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Pushpa 2 Kissik Not Even 1 Percent Of Oo Antava: Netizens Call Sreeleela-Allu Arjun Song A Downgradehas said support from fans had helped her through her as she made a triumphant return to . The TV and radio presenter - best known for presenting on Radio 4 - recently announced she has had the "all clear" from after revealed her diagnosis in August. She returned to host the BBC One show along side on Tuesday, 26 November and said it felt good to be back at work. Jones opened the show by welcoming Radio 6 DJ Laverne, 46, back to the sofa. She said: "I'm delighted to say that Lauren is back by my side. Miss Laverne we have missed you so much. You look brilliant. How are you feeling?" Laverne replied: "I feel great. Really, really pleased to be back. Obviously, it's lovely to be back on the iconic sofa instead of watching at home online. We’re delighted to have back on the show tonight after she was given the all clear following treatment for cancer 🫶 👉 — BBC The One Show (@BBCTheOneShow) "And largely I feel good because I've had so many wonderful messages from viewers. I want to say a massive thank you to everybody who's been in touch, especially people who've been through cancer treatment themselves. It's been so encouraging and, and really touching the way that people have, you know, been sending me those messages and I'm thrilled to be back. And what a great first show. I mean, I feel like you've laid it on just for me, but it's not. It's for you [the viewers]." Viewers were delighted to see Laverne back on their screens and looking so well. One on social media platform X: "Great to see Lauren back! #TheOneShow" Another wrote on : "Lovely to see Lauren Laverne back on TV after her cancer treatment. Lovely Northern lass." One : "Lauren looks fab #theoneshow" And another : "Good to see Lauren Laverne up and running again. Well done young lady." was a guest on the show along with director Michael Gracey and . Williams was there to discuss his new biopic in which he is played by a monkey. But he revealed he had hoped to have a starring role in Gracey's hit musical , and was hurt when the director told him he wanted to cast instead. Williams explained: "Michael rings me up, he said, 'I need a favour,' and I say, 'Yeah, come round.' He plays me the songs from The Greatest Showman. He said, 'I'm doing this film called The Greatest Showman. 'And I'm like - yeah, he's gonna ask me, of course, he is, this is my big break. And then he plays me these songs and I'm like, this is mind blowing. Then he shows me the what are they called concept art, and I'm like, 'I'm in.' I'm totally in and he goes, 'And now it's the favour,' and I say, 'Ask me anything,' and he goes, 'Will you convince Hugh Jackman to play it?' An I'm crestfallen and heartbroken." Gracey said: "That's a recent story 'cause I for years, I just thought Rob helped me out massively. Which he did because during the whole time we were working on The Greatest Showman, Hugh kept referencing Rob. He could choose any showman on the face of the planet - and every reference was Robbie went. So when I needed help, convincing him about the music, I got Rob to do a video telling Hugh that the music was great. And it's what convinced Hugh to move forward with the music that we had, which is the music in the film today."

The shooting death of high-ranking UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson has uncovered a deep anger among Americans who say the health insurance industry has too often failed to cover large medical bills and stood in the way of necessary care. “There’s clearly a sense of real discontent and distrust of the industry revealed in social media,” said Brian Klepper, principal of the Healthcare Performance Inc. consulting firm. “That’s not a healthy environment for an industry to prosper.” The reaction to the shooting is a wake-up call for sprawling companies that have seen their profits and stock prices rise over the past few years. Social media has given millions of Americans the means to amplify their long-simmering dissatisfaction with health insurers, and in the wake of Thompson’s death, X, Reddit, TikTok and other platforms lit up with hatred aimed at the industry. Kevin Farmer, a University of Florida orthopedics and sports medicine professor who posted on X about the shooting, said frustration with insurance is something doctors see every day. “I mean, what that can do to someone’s emotional thought process and reaction,” Farmer said. “They feel helpless.” The motive for Thompson’s killing remains unclear. New York police released images Thursday of a man they said is wanted in connection with the shooting and searched a Manhattan hostel where the person is believed to have stayed. No direct evidence has emerged to connect the shooting with any dispute over UnitedHealth’s business, though a shell casing and live ammunition round inscribed with “delay” and “depose” were recovered from the sidewalk at the midtown hotel where Thompson, 50, was attacked. The words echo complaints many American consumers have aired about long waits for insurers to pay medical bills and legal fights over claims. While the inscriptions suggest the shooting might be tied to an insurance dispute, investigators also have to consider whether they may be a distraction designed to divert from the true motive, said Joseph Giacalone, a