{
  "id": 585318,
  "title": "Privatisation Commission approves financial adviser for outsourcing Karachi, Lahore airports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/privatisation-commission-approves-financial-adviser-for-outsourcing-585318",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T17:11:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2022170/privatisation-commission-approves-financial-adviser-for-outsourcing-karachi-lahore-airports"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Privatisation Commission has approved the appointment of a financial adviser for the outsourcing of Lahore and Karachi airports. The consortium led by EY-Parthenon has been selected as the top-ranked interested party for this role. Additionally, the commission has appointed the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as the financial and transaction adviser for the outsourcing of New Islamabad International Airport. The commission also took up the privatisation of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) and Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) as major transactions, necessitating the appointment of financial advisers. These four power distribution companies (Discos) are part of the fourth batch identified for privatisation by the government, with the earlier three batches already at various stages of the process.",
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        "outlet": "Dawn Business",
        "title": "Privatisation Commission approves financial adviser for outsourcing Karachi, Lahore airports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/privatisation-commission-approves-financial-adviser-for-outsourcing",
        "published": "2026-08-11T17:11:39.000Z"
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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."
}