Pakistan, April 10 -- The Punjab government may find itself in the firing line over the alleged irregularities in the award of contract for an air ambulance service announced by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz soon after she took oath of the office.

The tender for the air ambulance service was initially issued by the Rescue 1122 in newspapers for submission by March 29, 2024. Later, a "corrigendium" was issued, mentioning an extension in the submission date up to April 1, 2024 and a change in the subject of the contract from "Two aeroplanes for provision of Air ambulance Service in Punjab" to "Hiring of Services for air ambulance service in Punjab". The ToRs mentioned in the tender documents remained same.

A pre-bid meeting was arranged at ...