Senate committee questions linking senators to cigarette truck seizure
Most outlets reported that a Senate committee criticized the linking of its members to the seizure of 11 cigarette-laden trucks. Dawn and The Nation described the committee’s condemnation of what it called a "malicious media campaign" and "character assassination," while Business Recorder led with the parliamentary body grilling customs officials and directing the FIA to investigate. The framing of the controversy as a media-driven campaign appears only in Dawn and The Nation’s excerpts, while Business Recorder emphasized the investigative directive.
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Senate committee condemns campaign about seizure of 11 cigarette-laden trucks
ISLAMABAD - The Sub-Committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control on Monday strongly condemned an “unauthentic news, media bashing and character assassination” targeting its members following the seizure of 11 trucks allegedly loaded with smuggled cigarettes on the motorway.
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Senate body slams linking members to seizure of smuggled cigarettes
ISLAMABAD: The subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control on Monday strongly condemned what it called a “malicious media campaign” targeting its members following the seizure of 11 trucks allegedly loaded with smuggled cigarettes on the motorway. The meeting, convened by Senator Saifullah Abro at Parliament House, was mandated to scrutinise border security m...
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Seizure of 11 trucks carrying cigarettes: Panel grills customs officials for linking two senators
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Monday grilled customs officials over linking two senators with the seizure of 11 trucks carrying cigarettes and directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate the matter. The Sub-Committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior, which met under the convenorship of Senator Saifullah Abro, directed FIA to investigate the reason behind the ...
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