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Two Pakistanis among eight held in Saudi Arabia's 'biggest' drug bust

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An handout picture released by the Saudi Interior Ministry on August 31, 2022, shows handcuffed suspects and bags of amphetamine pills on display at a warehouse in a undisclosed location. — AFP Saudi authorities seize 47mn amphetamine pills while thwarting smuggling bid. Six Syrians, two Pakistanis among arrested for trafficking pills, concealed in a flour shipment. State media describes it as largest ever drug trafficking operation in kingdom. RIYADH: Saudi officers thwarted an attempt to smuggle 47 million amphetamine pills into the country, state media reported Wednesday, describing it as the largest ever drug trafficking operation in the kingdom. Two Pakistanis and six Syrians were arrested in a raid after the pills, concealed in a flour shipment, arrived at a dry port in the capital Riyadh and were taken to a warehouse, the Saudi Press Agency said. A spokesman for the Saudi General Directorate of Narcotics Control said it was the "biggest operation of its kind to

ECP’s verdict proves Imran Khan ‘biggest thief’: Khaqan Abbasi

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PML-N senior leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is addressing a press conference. Photo: Geo News/screengrab   ISLAMABAD: Hailing the ECP’s verdict in the PTI funding case, PML-N senior leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said the judgment has proved Imran Khan is the "biggest thief". The ECP, in its unanimous verdict today, said it has found that the PTI received prohibited funding from foreign nationals and companies. Berating the PTI in his hard-hitting press conference following the judgment, Khaqan Abbasi said that Imran Khan received funding worth Rs1.5 billion illegally. Those who gave funds to Imran Khan include Indian and Israeli citizens, he added. A huge amount was also received from the US, the PML-N leader said, adding that the law does not allow to accept funds from even a single foreigner. “If the amount was meant for welfare then how Rs550 million were transferred into the accounts of the political party,” a