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| 2026 SLG 4291 = 2026 SLD 4291 |
Writ Petition No.3911 of 2024
Presented By: (INAAM AMEEN MINHAS) JUDGE
Petitioner by: Mr. Muhammad Ali Raza and Hamza Siddiqui, Advocates.
Respondent No.1 by: Mian Faisal Irfan, Deputy Attorney General. Aslam Waseem, DG, Law, PPRA and Abdul Nabi, Director, Legal, PPRA.
Respondent No.2 by: Syed Hassan Ali Raza, Advocate along with Muhammad Tariq, Chief Engineer (O & M) T4, Power Section Terbela. Dates of Hearing: 07.03.2025 & 17.03.2025.
Pinggao-Akay-Transmark Joint Venture
VERSUS
Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) and another
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 199
Case Summary
Judge: Inaam Ameen Minhas, J.
Decision: Writ petition dismissed.
Date: 16.04.2025
Subject: ADB debarment, cross-debarment, PPRA Rules and eligibility in public procurement.
1. Facts
The petitioner participated in a WAPDA tender for 500 KV SF6 Circuit Breakers for Tarbela Power Station and was declared the lowest bidder. During evaluation, it emerged that the petitioner had been debarred by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) from 22.12.2022 to 22.12.2026.
The petitioner argued that the ADB debarment was limited to ADB-funded projects and therefore did not prevent participation in the Pakistani tender. ADB had also clarified that the debarment was not a cross-debarment within ADB's system.