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February 23, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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Major corruption scandal uncovered in KP’s Gabaral-Kalam Hydropower project

A significant corruption scandal has surfaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s energy sector, revealing a financial misappropriation of PKR 26 billion in the tender allocation of the 88-megawatt Gabaral-Kalam Hydropower Project, sources disclosed. According to reports, the Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) had invited bids for the project, which was supposed to be awarded to the Gabaral-Kalam Hydropower Consortium. The consortium comprised China’s Guangdong Yuantian Engineering Company Ltd. and Pakistan’s RMS Pvt. Ltd. Sources indicate that the consortium’s bid was significantly lower than expected, raising serious concerns regarding its credibility and construction expertise. The civil work cost, initially estimated at $64 million,

January 21, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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PM Shehbaz orders improved policing on highways, motorways

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to enhance policing and patrolling on national highways and motorways, emphasizing that provision of the best travel facilities is a top priority. of the government. He was chairing two separate meetings in Islamabad on matters related to National Highway Authority and safety measures on National Highways and Motorways across the country. The Prime Minister instructed to constitute a steering committee to review the development work of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway, construction of remaining sections of Rato Dero-Gwadar Motorway and Hyderabad-Karachi Motorway, Karachi-Quetta-Chaman National Highway, and reconstruction of some parts of Karakoram Highway. Describing national highways and

January 18, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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PM Shehbaz directs to set up world-class cargo scanning system

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to establish a world-class cargo scanning system in Karachi and other major trading centers of the country. Chairing a review meeting regarding transit cargo and tracking system in Islamabad, he instructed to ensure the implementation of a system equipped with modern technology and abolish the obsolete system of tracking, tracing and scanning. He also directed to ensure the third-party validation of the quality of cargo tracking service providers. Shehbaz Sharif said there has been a significant decrease in the smuggling due to improvement in the tracking system. The Prime Minister said, due to curtailing