former New York Police Department sergeant who’s now a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “They are going to take everything seriously but have to have an open mind that this could be a potential ruse,” he said. Though insurers have rarely discussed it publicly, concerns that a frustrated policyholder could turn to violence have long percolated within the industry. Former health-insurance executive Michael Sherman said when he worked at Humana Inc. more than a decade ago the company had built “safe rooms” for executives at its Louisville, Kentucky, headquarters. Later, when he became the chief medical officer at Point32Health, he said the nonprofit insurer based in Massachusetts installed a panic button under his desk and hired private security for the executive suite. Still, Sherman said the idea that an insurance executive could be targeted by a killer was largely unthinkable. “People are shocked,” he said. “This is shaking people up and causing them to think more about the implications of these decisions, and perhaps the need for more security.” Humana declined to comment on its security procedures. Thompson’s killing should compel insurers to reexamine their security measures, from increasing surveillance of executives’ parking spots to adding panic buttons and bullet-resistant safe rooms to their executive suites, said Paul Sarnese, the former president of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety, an organization dedicated to protecting the health care industry. UnitedHealth had a security team at the New York Hilton Midtown hotel for its investor day, but it didn’t have anyone stationed outside where the executive was shot, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company didn’t comment on the security situation. Sarnese said threats against health care workers in general have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, when many Americans grew disillusioned with recommendations about masking, isolating while sick and vaccines. Health insurers, who in the routine course of their business make millions of decisions every year that can have profound effects on people’s physical and financial well-being, are especially likely to elicit emotional responses from the public. A Gallup survey last fall asked respondents what they thought of the services provided by health insurers. Sixty-eight percent gave ratings of “only fair” or “poor.” Only 5% said it was “excellent.” “Imagine having a pre-existing condition and being denied your medical care,” Sarnese said. “You’re not only putting all this stress on someone who has a medical condition, but now you’re putting financial stress on their families. That stress can really push someone to threaten executives or act upon their threats.” The online vitriol generated by the Thompson shooting spilled into policy decisions by other insurers. Former Washington Post writer Taylor Lorenz generated an outcry after she posted on Bluesky Wednesday about a policy change from some units of Elevance Health Inc. that doctors said would limit coverage if operations ran long. “And people wonder why we want these executives dead,” she wrote. On Thursday, Elevance backtracked. “There has been significant widespread misinformation about an update to our anesthesia policy,” Elevance spokesperson Leslie Porras said. “As a result, we have decided to not proceed with this policy change. To be clear, it never was and never will be the policy of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to not pay for medically necessary anesthesia services.” Several hours after the shooting on Wednesday, Sarah London, chief executive officer of health insurer Centene Corp. pulled out of a planned appearance at a conference sponsored by Forbes in New York. London canceled out of respect for Thompson, not because of security concerns, according to a person familiar with the matter. Centene’s investor day that was scheduled to be held in person next week was moved online. Centene declined to comment on its security procedures. Industry officials defended the role that insurers play in the health care system and said that the wave of hate that bubbled up on social media in the aftermath of Thompson’s killing was unwarranted. “The people in our industry are mission-driven professionals working to make coverage and care as affordable as possible and to help people navigate the complex medical system,” Mike Tuffin, president and CEO of trade group America’s Health Insurance Plans, said in a statement. “We condemn any suggestion that threats against our colleagues — or anyone else in our country — are ever acceptable.” UnitedHealth is one of the largest health care conglomerates in the U.S., housing the UnitedHealthcare insurance business that Thompson led, as well as vast operations focused on managing drug benefits and doctors’ offices. As a result of that broad reach, it has become a frequent target for criticism. The company was among a group of insurers that was slammed in a Senate report earlier this year for using automated tools to increase claim denials. The rate at which the company denied prior authorization for post-acute care more than doubled from 2020 to 2022, the Senate report found. In February, Bloomberg reported that the Department of Justice had opened an antitrust investigation into the company. Last month, the U.S. sued to block its $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys Inc. over concerns the deal would harm competition in the market for home-health and hospice services. Also this year, the company’s Change Healthcare technology business was the target of hackers who gained access to the medical and other personal information of millions of Americans.Empowered Funds LLC Has $623,000 Stock Holdings in Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:CMT)

