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The PM forms a body responsible for reviewing the telecommunications bill

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Questions about motives have become louder, particularly because of government pressure for the project to be approved by both houses. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee to examine the Telecommunications Reorganization (Amendment) Bill. The committee will be headed by Minister of Law and Justice Azam Nazir Tarar, while members include Senator Sherry […]

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Britain’s electricity deal raises democracy concerns

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LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) may have agreed to form a government in Gilgit-Baltistan and finalized a power-sharing formula, but the PML-N’s decision to sit on the opposition benches while supporting the government has drawn criticism from prominent political analysts, who have described the arrangement as a bizarre

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NA accepts grant applications of Rs9.17tr

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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly officially began adopting the federal budget for 2026-2027 on Sunday, approving 125 subsidy requests worth 9.171 billion rupees after rejecting 307 reduction motions proposed by the majority opposition. The House met under the chairmanship of Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented grant requests relating to the National Assembly,

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PM forms committee to examine Telecommunications Reorganization (Amendment) Bill; guides the submission of proposals according to priority

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Committee to review telecommunications rights-of-way and private property, as well as housing corporation operations before recommendations Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a committee to examine the Telecommunications Reorganization (Amendment) Bill. PHOTO: APPLICATION Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday constituted a committee to examine the Telecommunications Reorganization (Amendment) Bill. The committee will be

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Pakistan enters critical 24-hour weather window, NDMA warns

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The warning predicts rain accompanied by thunderstorms, windstorms and dust storms in most parts of the country. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday issued a nationwide weather alert, warning that thunderstorms, strong winds, heavy rain, urban flooding and glacier-related flood risks could affect several parts of Pakistan over the next 12 to 24

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