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ISLAMABAD: Amid continuing exchange of tough stances through a chain of communications, the federal and Sindh governments are meeting on Thursday (today) for discussions on interpretation of Article 158 of the Constitution and distribution of natural gas as the Karachi-based industrialists continued their protest over gas shortage. Background discussions with federal government officials suggest that the overall gas shortage across …

GUJRAT: The PML-Q is all set to hold, what is being touted as, the final round of talks with the senior leadership of the ruling PTI on Wednesday (today) in Islamabad apparently in a bid to achieve what the PTI pledged to it while forming coalition governments in the Centre as well as in Punjab after winning the 2018 general …

ISLAMABAD: In a major development, the centre on Monday claimed to have secured a broad agreement with the Sindh government for introduction of a significantly higher weighted average cost of natural gas and imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) in future to streamline supplies. At the same time, Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister …

ISLAMABAD: In a major development, the centre on Monday claimed to have secured a broad agreement with the Sindh government for introduction of a significantly higher weighted average cost of natural gas and imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) in future to streamline supplies. At the same time, Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister …

ISLAMABAD: Foot dragging and financial wrangling between the federal and Sindh governments have led to increase in the construction cost of much needed Nai Gaj dam in Sindh. The cost of the dam project which was initially envisaged at Rs16.9 billion has now reached Rs46.9bn. The fact came to the fore in reports furnished before the Supreme Court which is …

LAHORE: The federal government will enter into negotiations with the provinces next month for determination of a new formula for vertical division of the divisible tax pool under the new National Finance Commission (NFC) with an open mind, said federal Finance Minister Asad Umer on Monday. “We’re not starting discussions (with the provinces on the 9th NFC award) from a …