleum products. He has only five days’ supply of diesel left.

As reported in The Express Tribune, Pakistani banks have also refused to lend to oil companies due to their high-risk status. The Imran government in Pakistan is also in trouble because of the decrease in diesel stock. While the opposition is mobilized, on one hand, the reduction in diesel stock in the country is more likely to lead to an increase in inflation.

Consumer prices in Pakistan are rising at an all-time high of 13 percent, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). According to ‘Dawn’ newspaper, this is the most increased CPI inflation since January 2020, when it was 14.6%.

In response to the opposition’s motion of no confidence against him, Imran Khan said he did not enter politics to control ‘potato and tomato prices’. During a political rally in Hafizabad in Punjab province, Khan said the country will stand against those elements that want to overthrow the government using money power.