MANSEHRA: Provincial deputy emir of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl and former senator Hidayatullah Shah has said the new federal government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will address the country’s political and economic issues.

“Wrong policies of the last ‘selected’ government plunged the country into economic crisis but our coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will steer it out of that as well as political crisis,” Mr Shah told reporters here on Monday.

The JUI-F leader said Imran Khan had come to power through the people’s stolen mandate.

He said the Election Commission of Pakistan was set to announce verdict in the PTI foreign funding case, which would bring down the curtain on the politics of Imran Khan.

Ex-senator says PTI funding case verdict to bring down curtain on Imran’s politics

Mr Shah declared the Imran government worse in the country’s history and said he was optimistic that a new government would address inflation, unemployment and other major issues of the people shortly yet effectively. He said the PTI won’t be able to mobilise the people for agitation.

The JUI-F leader said the people offered special prayers after the removal of the selected PTI government.

DROWNED: A young man drowned in the Siren River in Shinkiari area here on Monday.

However, his brother was rescued by the residents.

Witnesses told reporters that Qamar Shah, 22, and his brother, Samar Shah, 17, were swimming in the Siren River in Shinkiari area to beat the heat when they slipped into deep water.

The people jumped into the water and rescued Samar Shah. Qamar Shah drowned and his body was found after a search of many hours. Spokesman for Rescue 1122 Amir Khadam said search for the body was under way.

He said a boy had drowned in that river in Garhi Habibullah area last week.

The spokesman urged people not to allow their children to bathe or swim in the rivers to prevent drowning.

Published in Dawn, April 12th, 2022