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PM Shehbaz landS in China with ‘CPeC revitaliSation’ atoP triP’S agenda g
Pak-China Set to Seal dealS for long-awaited ml-i, kCr rail ProjeCtS
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rime minister Shehbaz Sharif on tuesday landed in Chinese capital on his first state visit to the friendly nation after assuming office in april, where he will meet Chinese President Xi jin-
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ping, just a week after he was reelected as the general secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and became the most powerful Chinese leader since mao Zedong. upon arrival at beijing airport, senior Chinese officials warmly received the prime minister who was given a red-carpet welcome. the prime minister will meet Chinese Presi-
dent Xi jinping and Premier li keqiang during the visit among others. he is among the first leaders to visit China following the historic 20th national Congress of the Communist Party (CPC) of China that reelected Xi jinping as general secretary of the party. Prime minister Shehbaz is also scheduled to meet Chinese investors and Pakistani businessmen. during the visit, Pakistan and China are set to seal deals for long-awaited ml-i, kCr railway projects, among others. the visit is expected to advance the wideranging bilateral cooperation agenda with the conclusion of a number of mous/agreements in diverse areas, and consolidate the momentum of CPeC cooperation in the wake of the 11th meeting of the CPeC joint Cooperation Committee (jCC) held on october 27, 2022. the foreign office said it would be a twoday trip, being undertaken at the invitation of Sharif’s Chinese counterpart li keqiang, and that Sharif would be joined by foreign minister bilawal bhutto-Zardari and high-ranking officials of his administration. “my discussions with Chinese leadership will focus on the revitalisation of CPeC among many other things. the second phase of CPeC promises to usher in a new era of socio-economic progress that will uplift the quality of our people’s lives.
Second highest in 47 years as inflation surges to 26.66pc in Oct ISLAMABAD Ghulam abbas
with rising energy prices, the inflation in Pakistan crossed 26% in october on a year-on-year basis after recording a marginal drop in the previous month, the fresh data released by Pakistan bureau of Statistics (PbS) revealed on tuesday. the 26.66 percent inflation
recorded in october, according to sources, the second highest one in the past 47 years as the same number was recorded in 1974. in june 2022, the inflation reading had crossed the 20% mark, surging to an over 47-year high level of 27.3% in august 2022 on a year-on-year (yoy) basis. Compared to october last year, when the index was
recorded at 9.2%, this year, inflation made a significant jump in october to reach 26.6%. as per the data on a month-on-month (mom) basis, the Consumer Price index (CPi)-based inflation in october 2022 jumped by 4.7% as compared to a decrease of 1.2% in the previous month. “CPi inflation general, increased to 26.6% on a year-on-
Imran urges CJP to probe torture on Senator Swati, Gill GUJRANWALA staff report
year basis in oct 2022 as compared to an increase of 23.2% in the previous month and 9.2% in oct 2021,” said the PbS. in june 2022, the inflation reading had crossed the 20% mark, surging to an over 47-year high level of 27.3% in august 2022 on a year-on-year (yoy) basis. the inflation reading comes as per market expectations. as per the PbS, CPi inflation in urban areas clocked in at 24.6% on a year-on-year basis in oct 2022 as compared to an increase of 21.2% in the previous month and 9.6% in oct 2021.
Pti chairman imran again demanded justice from the Chief justice of Pakistan (CjP) for the torture inflicted on Pti leaders Shahbaz gill and Senator azam Swati. “we will never forget it. the nation will never forget,” he said in an address to a huge rally of Pti supporters here in gujranwala on his day-5 of the long march. “and what they did with arshad Sharif […] he told me who was threatening him. Chief justice sahab you should take interest in this yourself. arshad Sharif is first sent outside and then he is killed. i am asking you today. if you [CjP] and the judiciary don’t stand for us, then who will,” imran argued. Pti chief imran khan has said that the swelling number of people joining Pti’s long march towards islamabad was a “clear message” in support of the haqeeqi azadi. firing broadsides at interior minister rana Sanaullah, Pti chief imran khan said that the Pml-n leader’s “time was up now”. “there isn’t more time left now. i know you are sweating now […] Sanaullah, when you and Shehbaz Sharif […] these rats are threatening us,” said khan. “listen to me, when we reach islamabad […] listen to me Sanaullah […] when we reach islamabad […] the police you are spending millions on will join us because they too are against thieves,” he said. Pti chairman imran khan, in an address to supporters in gujranwala on tuesday, said that the city had broken “lahore’s record today”. “gujranwala, this time won’t come back. i want all of you to participate in this revolution. when i reach islamabad, i will give a call to the entire country to reach islamabad”. imran said that his nation won’t bow down in front of anyone, nor would be scared of anyone. former prime minister imran khan has alleged that news channels in Pakistan were being forced to stop their transmissions on the Pti’s long march towards islamabad.
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