Pakistani political turmoil: A report, purportedly delivered by the Intelligence Bureau to the Secretariat of the Prime Minister sometime in July, has plunged the troubled Pakistan Muslim League (N) government deeper into crisis, FM Shakilwrites. The civilian spy agency’s report links dozens of treasury members with proscribed militant outfits and banned sectarian groups, delivering a further political jolt to the government following the disqualification of its figurehead, Nawaz Sharif, as prime minister on July 28. In response, a group of 37 members of the national assembly – including federal ministers – staged a walkout from parliament last week. The treasury lawmakers implicated were furious when a TV news channel leaked the report, which was allegedly submitted by the IB at the behest of Nawaz when he was still in office. READ THE STORY HERE
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