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Provinces to get more from NFC award: Consensus almost reached on formula
ISLAMABAD, June 15: The federal government has decided to offer Rs290 billion more to provinces out of Rs600 billion federal divisible pool (FDP) in the first year (2005-06) of the sixth National Finance Commission (NFC) award to resolve the much delayed issue...
HBFC loans for rural people
ISLAMABAD, June 15: The government has decided to stop booking of vehicles by dealers and manufacturers on 100 per cent advance payment and to extend house building loans to people...
Mukhtaran allowed to go abroad: NA told
ISLAMABAD, June 15: The government told the National Assembly on Wednesday that it had allowed Mukhtaran Mai to travel abroad. Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said the decision to remove...
PTCL unions divided over strike
ISLAMABAD, June 15: With reports of cracks appearing in the PTCL Workers Unions Action Committee, another group of workers called off strike on Wednesday after accepting a package...
Five-man team to hold water talks in Delhi
ISLAMABAD, June 15: A five-member team will leave for New Delhi next week for talks on the Wullar Barrage dispute between the two countries, it is learnt. The two-day talks...
Man sets himself on fire in protest
LAHORE, June 15: A man set himself on fire in front of the Punjab Governor’s House on The Mall on Wednesday. Quoting witnesses, police said Muhammad Asghar, 45, of Shujabad, Multan,...
APHC leaders return today to Srinagar
MUZAFFARABAD, June 15: Kashmiri leaders from occupied region will return home on Thursday after their two-week visit of Azad Kashmir and Pakistan. Their departure would take place about two hours...
Islamabad, Beijing to work for UN reform
DOHA, June 15: Pakistan and China on Wednesday agreed to coordinate efforts to bring about a more democratic, inclusive and effective reform in the UN. During a meeting between Foreign Minister...
PN ships take part in French drill
BREST (France), June 15: Two Pakistani navy vessels will take part in a two-day French military exercise at sea starting on Thursday, French and Pakistani officers said. The Pakistani navy frigate...
40 killed in Iraq attacks
BAGHDAD, June 15: More than 40 people were killed in an upsurge of attacks in Iraq on Wednesday. The dead included 23 people who were killed at an Iraqi army canteen The killings overshadowed....
POL prices unchanged
KARACHI, June 15: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) on Wednesday kept the price of POL products unchanged for the next fortnight (June 16-30). In a statement, the OCAC...
Opec hikes output
VIENNA, June 15: Opec adopted a two-pronged plan to tackle high oil prices and supply problems on Wednesday, raising the cartel’s oil production ceiling next month and promising another increase later...
CANBERRA, June 15: Pakistan and Australia on Wednesday signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs)
to strengthen counter-terrorism ties and agriculture...
