ISLAMABAD: Nearly a dozen members of the federal and provincial cabinets belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have had to step down over the last 33 months after their names figured in.
ISLAMABAD: Nearly a dozen members of the federal and provincial cabinets belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have had to step down over the last 33 months after their names figured in.
Numerous cabinet casualties of scandals, inquiries in last 33 monthsBy Tariq ButtISLAMABAD: Nearly a dozen members of the federal and provincial cabinets belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf .
Punjab minister asked about Jahangir Tareen’s role in sugar crisis
He appeared before NAB on May 4 SAMAA | Naeem Ashraf Butt - Posted: May 7, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 day ago SAMAA | Naeem Ashraf Butt Posted: May 7, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 day ago
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The National Accountability Bureau summoned Punjab Food Minister Samiullah Chaudhry on May 4 to investigate his role in the country s sugar crisis.
SAMAA TV s Naeem Ashraf Butt found out details of all the questions that NAB asked him.
He was asked why a subsidy was given on sugar prices in 2018. He placed the blame on Economic Coordination Committee. He said that the committee allowed sugar export on December 5, 2018, and the next day Punjab CM Usman Buzdar called a special meeting and decided to move a summary to give subsidies. On December 19, the cabinet decided to give a Rs3 billion subsidy but the manufacturers were told to not increase the prices. The subsidy was