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Power project and highway payment irregularities 

Power project and highway payment irregularities 
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  • October 3, 2026The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs has referred serious concerns over the testing policy for the 765kV Dasu-Islamabad transmission line to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for investigation.
  • The committee, chaired by Senator Saifullah Abro on October 2, also ordered an inquiry into the National Highway Authority’s (NHA) release of about Rs5 billion in excess mobilisation advance for the CAREC Tranche III road project covering Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan.
  • During its review of the transmission line project, the committee questioned the revised 2023 testing policy, alleging that five of the eight laboratories presented as new had already appeared in the 2019 policy.

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October 3, 2026

Originally published by Minute mirror on Oct 3, 2026 Read the full article at minutemirror.com.pk
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