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Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal calls for forward-looking reforms in Natio­nal Finance Commission award

Planning minister advocates measures to incentivise poverty reduction, sustainability, population stabilisation; Punjab minister for protecting rights...

27.02.2026 20

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Kashif Abbasi

Govt mulls new taxes in Islamabad to fund Jinnah Medical Complex project

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering imposing new taxes in Islamabad to contribute to the operational costs of Jinnah Medical Complex and...

09.09.2025 30

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Kashif Abbasi

Govt proposes new tobacco levy to run Daanish University

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is planning to impose a levy on tobacco products to cover the operational cost of the proposed Daanish University...

20.06.2025 10

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Kashif Abbasi

Rs1.1bn allocated for sports infrastructure in federal budget

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has earmarked Rs1.1 billion for sports infrastructure development under the Public Sector Development Programme...

12.06.2025 20

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Kashif Abbasi

Call for public-private partnerships to combat climate change

ISLAMABAD: Business leaders and government representatives on Friday urged joint efforts and public-private partnerships to tackle climate change,...

09.02.2025 50

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Kashif Abbasi

Ahsan suggests ‘global environment tax’ on countries causing pollution

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has suggested to the United Nations (UN) to impose a ‘global environment tax’...

09.02.2025 30

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Kashif Abbasi