Budget evokes mixed reaction

KarachiDespite some timely decisions of the government in the budget 2008-09 (such as allocating more funds for education and increasing the s

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CM abolishes self-finance scheme

LAHOREPUNJAB Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that government has abolished self-finance scheme in medical colleges so that admission an

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Thousands of banners, placards displayed in City

LAHORETHE provincial capital on Wednesday wore a festive look as lawyers, political workers, traders and civil society organizations put up th

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PML-N flays US attack on FC checkpost

LAHOREPML-N Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif and President Mian Shahbaz Sharif have strongly condemned US forces led attacks on border check post of Fr

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Subsidy on DAP raised to Rs1,000 per bag

ISLAMABAD: Announcing incentives for agriculture in the federal budget 2008-09, Finance Minister Syed Naveed Qamar said on Wednesday that subsidy on D

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Camels, cold drinks and the deposed CJP

Multan/KarachiThe caravan of over 5,000 participants headed into Multan, land of the Sufis, around the stroke of midnight. Despite the late ho

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Farmers hail sales tax withdrawal

LAHOREWITH the withdrawal of sales tax on major agricultural inputs like pesticides and fertilizers, the government accepted that this was an

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Defence gets Rs296.077bn

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday allocated Rs 296.077 billion for defence for the fiscal year 2008-09, a 3 per cent less allocation in view of t

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Rs34bn Benazir Card Scheme for poor launched

ISLAMABAD: To protect the poorest of the poor, Finance Minister Syed Naveed Qamar on Wednesday announced the launch of Rs34 billion Benazir Card Schem

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Beware the thumb of Shahbaz Sharif

A journalist never retires. It is, therefore, a routine matter if a journalist has to do a lot of on-the-job things. During the last week, I too got c

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