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Punjab

politics3 h ago

Shafay ‘distances’ himself from Salik

LAHORE: Punjab Commerce and Investment Minister Shafay Hussain has apparently distanced himself from his younger brother Salik Hussain, Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis who levelled corruption allegations against the provincial government of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz a few days ago. Shafay’s unequivocal support for Maryam has reportedly saved his position in the Punjab cabinet. “Shafay Hussain’s recent interviews have been supportive of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, so we have no plan to denotify him from the Punjab cabinet,” Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari told Dawn on Wednesday when asked whether the provincial government was considering removing him following his younger brother’s outburst against the chief minister. “Shafay Hussain has rejected Salik’s allegations,” she added. The PML-Q has only one minister in the Punjab cabinet — Shafay Hussain. On Tuesday, Ms Nawaz served a Rs5 billion defamation notice on Salik over his corruption allegations against her government, demanding that he retract his remarks. Salik said on Wednesday that he would respond to the notice. Azma says no plan to denotify elder brother The controversy also drew in former Punjab

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Pakistan

politics3 h ago

Economic Coordination Committee clears Rs380bn grants

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Wednesday approved supplementary grants worth about Rs380 billion, including Rs275bn for five major water projects facing financial constraints, and around Rs84bn for the country’s armed forces. A meeting of the ECC, presided over by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, also allowed the continuation of gas supply to two Punjab-based fertiliser plants — Fatima and Agritech — until Dec 31, subject to availability. An official statement said the ECC approved three summaries submitted by the Defence Division. The first summary pertained to supplementary grants of Rs54bn under three different heads of the Defence Services project. These included over Rs31bn for the Special Security Divisions of North and South (SSD-N and SSD-S), Rs11.88bn for various Pakistan Navy projects and Rs10bn for internal security duties and allowances. The second summary approved Rs1.094bn for the induction of a luxury executive jet (Lineage L-1000 aircraft) into the army fleet, while the third allocated Rs29.139bn for Project Istaqlal. “The approvals are aimed at meeting essential operational requirements and supporting national secur

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Pakistan

politics8 h ago

Punjab to support Balochistan's Safe City projects

Bugti, Maryam agree on joint initiatives, technical assistance to modernise security infrastructure

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politics

Punjab

politics8 h ago

Toxic air threatens wildlife in Pakistan’s Punjab as monitoring lags

Toxic air threatens wildlife in Pakistan’s Punjab as monitoring lags Eco-Business

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Punjab

politics12 h ago

ECP objects to retired judge's comments on 2023 election ruling

The Election Commission of Pakistan objected to remarks made by a retired Supreme Court judge. The comments concerned the 2023 ruling on Punjab and KP polls.

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Punjab

politics19 h ago

Asif Expresses Confusion Over Salik's Corruption Remarks on Punjab

Defense Minister Khawaja Asif stated he did not understand remarks made by Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Chaudhry Salik Hussain. Hussain had commented on corruption in Punjab.

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Punjab

politics1 d ago

Punjab CM to send defamation notice over corruption claims

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz announced plans to send a defamation notice to Minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain. The notice follows allegations of corruption leveled against the Punjab government.

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