Pakistan

TikToker Hareem Shah says looking for Shahzad Akbar in London

Published

10 months ago

Farwa

LONDON: TikTok star Hareem Shah has said that she has come to London to seek answers from Shahzad Akbar, former accountability chief of Imran Khan’s government, about why he tried to ruin her life by asking the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) to arrest her in a money-laundering case.

Shah said she is looking for Akbar in London and would like to question him on his alleged misuse of power when he was one of the most powerful persons in Pakistan in Khan’s government.

The TikToker was referring to January 2022’s scandal when her video went viral from London in which she was showing thousands of pounds in cash and claimed she had taken that money out of Pakistan without any issue. Akbar then announced that he had ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to start a money-laundering case against her and the FIA wrote to the UK NCA against Shah as well.

Shah said:” It’s karma that Shahzad Akbar has run away from Pakistan and is now hiding in London. I have information that he has assets in London and is hiding here to avoid corruption cases in Pakistan. Shahzad Akbar wanted me deported from London. He wrote to the UK authorities to get me arrested to put me in trouble. He did everything to ruin my life but look what has happened to him.”

Shah said Akbar was arrogant when working in the Imran Khan-led government and ruined many lives.

“I have known Mian Saleem Raza for a long time. He is a decent and nice man. Shahzad Akbar wanted to turn him into a witness against Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz in Judge Arshad Malik’s video scandal and when that failed he made fake cases against Mian Saleem Raza and put him on the list of most wanted terrorists. I know Mian Saleem Raza’s family who were arrested and put in jail, their lives and business were completely destroyed by Shahzad Akbar. He is still living in London due to fake cases made against him by Shahzad Akbar,” she said.

The TikTok star went on to say that she had no issue obtaining a new British visit visa. “I have done nothing wrong and the UK government knows that.”

When the scandal broke out in early January 2022, a local Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader emerged in Shah’s defence, saying that the bundles of cash in UK pounds that the TikToker floated in her social media video belonged to him and there was no money laundering of any kind.

When the furore erupted in the Pakistani media, Shah clarified that the video was made only for fun.

London-exiled Mian Saleem Raza was one of the major characters in Judge Arshad Malik’s video scandal along with Nasir Butt, Mian Nasir Janjua and others. He came under direct attack from the FIA under direct orders of former prime minister Imran Khan and his then-accountability chief Akbar, and was victimised for several years for his role in the scandal. He is now planning to return to Pakistan.

Hareem Shah said she will be staying in London for a month for summer vacation.

Business

Price of LPG “slashed” by Rs. 20 per kilogram

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2 days ago

Farwa

Sources claim that LPG rates have been lowered by Rs 20, making the cost per kilogram drop from Rs 280 to Rs 260.

It is noteworthy to remark that the costs of LPG were reduced by Rs 20 per kilogram earlier, resulting in a total reduction of Rs 40 per kilogram within a few weeks.

The price of liquefied petroleum gas for the month of May 2024 was lowered by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on April 30.

The LPG tariffs were lowered by Rs 11.88 to Rs 238.46 per kilogram in accordance with the OGRA’s notice. On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the new rates will go into effect.

In April of last year, the price per kilogram of LPG was Rs 250.34. pricing reduction of Rs 140.18 has resulted in a new pricing for home LPG cylinders set for May 2024 of Rs 2813.85.

The OGRA reported a drop in liquefied petroleum gas pricing in April. The price of LPG is now Rs 250.34 per kg instead of Rs 256.78 due to a reduction of Rs 6.44 per kg.

The price of the household cylinder was fixed at Rs 2954.03 for the month of April, down from Rs 3030.12, a decrease of Rs 76.9.

Business

ADB delegation stops by FBR headquarters

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2 days ago

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Senior Director ADB Tariq Niazi oversaw the expedition, which also involved Sana Masood, Farzana Noshab, and Senior Public Sector Management Specialist Laisiasa Tora. The meeting included presentations from economists as well, according to an FBR press release.

The officers focused on structural and policy adjustments as they discussed the Domestic Resource Mobilization Program’s implementation at the meeting.

$300 million was given to the Pakistani government by ADB in December 2023 as a result of the hard work and dedication of FBR. Better laws, regulations, and institutional capability for the FBR were established by Sub-Program I.

With the $300 million in funding provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the Government of Pakistan in December 2023, the delegation conveyed satisfaction with the program’s effective launch.

The FBR also underlined how crucial digitization is to recording the economy and boosting productivity in a sustainable way.

In order to promote the Government of Pakistan’s Digital Tax Administration Project, both parties decided to look into measures to improve their cooperation.

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Off-duty police in Islamabad are prohibited from donning uniforms.

Published

2 days ago

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The new directives, according to specifics, were sent via wireless by the federal capital police and state that no officer may wear a uniform when reporting for duty or leaving it.

According to the police official, uniforms will only be worn when on duty; otherwise, two policemen will accompany each other during duty hours and will always be required to carry guns.

A different development was the earlier release of an app by the Islamabad Police with the goal of improving crime prevention and public safety.

Launched on the orders of former Interior Minister Sarfraz Akbar Bugti, the recently released ICT-15 app aims to empower the people of the capital city by giving them the ability to actively engage in the battle against crime and protect their areas.

Residents of Islamabad can now easily download and utilize the ICT-15 app because it is easily accessible on the Google Play Store.

Citizens can report a variety of issues with this easy-to-use application, such as incidents, unlawful behavior, complaints against law enforcement, the presence of undocumented people, or any suspicious criminal activity.

The police promise quick reaction times as soon as information is reported using the app, so assistance will be provided as quickly as feasible.