It’s no secret that San Franciscans don’t feel particularly great about their city government. Residents have repeatedly signaled in surveys that they feel The City is heading in the wrong direction , and November’s election saw candidates promising change earn voters’ support. But feelings aside, just how effective is city government, and is it meeting its own goals? The City Controller’s Office asks these questions every year and assembles a plethora of data to grade city departments. On Thursday, the Controller’s Office released its Annual Performance Results report, which features data from the fiscal year from July 2023 through June 2024. The goal is to not only provide San Franciscans with a snapshot of government performance, but help departments make decisions based on real data. “Good data informs good policy. We aim to provide something that’s a useful snapshot of our city’s service delivery performance — something to supplement the narratives that don’t always capture a complete picture of complicated issues,” Controller Greg Wagner said in a statement. “Departments can hopefully see at a glance what’s working well and where there’s more work to be done.” The Examiner pored over the report and highlighted a few noteworthy nuggets below. Libraries Maybe it’s just a symptom of bookflation , but the San Francisco Public Library has never been busier. The library system lent out about 14 million materials, which includes electronic and physical items, in the last fiscal year. That’s beyond the quantity in any other year in the last decade, and a pronounced recovery from a COVID-19 pandemic drop-off. The library system took steps during the pandemic to make electronic materials easier to access. It’s also seeing a rise in physical media distribution, which was up 12% last year, which is partly attributed to a change in policy that allowed patrons to renew physical materials for up to five times instead of three. ( Editor’s note: This is especially handy for items like cookbooks. Get comfortable, “The Levantine Vegetarian” by Salma Hage, you’re staying a while.) The circulation increase comes despite the fact that the number of physical people entering a physical library remains less than two-thirds of what it was prior to the pandemic, though even that figure continues to rise every year since COVID-safety restrictions were lifted. The jails Both violent and property crime continued to trend downward in San Francisco, but its jails are more full than in any other year included in the controller’s analysis. The average daily jail population in San Francisco rose by 34% from fiscal year 2023 to 2024, and its jails were at 86% of their rated capacity. The change is likely due to a couple of factors. The City joined up with state and federal law enforcement in May 2023 to launch a coordinated crackdown on low- and high-level drug dealing in and around the Tenderloin and Civic Center, where open-air drug markets had become commonplace. The jail population also began to rise after a pandemic-induced dropoff. Prior to 2020, the number of people in jail was above what it is now — 1,322 in fiscal year 2019, compared to the 1,099 on average for the last year — although capacity was higher at the time. 911 response A shortage of emergency dispatchers continues to plague The City’s 911 call-response times. In August, KQED reported The City is short about 40 dispatchers of its goal of 160 to 165. Just 76% of 911 calls were responded to within 15 seconds in fiscal year 2024. This was the fourth consecutive year in which response times worsened, according to the controller’s data. As recently as 2020, 94% of 911 calls were answered within 15 seconds. City data for the current fiscal year shows a moderate improvement within the last few months, with 82% of 911 calls answered within 15 seconds in September. San Francisco dispatchers not matched that monthly average response time in more than two years. The controller’s report attributes worsening performance to a shortage in staffing exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it notes causes for hope. The Department of Emergency Management told the controller’s office that it has hired a recruiter and shortened its hiring process by 20%. Its last two 911 Dispatch Academy classes were its largest since prior to the pandemic and officials expect staffing to improve throughout the next fiscal year. Despite the dispatcher shortage, emergency responders were able to dramatically improve their response times to “A” emergencies — the most extreme situations — by nearly a full minute, from 6.9 last year to 6 this year. That’s significantly under the target of 8 minutes. Naloxone distribution After an alarming and steep increase in fatal opioid overdoses in recent years, city health officials have touted a steady dropoff throughout this year. One factor in the improvement may be The City’s drastic escalation in its distribution of naloxone, a drug that can reverse overdoses. Though it still fell short of its target for the year, the Department of Public Health reported giving out 157,528 doses of naloxone in fiscal year 2024, more than twice what it did just two years prior. The Examiner’s Evan Wyloge contributed data visualizations to this story.None

