The cabinet reshuffle
April 19, 2021
‘The change at the finance ministry’ – this was the title of my last article printed in these pages on April 6. Little did I know at the time that here I’d be: writing another article within ten days on the same subject – except this time it’s not just about finance but a major cabinet shakeup.
At that time, Hafeez Shaikh had been removed and replaced by Hammad Azhar. Now, within 16 days, Hammad has been replaced by Shaukat Tareen. In less than three years, Shaukat Tareen will be the fourth finance minister in the PTI government. For a party which came into power on the back of its visionary economic program, one would have expected someone from the party itself occupying this position on a permanent basis.
12 policemen taken hostage, 6 injured in attack by miscreants on Nawankot Police Station
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Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Policemen stand guard as supporters of the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party take part in a protest while blocking a street, in Lahore on April 18, 2021. AFP/Arif Ali Miscreants attack Nawankot Police Station, injuring 6 policemen. The deputy superintendent of police, along with 11 other policemen, held hostage by the miscreants. Police did not plan or launch any operation against the miscreants; they only retaliated in their defence to rescue the hostages, says Firdous Ashiq Awan.
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar s aide Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday said that miscreants armed with petrol bombs attacked the Nawankot Police Station, taking 12 policemen hostage and leaving six injured.