June 30, 2021
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition against the cabinet decision with regard to the award of a contract to the federal government’s corporate body for supplying number plates of vehicles having radio frequency identification.
Petitioner Syed Ghulam Mohiuddin and others had assailed the decision to award the contract to a corporate body under the Ministry of Defence for supplying RFID technology vehicle number plates for the Sindh province without inviting a tender under the provisions of the Sindh Public Procurement Act, 2009 and Rules 2010.
The petitioners submitted that they also had the capability to manufacture and supply the said number plates. They submitted that the provincial cabinet decided to award the contract to the respondent in exercise of powers conferred under Section 21 of the procurement law that exempted the procurement from the operation of SPPA 2009.
Govt moves to ban TLP
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ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI/LALAMUSA/ LAHORE: The government has decided to ban Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) under Anti-Terrorism ACT as its activists, supporters and workers have been carrying out violent protests across the country for last three days against the arrest of their chief.
“The Punjab government has requested to ban TLP and summary would be forwarded to cabinet for approval,” Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said while addressing a press conference on Wednesday. He said TLP is being banned due to its involvement in violent acts in the country.
Two policemen were martyred and 340 personnel sustained injuries due to violent protests in last three days, the minister said. He said that TLP leaders used to come to all rounds of talks with the government after issuing instructions to their workers regarding road closures. He said the TLP workers were very much ready to create further unrest and it has been decide