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The PTI rubbished reports about the arrests of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and former first lady Bushra Bibi on Tuesday as the Pakistan Rangers regained control of Islamabad’s D-Chowk after beginning arrests and pushing back protesters from the venue of the party’s much-touted power show. Questioned about media reports regarding the alleged arrests, the PTI’s media cell told Dawn.com the rumours were “not true”. A Dawn.com correspondent reported that PTI protesters began retreating from the site in the face of heavy teargas shelling and action by the authorities. A statement posted on state broadcaster PTV ’s X account, attributed to “security sources”, said Blue Area was cleared and no operation was ongoing at the moment. Protesters earlier gathered at the site for the party’s protest to demand PTI founder Imran Khan’s release, among other things, amid reports of intense tear gas shelling by security forces to curtail the large crowds. The PTI convoys have been plying roads countrywide since Sunday. What we know so far: Dawn.com correspondents reported that there were blackouts in many areas of Islamabad, including D-Chowk, Jinnah Avenue, G6, G8 and G9. The PTI also shared footage of alleged firing by law enforcement agencies at party protesters, claiming that intense shelling was under way. Scores of people were injured, including journalists who were reportedly attacked by demonstrators, as dozens of PTI supporters allegedly beat a videographer covering the protest for The Associated Press and took his camera. He sustained head injuries and was treated in a hospital. Meanwhile, the Islamabad administration extended the shutdown of all educational institutes for another day on Wednesday. D-Chowk, a roundabout in Islamabad’s heavily fortified Red Zone, has long served as a spot for political protests. The junction leads to critical government buildings, including Parliament House, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Pakistan Secretariat, and the Prime Minister’s Office. On Nov 13, Imran issued a “ final call ” for nationwide protests on Nov 24, demanding the restoration of the PTI’s electoral mandate, the release of detained party members and the reversal of the 26th Amendment , which he said has strengthened a “dictatorial regime”. Meanwhile, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, the KP chief minister’s adviser on information, said that Imran had agreed to the government’s suggested proposal to move the venue of the party’s protest from D-Chowk to the sub-urban areas but Bushra Bibi and the party had refused the suggestion. Last night, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi seemed to confirm talks with the protesting opposition party, saying that the government had offered Sangjani — the same venue on the outskirts of Islamabad where the PTI held its Sept 8 rally — for the protest. Late-night media reports had suggested that PTI leaders were trying to prevail upon Bushra Bibi, who is leading the main caravan of protesters coming from KP to Islamabad, to accept the proposal to change the protest venue. However, Barrister Saif said while speaking in an interview on Samaa News programme ‘Nadeem Malik Live’ today: “Our announcement since the beginning was regarding D-Chowk ... but the administration was not giving permission for it and then the Islamabad High Court issued an order [against it] as well so in this situation, a suggestion came from them (the government) to hold a rally in Islamabad’s suburbs and then granting permission could be considered. “We took that suggestion to Khan sahib and he expressed agreement after discussion that alright we are ready to hold it there. But the issue that arose was when we discussed the matter with our fellows so the party refused to accept it and they kept on insisting that we will go towards D-Chowk. Mainly, Bushra Bibi said she would only go to D-Chowk and told people to sit there.” He said Bushra Bibi was an “important personality” for the party in a political sense and was worthy of tribute and praise for her part in leading the PTI. Barrister Saif later said in an interview on Geo News show ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’ that no commitment was made by the PTI to change the protest venue to Sangjani and it was merely a suggestion from the government. He reiterated that the party’s senior leadership did not agree with the move. Earlier, the PTI shared a video on X of CM Gandapur addressing protesters while leading a convoy towards D-Chowk. The post used a hashtag of “first release, then negotiations”. Similarly, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan told Dawn.com : “There is no hope of talks between the government and PTI yet. The government has not made any contact yet.” Responding in kind, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi similarly ruled out any negotiations with the PTI while addressing a press conference with Information Minister Attaullah Tarar in Islamabad. Meanwhile, CM Gandapur said Imran had always talked about remaining