Provinces to get 2pc of GST: Funds for local govts
ISLAMABAD, June 20: The federal government has decided to transfer 2.5 per cent of the 15 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) amount to provinces to enable them run their respective...
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No new tax in Rs84.9bn surplus Sindh budget: Health sector gets 31pc more
KARACHI, June 20: Sindh Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh presented on Thursday the first-ever revenue surplus budget of the province for the fiscal year 2002-03, estimating a revenue income of Rs84.901...
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Big powers kept war away: India
NEW DELHI, June 20: Senior Indian officials said on Thursday that “cross-border infiltration” in Kashmir had now almost completely stopped and that the world was largely to be thanked for intervening...
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Israel mobilizes reserve troops
TEL AVIV, June 20: Israel started mobilizing reserve soldiers on Thursday and expanded military operations on the West Bank in the wake of two bombings that killed 26 Israelis and left...
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Preaching hatred in Madaris not to be allowed: minister
ISLAMABAD June 20: Setting the terms for maintaining, opening, functioning and the mode of education for the religious schools, federal minister for religious affairs Dr Mehmud Ahmed Ghazi declared here on...
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UK sold arms during regional tension
LONDON, June 20: Britain continued to grant arms export licences to Pakistan and India throughout the recent crisis, according to government figures released on Thursday....
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Kabul police in high alert after turmoil
KABUL, June 20: Kabul’s police force was in a state of high alert on Thursday over the removal of powerful Northern Alliance figure Yunus Qanooni from the interior ministry in transitional...
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India irked over UN private debate
UNITED NATIONS, June 20: A planned private Security Council discussion of the Kashmir dispute has angered India and spurred a boycott by its allies, Russia and Mauritius, council envoys said on...
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Germany offers Bonn-like peace moot
 ISLAMABAD, June 20: German Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Juergen Chrobog on Thursday called for the initiation of dialogue between Pakistan and India for the resolution of their outstanding disputes....
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Motor Tax replaced by road user charges
KARACHI, June 20: The Sindh government has decided to replace Motor Vehicle Tax (MVT) with a revenue neutral “road user charge” on fuel in the province from next fiscal year....
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Longest day of year today
KARACHI, June 20: Pakistan as well as countries located on the Northern hemisphere of the globe will experience the longest day of the year on Friday....
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BD gives India list of fugitive ‘terrorists’
DHAKA, June 20: Bangladesh said on Thursday it had presented neighbouring India a list of 20 “terrorists” it wanted handed over for trial....
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Switzerland to ease law of nationality
PARIS, June 20: The final decision is expected for September, but it has been learned that Switzerland has decided to make it easier for its foreign residents to acquire Swiss nationality....
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Voters lists to be displayed on Aug 5
ISLAMABAD, June 20: The Election Commission on Thursday directed all the assistant election commissioners that copies of the electoral rolls lying with them be made available for public inspection....
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Mahathir discusses standoff with Vajpayee
 NEW DELHI, June 20: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad telephoned his Indian counterpart Atal Behari Vajpayee on Thursday and discussed the standoff with Islamabad, a foreign ministry statement said....
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6 army men killed in road accident
MUZAFFARABAD, June 20: At least six Pakistan army personnel were killed and eight others wounded when a vehicle they were on board fell from a road in Neelum valley in northeast...
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White House evacuated as plane violates airspace
WASHINGTON, June 20: The White House was evacuated briefly on Wednesday evening after a small plane with two people on board entered restricted airspace....
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Gen Aziz visits PAF bases Multan, Rafiqui
ISLAMABAD, June 20: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Muhammad Aziz Khan on Wednesday visited PAF bases at Multan and Rafiqui....
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N-war fear forced US to pullout staff
NEW DELHI, June 20: Fears of nuclear war led Washington to pull US diplomatic personnel out of India, the American ambassador said in remarks released on Thursday....
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Only 2pc cases being investigated by NAB
ISLAMABAD, June 20: The National Accountability Bureau is investigating only 2 per cent of the 1,042 corruption cases against the retired armed forces personnel, according to NAB’s annual report submitted to...
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