{
  "id": 2457840,
  "title": "Secretary of S&T Ministry summoned: NA irked by absence of minister, failure to respond to questions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/secretary-of-s-t-ministry-summoned-na-irked-by-absence-of-minister",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T23:59:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435993/secretary-of-sampt-ministry-summoned-na-irked-by-absence-of-minister-failure-to-respond-to-questions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Friday summoned the secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology after the relevant minister and parliamentary secretary failed to appear in the House to respond to questions related to the ministry. The action was taken during the question hour after MNA Asia Naz Tanoli raised a question concerning the Ministry of Science and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}