peaceful and upholding the rule of law and warned the people to beware of elements among them who might try to instigate wrong acts. View this post on Instagram He renewed his vow to reach the planned protest venue. “We have to reach D-Chowk,” he told protesters near D-Chowk, who replied to his call with chants of “D-Chowk”. “Till Imran Khan doesn’t give orders [...] we have to protect him (Imran),” the PTI leader, accompanied by Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan at the container, asserted. “We are peaceful. Let us hold a sit-in in a peaceful manner,” he added. A message posted on Imran’s X account also urged protesters to not back down till the party’s demands were met. The post alleged that law enforcement agencies “fired and shelled our workers and martyred and injured the peaceful citizens” on the interior minister’s orders, adding that he would have to answer for it. “The citizens were not only peaceful but also kept rescuing the police and rangers who were shelling and firing.” Bushra Bibi, wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, and PTI supporters attend a rally demanding his release, in Islamabad on Nov 26, 2024. — Reuters/Waseem Khan Earlier, Bushra Bibi vowed to be the last woman standing at D-Chowk and said she would not leave without Imran, while addressing a large crowd of protesters at Blue Area alongside Gandapur and Ayub. She lamented Imran’s treatment in both Attock and Adiala Jail, questioning how an ex-premier could be treated the way he had been. “Khan is standing because of you and will continue standing for you, and you must promise that until Khan is with us, you will not leave D-Chowk. “I promise that I will be the last woman here, I will not leave D-Chowk without him. If anyone tells you otherwise, it is a lie,” she said to cheers from the crowd. “Muslims don’t hit other Muslims, so then why are you shelling us?” she questioned. View this post on Instagram Separately, following reports of heavy teargas shelling at protesters, Barrister Gohar called upon the government to “refrain from [firing] at innocent people”. “I called upon the government to refrain from firing at innocent people,” Gohar said on X . “I appeal [to] all PTI’s workers and supporters to remain peaceful in their struggle. I want to tell you all that we are very much hopeful of early release of [Imran] Khan sab , InshaAllah.” Visuals shared by a Dawn.com correspondent present at the scene at around 3pm showed dozens of PTI protesters gathering near Islamabad’s D-Chowk and climbing up containers placed there to obstruct their way. Army personnel were also standing on top of a container, the correspondent said. View this post on Instagram Later visuals showed protesters converging about 550 metres away from D-Chowk, where as many as three layers of containers could be seen piled atop each other. This screengrab shows the pin location of where PTI protesters had gathered at around 3pm on Nov 24, according to footage shared by a Dawn.com correspondent. — via Google Maps In a post on X , the PTI appealed to Islamabad’s residents to bring various items — including Betnesol-N eyedrops, rose water and drinking water — to the protesters to reduce the effect of teargas. The government and the PTI have apparently opened a ‘back-channel’ for the sake of negotiations. Naqvi said that they had offered the PTI an agreement to hold their rallies in Sangjani, which the party agreed to twice but did not abide by the “ceasefire”. Mohsin Naqvi speaks at D-Chowk on Nov 26, 2024. — DawnNewsTV “So much so that they had asked us to open the routes to Sangjani,” he said while speaking to the media at D-Chowk earlier today. “We have spoken with them in every way. [...] I had said this yesterday too that let’s stand at the D-Chowk right now and start firing there, then no person would be seen there. “But we do not plan to do that,” the minister asserted. The interior minister said he had informed the Islamabad inspector general that it was up to him to tackle the protesters “however he wishes”. “We will definitely support him.” While confirming reports of the army being deployed in Islamabad, the interior minister said that the forces’ priority was to protect the visiting Belarusian delegation and the Red Zone. “Your head of state is in the Red Zone right now and his protection is of the utmost importance for us,” Naqvi said, referring to PM Shehbaz. He alleged that the PTI was using resources of the KP government led by it, including teargas shells. “Their entire leadership does not want this bloodshed, except for one secret hand behind them controlling every single thing,” he said. When asked about the number of PTI protesters heading for Islamabad, Naqvi said there were “three to four convoys”, claiming all of them were from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. PTI supporters attend a rally demanding release of former prime minister Imran Khan, in Islamabad on Nov 26, 2024. — Reuters Dawn quoted police officers as saying that the convoy of the PTI leaders and workers coming from KP comprised over 34,000 persons. Meanwhile, Naqvi said three Rangers personnel and a Punjab policeman lost their lives on Monday, in what he said was an “attack by miscreants”. Addressing the media at Islamabad’s D-Chowk, Naqvi said: “Yesterday, a total of our four people were martyred, including three Rangers and a Punjab police