Narowal Sports City, a provincial government-funded project in the former minister’s seat, had its scope illegally increased from Rs34.75 million to Rs3 billion, according to the anti-graft body in a referral filed in November 2020.
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As per the announcement of the Prime Minister to keep the prices at the existing level till 30 June 2022, the government will bear the burden of additional subsidy estimated at around Rs 33 billion for fifteen days -Rs 24.07 per litre on petrol, Rs 41.43 per litre on HSD, Rs 32.82 per litre on SKO and Rs 30.74 per litre on LDO for the fortnight (April 1-15)
A fifth straight day of anti-Rajapaksa protests has prompted a warning from the administration that it will respond with force should the protests turn violent.
The ECP faces difficulties in putting together election materials, buying and training polling employees, and securing vote sheets, he said. Inviting bids and examining financial and technical estimates, the source showed, would take time.
PM Imran Khan accused Donald Lu, a US State Department employee, of driving an “international plot” against the PTI administration since PTI Government has an independent foreign policy of its own.
CJP Bandial also directed NA speaker’s counsel Naeem Bokhari to present the minutes of the crucial NA session held on March 31 to debate on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The lawyers body also asked the Supreme Court (SC), hearing a case against the deputy speaker’s decision to block the vote of no-confidence, to constitute a full court bench, calling the speaker’s decision illegal and unconstitutional.
In the minutes of the NSC meeting, the PM indicated the no-confidence vote was a foreign ploy to intervene in Pakistani domestic affairs.