The home minister denied framing former immigration controller Shamaan Waheed as alleged by the detainee’s family, who accused Ihusan of seeking to cover up corruption uncovered by the arrest of an expatriate associate. Earlier in the day, Shamaan’s lawyer argued at the High Court that there were no grounds to keep his client in custody ahead of trial as he has no reason to interfere with witnesses.
The National Social Protection Authority CEO appeared before a parliamentary committee in response to a petition submitted by 47 parents of children with disabilities, raising concerns over delays in payments for therapy services and difficulties in accessing medication. Heena Waleed attributed the delays to incomplete documentation and denied claims that children with autism and ADHD were unable to access their medication.
The tourism minister told the press that no changes have been observed so far as the government closely monitors the impact on tourist arrivals from barring entry to Israeli passport holders.
A parliamentary sub-committee considered recommending that the seizure of assets and land purchased with funds embezzled from a housing project awarded through the police welfare company.
The parliament’s public accounts committee agreed to ask the finance ministry to halt the awarding of new projects to private companies with outstanding payments owed to state-owned enterprises.
The health ministry contracted MTCC and RDC to upgrade the Raa Ungoofaaru hospital and Gaaf Dhaal Thinadhoo’s Dr Abdul Samad Memorial hospital to tertiary status. RDC was also commissioned to construct a new labour room complex and upgrade the intensive care unit at the Lhaviyani Naifaru hospital.
President Muizzu extended his condolences to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives and left more than a dozen injured.