official.” Stating that two Rangers and four Islamabad policemen were in critical condition, Naqvi said two additional superintendent of police (ASP) and a superintendent of police (SP) were among the injured. The minister further said that 70 Punjab cops were also injured, five of whom were in critical condition. Barrister Saif called for an inquiry in response to the government’s allegations and said the PTI was ready to face any investigation. In an earlier statement issued by his ministry, Naqvi had said four Rangers personnel had lost their lives in an alleged attack, condemning it in the strongest terms. Meanwhile, state-run Radio Pakistan reported the deaths of five personnel, including three Rangers and two Punjab police. “Scores of others were injured in attacks by the violent PTI workers,” the report claimed, adding that 22 vehicles of the Punjab police had been damaged. “The police have arrested several violent protesters, while [the] process of identifying the perpetrators is underway,” the state media asserted. A previous report had also stated that “five other Rangers personnel and several police officials sustained severe injuries”. While an updated report did not specify the cause of the deaths, an earlier version, citing security sources, had said “miscreants rammed a vehicle into Rangers personnel” on Srinagar Highway in Islamabad. The report had said a “bunch of miscreants, equipped with weapons and ammunition, pelted stones at the Rangers personnel and carried out indiscriminate firing on the security personnel at Chungi No 26 in Rawalpindi”. Resultantly, the report said, a ranger personnel sustained serious injuries and was shifted to Rawalpindi Combined Military Hospital in critical condition. A press release from the Inter Services Public Relations today said the funeral prayers for the three were offered at Chaklala Garrison with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir in attendance. “Pakistan cannot afford any chaos and bloodshed for achieving vested political purposes. These acts of violence are unacceptable and highly condemnable which are bordering the limits of restraint by the law enforcement agencies. The entire nation pays homage to the martyred Rangers soldiers and all those police officials who have embraced martyrdom and those who are injured during these riots,” the press release quoted the prime minister as saying. On the other hand, PTI Central Information Secretary Waqas Akram alleged that six people died due to shooting by the “fascist government”. He further claimed that 45-60 injured were reported to be admitted to the Polyclinic and Pims hospitals for treatment. The party earlier claimed that “paramilitary Rangers shot live ammunition” at its protesters in Islamabad, resulting in the death of two and injuring another four. “Participants claim they saw at least six people being shot, two of whom died on the spot and four were taken to hospital,” the party said on X . In a separate post , the party claimed that the “unarmed” party workers were under intense tear gas shelling by law enforcement agencies. The “fake” government is willing to go to any extent to maintain its illegal occupation, the party said. It added that the government, through its use of state institutions against its own people, was “not only inciting hatred among Pakistanis but also becoming the cause of Pakistan’s disgrace in front of the world”. Tarar, while speaking to the media earlier, lamented that PTI leadership like Bushra Bibi was “hiding in Shaheed-i-Millat” while allegedly sending children and labourers “to the front lines”, who he claimed were throwing tear gas at the police. Attaullah Tarar speaks to media in Islamabad. — DawnNewsTV “The state is being very patient and not giving in to the demands simply because Bushra Bibi planned this and wants bloodshed and bodies to pile up,” he said. Tarar issued a challenge to Imran, saying: “Bring your three children to the front lines, Tyrian, Qassim, Suleiman.” The minister stressed that the PTI chooses to hold a protest only when a foreign delegation visits from overseas. “Why at this location? Because they are enemies of the state and want to spread anarchy, which we will not allow.” “We are responding, but not the way you want, that we respond to your bullets with bullets,” the minister asserted. According to Tarar, he spoke to protesters who admitted that they were paid for attending the protest. Tarar also noted that Rangers, police and the armed forces have been deployed in the capital. Separately, a resolution demanding a ban on the PTI was submitted in the Punjab Assembly by PML-N MPA Hina Pervez Butt. It said the assembly strongly condemned the PTI’s “attack on the federation in droves” and criticised the alleged actions of protesters. PM Shehbaz also condemned the “attack by protesters” as state media reported that four Rangers personnel and two cops were left dead as a vehicle “rammed” into them. In his statement, PM Shehbaz said the “attack” was carried out “using a vehicle on Srinagar Highway. He directed that those involved in the incident be identified immediately and brought to justice. The premier also ordered that the best possible medical facilities be provided to the Rangers and police personnel “injured in the attack”. He said that “attacks on police and Rangers, under the guise of a so-called peaceful protest”, were condemnable. PM Shehbaz