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‘Already knew about the assassination plan’

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PTI Chairman Imran Khan revealed on Friday (04) that he already knew about the looming danger as he broke the silence a day after being shot during an “assassination attempt.”

Addressing the PTI supporters from Shaukat Khanum Hospital – where he is receiving treatment for his injuries – Khan said: “I had already learned that there was a plan in place to kill me somewhere between Wazirabad and Gujrat.”

Meanwhile, responding to Mr. Khan’s allegations that three people, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and a major of the Pakistan army, were involved in plotting his assassination, the country’s military rejected the statement as “baseless.”

In a seperate development, PTI’s Lahore division Secretary Zubair Niazi said that the police are not accepting their complaint to register a case against the assassination attempt on PTI Chairman Imran Khan. The leader said in a media talk that he has been at the Wazirabad City Police Station to lodge an FIR and that the SHO took a picture of their complaint and shared it with the district police officer, but the police did not officially register a case.

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has taken over the probe into the attack and the main accused is said to be taken to the CTD cell in Chung, where he is being interrogated by the CTD and other agencies.

Thursday’s attack left one dead and 13 injured and the ‘Haqeeqi Azadi March’ halted till Khan regained health.

(Excerpts : Geo News)

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Preliminary probe reveals S’gamuwa Uni student suicided due to ragging

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Preliminary investigations have revealed that a second-year student at the Faculty of Technology of the Sabaragamuwa University committed suicide recently due to ragging, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has stated.

Charith Dilshan, a student studying at the Sabaragamuwa University, died by suicide on April 29.

Subsequently, the CID launched an investigation into the incident.

As a result of the investigation, a group of senior students suspected to be involved in the incident have been arrested and are currently being held in remand custody.

Officers have also recorded statements from several factions, including the university administration of the Sabaragamuwa University.

According to the findings of the investigation thus far, it has been revealed that the student committed suicide due to ragging.

It has also been reported that the student was not suffering from depression or any mental illness, the CID said.

Additionally, investigations have revealed that some senior officials of the university administration were taking steps to prevent details of the ragging incidents within the university from becoming public.

So far this year, more than 30 complaints related to ragging have been reported to the CID, with the highest number coming from the Sabaragamuwa University, exceeding 10 complaints.

Complaints have also been received from the Eastern and Oluvil universities regarding ragging incidents.

CID officers have stated that further inquiries are being conducted and strict legal action will be taken against those involved.

If students found to be involved in ragging incidents, they may face up to 20 years of imprisonment, according to the CID.

Meanwhile, police have requested university students to report any ragging-related complaints via the 1997 hotline.

(adaderana.lk)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by adaderana.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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New chairman appointed to CSE

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Dimuthu Abeyesekera has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).

The CSE announced that Mr. Abeyesekera brings over 35 years of experience in the capital markets and has served on the CSE Board for the past six years.

He currently serves as the Director/CEO of Asha Securities Ltd, which is affiliated with Phillip Capital Singapore, a specialized financial services organization managing assets worth over US$ 35 billion with a network of offices around the world.

Abeysekera also currently serves as the Director at Asha Financial Services Ltd, a specialised margin Trading Company in Colombo.

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03 Presidents & ex-ministers named in US$ 110mn. cattle scam!

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Former Presidents – Mahinda Rajapaksa, Maithripala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe as well as former Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, P. Harrison, Wijith Wijithamuni de Soysa, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena and Lakshman Wasantha Perera have been found to be involved in a USD 110 million cattle import scam, NPP MP Nihal Galappathi told Parliament today (June 19)

Noting that old cows have been imported as milch cows, he said none of them will be shown any mercy.

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