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Telecom operators challenge procurement rule

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[ Seek repeal of rule allowing direct contracts with govt entities, demand competitive bidding Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. Photo: Reuters/ File Pakistan’s telecom industry has called for government-owned companies to compete alongside private businesses for public-sector technology projects, arguing that procurement policy should align with the country’s broader push for private-sector-led growth and investment. … Read more

PHC seeks FIA report on offloading

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PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has sought a detailed report from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on a petition filed by a student who alleged that he was prevented from travelling to Türkiye to pursue nursing studies and was offloaded from his flight at the airport. A two-member bench comprising Justice Syed Arshad Ali … Read more

Exports raise food security fears

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[ Punjab fills $3b food, agri-export target to KSA, investors urge policy consistency There are apprehensions that some exporters keep part of their proceeds overseas by understating the value of their goods or bringing some as exports of services to avoid income tax, according to sources. photo:file LAHORE: Punjab, long regarded as Pakistan’s food basket, … Read more

PTI to take street movement to Sindh

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi presents the provincial budget for fiscal year 2026-27 in the assembly on Friday. Photo: X PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information, Science, Technology and Information Technology Shafi Jan has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership will undertake a five-day visit to Sindh from September 3 to 7 as part … Read more

Joint venture launched for water conservation

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. LAHORE: The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Lahore and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have agreed to launch joint water conservation and environment-friendly projects under a public-private partnership. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by PHA Lahore Managing Director Ahmed Usman Javed, which was attended by a WWF delegation led … Read more

Fake pregnancy, real C-section? Hospital case lands before SHCC

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. KARACHI: Police have completed their investigation into the alleged use of fake medical reports to perform a caesarean section on a woman at a private hospital in Nazimabad and referred the matter to the Sindh Healthcare Commission for further action. Meanwhile, the administration of Hamdard Hospital has decided to initiate legal proceedings against the … Read more