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ZARDARI takes oath as president of Pakistan

Zardari takes oath as president

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa administered the oath to Asif Ali Zardai at a ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad on Sunday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, former Prime Minister and PML-N Supremo Nawaz Sharif, parliamentarians, political leaders, Services Chiefs and other high officials attended […]

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Endowment Fund to enable high achievers to continue their studies regardless of financial constraints.

Endowment fund being set up for high achievers

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced the establishment of Pakistan Education Endowment Fund to enable high achievers to continue their studies regardless of financial constraints. Addressing an event in connection with International Women Day in Islamabad, he said all resources will be utilized in collaboration with the provinces for this purpose. He said

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Perpetual arrest warrants of Nawaz Sharif's sons suspended

Arrest warrants of Nawaz Sharif\’s sons suspended

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad on Thursday suspended the perpetual warrants for the arrest of Hassan and Hussain Nawaz, sons of former prime minister and PML-N supremo, in two corruption cases. Judge Nasir Javed Rana earlier had reserved judgement on their applications and later announced that the arrest warrants stood suspended.  The applications on

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Automated deduction of sales tax to eliminate errors: DG

Automated deduction of sales tax to eliminate errors: DG

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority Director General Fouzia Iqbal said automated deduction of sales tax will eliminate errors as the tax will be automatically deducted and submitted to the authority. She was speaking at a workshop on automated deduction of sales tax on services through the Financial Accounting and Budgeting System (FABS) organized for officials

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Six members of family killed in roof collapse

Rs39m released for rain victims in KP

PESHAWAR: On the special instructions of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, Rs39 million have been released for financial assistance to the heirs of victims of various incidents caused by recent torrential rains and snowfall in the province. According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, cheques have been disbursed amongst the heirs of

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