ISLAMABAD: Corroborating a brewing rift within the PML-N government, Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal hit back at his two cabinet colleagues on Friday, saying scrutiny of development projects was irritating some ministries. He was responding to recent statements made by Water and Power Minister Khawaja Asif and Petroleum and Natural Resources Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at a seminar that the Planning Commission was “detrimental to national interest” and should be disbanded. Also read: Local poll: ‘N’ grapples with ‘parties within party’ They had also criticised two energy sector regulators — Nepra and Ogra — and said the Planning Commission should cease to exist as early as...
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