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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Accountability Irfan Qadir on Thursday hinted that the superior courts judges could be tried by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) if they were found involved in corruption. “There is no sacred cow and the judges of superior courts can also be tried under recently amended National Accountability Ordinance,” he said in …

KARACHI: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Khalid Mansoor has said the focus of investment under the multi-billion-dollar project is now going to be on environment-friendly initiatives. Speaking at the CPEC Industrial Cooperation B2B Investment Conference on Monday, Mr Mansoor said upcoming projects under CPEC will mainly be in textile, information technology, agriculture …

LAHORE: The PTI government’s strategy to cap the flow — or the addition of new stock — of the power sector’s circular debt in the next two years has ‘too many variables and moving parts’, which need to be implemented concurrently for the success of the proposed plan. The government has formulated the Circular Debt Management Plan with the assistance …

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday said “important decisions” for the protection of the people will be taken during a special meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) regarding coronavirus later today. In a tweet, the premier’s special assistant said Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair the meeting which the …

ISLAMABAD: The government will disburse 80,000 interest-free loans every month under the National Poverty Graduation Initiative programme for a period of four years effective this month. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar announced the decision at a press conference on Saturday. Explaining the salient features of the new initiative, she said …