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Senate panel summons foreign ministry, AGP to explain ‘US objections’ to Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline


September 27, 2023

The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat has summoned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) to brief the panel on objections reportedly raised by the US on the multi-billion-dollar Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project. Tehran has been claiming to have completed its side of the 1,150-kilometre pipeline for which a groundbreaking ceremony was jointly conducted by then …

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Karachi tops world’s most polluted city list


September 26, 2023

KARACHI: Pakistan’s largest city – Karachi ranked first among the top ten most polluted cities in the world on the Air Quality Index (AQI). Average air quality index reading of Karachi recorded 220, while Lahore remained third from the top of the list. It is to be mentioned here that AQI as high as 151-200 is considered unhealthy, while an …

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Blome’s visit to Gilgit-Baltistan meant to strengthen region’s climate resilience: US embassy


September 26, 2023

ISLAMABAD: Amidst much outcry over the recent visit of US Ambassador in Pakistan Donald Blome to Gilgit and Hunza vallies, the American embassy cleared that the purpose of the trip was to explore opportunities for strengthening the region’s climate resilience. The embassy spokesman, Jonathan Lalley, told Dawn that all publications, including the New York Times, had recently highlighted that Pakistan was one of …

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Tainted CDA officials to be transferred out of estate, land wings for good


September 26, 2023

ISLAMABAD: In a major development, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) management has decided to move out all tainted officials of the estate and land wings of the civic agency. Perturbed over recent alleged land scams, sources said CDA Chairman Anwarul Haq decided to transfer all officials of the estate and land wings with dubious backgroundto other directorates. The estate wing …

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Caretakers cannot make regular appointments, says Senate body


September 26, 2023

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology on Monday observed that the caretaker government was not authorised to make regular appointments as its mandate was limited to day-to-day affairs. The chairman of the committee, Senator Sardar Mohammad Shafiq Tareen, while responding to a briefing about Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) expressed concern over the state of …

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Case against caretaker PM was closed on merit, says NAB


September 26, 2023

ISLAMABAD: The National Account­­­ability Bureau (NAB) has closed an inquiry against caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the graft watchdog told Dawn on Monday. But in contrast to NAB’s official position, sources claimed that the file of the case against the caretaker PM was still “on the NAB chief’s table” since the executive board was incomplete following the departure of key officials. …

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Initial probe finds Avastin repackaging problems behind contamination


September 26, 2023

LAHORE: The initial investigation has reportedly detected the chronic problems in repackaging (compounding) the Avastin drug and its supply and the maintenance of the cold chain that led to the outbreak of the disease in Punjab. The official figures unveiled that the contaminated drug has severely affected the vision of 68 patients in the province since the scam surfaced. Of the total …

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Party pressing Nawaz to revisit ‘accountability’ narrative


September 26, 2023

LAHORE: With his aggressive stance, demanding the accountability of former generals and judges, making some within the party uneasy ahead of his planned return to Pakistan on Oct 21, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is giving his stated position “a second thought”, party insiders told Dawn on Monday. “Although the elder Sharif had refused to accept the request made by his younger brother Shehbaz …

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As Senate panel calls for polls within 90-day timeframe, ECP secretary assures it of ‘level playing field’


September 26, 2023

The Senate Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, in its meeting on Tuesday, called for the general elections to be held within the 90-day constitutional timeframe. The recommendation comes days after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced that polls in the country would be held in January next year. However, the timeframe lacks a specific date for the elections. It also exceeds …

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‘Exceeding jurisdiction’: PML-N voices fury over interior minister’s remarks on Nawaz’s arrest upon return


September 26, 2023

The PML-N on Tuesday expressed anger over interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti’s remarks regarding PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif being arrested upon return, prompting the caretaker government to release a clarification. The discourse comes as the elder Sharif prepares to return to Pakistan on October 21. Nawaz departed the country in November 2019 for medical treatment following his conviction in a corruption case. …

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