noted that police and Rangers were assigned to maintain law and order in Islamabad, asserting, in an apparent reference to the PTI, that an “anarchist group seeks bloodshed”. He emphasised that this was not a peaceful protest, but extremism. The prime minister said Pakistan cannot afford any form of chaos or bloodshed. “Bloodshed for nefarious political agenda is unacceptable and highly condemnable.” Naqvi also vowed to hold the miscreants involved to account, reaffirming his support for the families of the deceased. Policemen fire tear gas shells to disperse PTI supporters during a protest to demand the release of former prime minister Imran Khan, in Islamabad on Nov 26, 2024. — AFP PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari condemned the incident as well, terming it “outright terrorism” and calling for the suspects involved to be brought to justice. “The Rangers and police personnel who embraced martyrdom were brave sons of the nation,” he said in a statement . “The PPP’s stance about the right to peaceful protest [compared to] mischief and terrorism is clear,” the PPP chief said. Meanwhile, as tensions between PTI protesters and the government heightened, the Pakistan Army was called into Islamabad on Tuesday to “deal with miscreants”, state-run Radio Pakistan reported . “Under Article 245, the Pakistan Army has been called in, and orders have been issued to deal with the miscreants with an iron hand,” Radio Pakistan stated. “Clear orders have also been issued to shoot miscreants and troublemakers on sight,” it added. Citing security sources, the report said all necessary measures were being taken to “counter terrorist activities by disruptive and extremist elements”. While the Associated Press of Pakistan reported the same citing security sources, it is not confirmed whether a notification for the requisition has been issued so far. Dawn.com has reached out to the interior ministry for a comment. International rights organisation Amnesty International called on the government to immediately rescind the alleged “shoot-on-sight” orders and also to fully protect and ensure the rights of protesters. “The authorities must exercise maximum restraint, aiming to prevent and de-escalate violence and to avoid the use of force. “Any use of force must be lawful and no more than is necessary and proportionate and the authorities must take all necessary measures to prevent arbitrary deprivation of life, including by ensuring that law enforcement actions are adequately planned to minimise the risk to life. There must also be effective accountability for any unlawful use of force.” It said the severe restrictions on assembly, movement and mobile and internet services, as well as arbitrary detentions of “thousands of protesters across Pakistan, particularly in Islamabad”, were a grave violation of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, movement and expression. A Dawn.com correspondent also reported seeing troops of the Pakistan Army deployed at D-Chowk. Pakistan Army stands guard near D-Chowk, Islamabad on Nov 26, 2024. — Photo by Umar Bacha Naqvi hinted at the move yesterday, stating that the government would deal with violent protesters with an iron hand . He warned that he would not hesitate to impose a curfew or invoke Article 245, which empowered the government to call armed forces for security purposes. The PTI’s protest, which the government is determined to foil with force, was originally scheduled to be staged on November 24 . However, the party’s convoys took a breather on Sunday night as PTI leaders said they were in “ no hurry ” to reach the federal capital for their ‘do or die’ protest. The PTI protesters, some of them employing industrial fans to counter tear gas, crossed Islamabad’s Toll Plaza on Monday night as the government vowed to not spare those behind a cop’s death in “violence of miscreants”. As PTI workers from across the country attempted to defy arrests, baton charges and tear gas to participate in the agitation, around 800 PTI leaders and supporters were arrested from across Punjab as well as in and near Islamabad on Sunday. In an update, capital police officials told Dawn that during the ongoing protests, over 500 local PTI leaders and workers have been arrested in Islamabad. Anticipating more arrests, the Islamabad administration declared the Crime Intelligence Agency’s building in the federal capital as a sub-jail to detain PTI leaders and workers. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ruled that PTI’s planned protest is unlawful and directed the federal government to take all necessary measures to maintain law and order in Islamabad without disrupting public life, particularly as the Belarusian president’s arrival coincided with the protest. Separately, the Pakistan Cricket Board said that it postponed the last two matches of the Pakistan Shaheens-Sri Lanka ‘A’ series due to “political activity” in the federal capital. According to a press release , the PCB said the last two matches were scheduled for Wednesday and Friday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium but both boards will now collaborate to finalise new dates to complete the series. It added that the Shaheens lead the series, having won the two four-day matches 1-0 and the opening 50-over match on Monday by 108 runs. Additional input from APP.Freelance photographer arrested on Capitol riot charges