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ISLAMABAD: Faced with increasing liabilities in the energy sector, a cabinet committee on Thursday decided to engage with private investors in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals and power projects to renegotiate terms of their capacity payments, return on equity and exchange rate indexation. A meeting of the reconstituted Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) led by Planning Minister Asad Umar …

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the judiciary are vying to take over the US-funded under construction Shakass Levies Training Centre in Khyber tribal district, while the donor has insisted that the facility should be specifically used for the purpose for which funds were approved by the US Congress. Sources told Dawn that Khyber district’s judiciary wanted to relocate from …

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs on Wednesday witnessed heated arguments between a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmaker and a federal minister, with both accusing each other of politicising the deaths caused by a recent gas leak in Karachi’s Keamari area. A meeting of the committee chaired by Mir Amer Ali Khan Magsi was briefed by Minister …

ISLAMABAD: The government and opposition will meet on Monday to forge consensus on the National Accountability (second amendment) Ordinance, 2019. On Dec 27, President Dr Arif Alvi had promulgated an ordinance making significant changes to the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 to give maximum protection to the bureaucracy and business community. However, the opposition said that NAB laws should not be …

ISLAMABAD: Amid criticism of the government for its failure to establish meaningful relations with the opposition in parliament for the passage of over 160 stalled bills, the National Assembly on Friday again witnessed pandemonium as the treasury and opposition members exchanged barbs after Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) lawmakers questioned the performance of the Assets Recovery Unit (ARU) at the Prime …

ISLAMABAD:  Senate  Upper House of Parliament on Friday witnessed uproar as both the treasury and opposition benches traded barbs over political issues. The opposition staged walk out of the house proceeding against the remarks of the leader of the House and later pointed out quorum which led to adjournment of session till Monday evening. Earlier, speaking on motion regarding the …

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Wednesday examined resumes of nominees for the vacant positions of members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from Sindh and Balochistan. The ECP members from Sindh and Balochistan — Abdul Ghaffar Soomro and retired Justice Shakeel Baloch — retired on Jan 12 and, under the law, the positions were to be filled within 45 …

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Wednesday examined resumes of nominees for the vacant positions of members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from Sindh and Balochistan. The ECP members from Sindh and Balochistan — Abdul Ghaffar Soomro and retired Justice Shakeel Baloch — retired on Jan 12 and, under the law, the positions were to be filled within 45 …

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The government of Pakistan and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) share a common goal of enabling people to lead better lives and achieve their full potential, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday. Meeting with IDB President Dr Bandar M.H. Hajjar, who was leading a delegation of the bank, at his office in Islamabad, PM Khan underscored the importance …

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday administered the oath to newly appointed Minister for Parliamentary Affairs retired Brigadier Ijaz Ahmed Shah despite opposition from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) which believed that Mr Ijaz’s appointment would further spoil the environment in parliament. The oath-taking ceremony, atten­ded by a limited number of guests, including Minister of State …