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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Lieutenant General (Retd) Muhammad Zafar Iqbal as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Energy, with the status of Minister of State, with immediate effect. According to a notification issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on October 13, 2026, the appointment was made under Rule 4(6) of the Rules of Business, 1973. The notification, bearing No. 3882/APM/2026, was issued by Special Secretary to the Prime Minister Shakeel Ahmed Mangnejo and directed the Cabinet Division to take further necessary action. Lt Gen (Retd)…

WUHAN, China (Oct 14): Marking 75 years of enduring diplomatic ties, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah met with top leadership of China’s Hubei province on Wednesday to forge broader provincial-level collaboration in agriculture, information technology, education, and vocational training. Leading a high-level delegation during his official visit to Wuhan, CM Shah held comprehensive talks with Hubei Governor Li Dianxun and provincial Communist Party Secretary Guan Xiaotao. The discussions focused on translating the decades-old Pakistan-China friendship into tangible socioeconomic development projects, enhancing trade, and boosting people-to-people exchanges. Hubei leadership…

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon has expressed confidence that the upcoming investment conference in Shanghai, China, will attract foreign investment, boost industrial development and create employment opportunities across the province. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Memon said the conference would showcase Sindh’s economic potential to international investors, strengthen business ties with Chinese companies and open new avenues for bilateral economic cooperation. He said Sindh offered significant investment opportunities in natural resources, energy, agriculture, minerals, transport, infrastructure and industrial development. Increased Chinese…

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution has called for an effective mechanism to ensure joint and equal control of oil and gas resources by the federal government and provinces, urging the Petroleum Division to develop a clear implementation framework within 15 days. The committee expressed concern that, despite 16 years having passed since the 18th Constitutional Amendment, the constitutional provisions governing joint ownership of natural resources and equitable revenue sharing remain inadequately implemented. The committee proposed that provinces should either receive 50 per cent of the profits generated by…