A political crisis erupted again in Pakistan
A political upheaval has once again erupted in Pakistan, with supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan trying to bring him back to power. Imran Khan has returned after a six-day final announcement from incumbent Prime Minister Shabas that the election would be declared. Imran has reached D-Chok near Islamabad with his millions of supporters. There were also clashes between Imran’s PTI supporters and the police. Police fired tear gas at Khan’s supporters. Islamabad was also declared a Red Zone because former Prime Minister Imran Khan said he was going on a freedom march. At the same time, the Ministry of Home Affairs had instructed to deploy the army for security reasons. Imran, a PTI activist inciting violence, was targeted by ruling party leader Mariam Nawaz during his liberation march. Mariam said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers were inciting violence on the orders of the former prime minister. She said the Supreme Court had allowed protests peacefully but would not accept them. Imran’s party is demanding the immediate resignation of Shahbaz Sharif’s 13-party coalition government. Although they have called for the formation of a caretaker government and the holding of early elections, the term of parliament has been extended to August next year. During a rally on Tuesday, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan accused the United States of plotting to overthrow his government. Targeting the Shahbaz Sharif government, he said the thieves had captured the country. “I hope the Supreme Court and the military will stand up for the truth. The military can no longer say that it is neutral. Are indifferent creatures. I repeat, we came out to do jihad, politics goes a long way. He shouted.
The crisis in Sri Lanka appeared to be the result of mismanagement – IMF managing director
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Crystalina Giorgio said at a meeting in Switzerland that the crisis in Sri Lanka appeared to be the result of mismanagement. Speaking to NDTV in India, Davos, Switzerland, she said, “It was heartbreaking to see pictures of what was happening in Sri Lanka, once a relatively prosperous country. And that it is the result of mismanagement. Therefore, the most important thing to do is to bring the country to a good micro-economic base, she said. “The International Monetary Fund (IMF) strongly supports the debt restructuring process in Sri Lanka. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not yet completed a study on what the program will look like and how the loan can be restructured.” She said She also said that the loan could be given once it was clarified. According to the NDTV report, she thanked India for being such a good friend of Sri Lanka and for supporting Sri Lanka in this difficult time.
The central bank destroyed more than 5.5 billion dollars to keep the rate
Although he and another member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Ceylon requested that foreign reserves not be used continuously to protect the level of 203 rupees. Dr Rani Jayamaha, a former member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, said that the other members of the Monetary Board did not care. She made the revelation while addressing the COPE Committee in Parliament recently. The Central Bank has been accused of destroying about $ 5.5 billion in foreign reserves to keep the rupee stable at 203.
Economic Crisis In Sri Lanka – India and Japan came together to protect Sri Lanka
Japan and India have agreed to work together to help Sri Lanka to recover from the economic crisis. The agreement was reached during a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on the sidelines of the Code Summit. The purpose of this discussion was to build closer ties for the development of free and open Indo-Pacific cooperation. Although Japan has been a major donor to Sri Lanka for more than 50 years, its focus on China in recent years has reduced it’s investment and assistance. These countries have also accepted the proposal made by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to create a collection of foreign donors to Sri Lanka, led by the United States, India, Japan and Australia.
2 year imprisonment for Shashi Weerawansha.
Colombo Magistrates Court imposed a sentence of 2 years imprisonment and Rs 100,000 fine on Shashi Weerawansa over illegal passport case.
2 suspects arrested
2 suspects arrested by the CID in Kottawa over the assault on MP Kumara Welgama.