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15:46 Dec 19, 2025
ISLAMABAD: A heated exchange was witnessed between Minister for Communications Aleem Khan and Senator Palwasha Khan on Friday during a meeting of the Senate Committee on Communications over a question related to the construction of a road project. The confrontation began when the PPP senator raised a question about a road she alleged was benefiting a private housing society in Lahore. Pulwasha maintained that it was her right to “seek clarification on a project funded with public money and question whether the road had been built to benefit a specific private entity”. A bitter exchange then took place between the minister and the senator. “I cannot stand the allegations set against me; I consider this offensive,” the minister said. Senator Palwasha responded that the minister became furious over being “just questioned.” View this post on Instagram “I just asked a question whether you sought any benefit from it or not; it was not an allegation,” the senator clarified. Aleem then reportedly said he would respon...