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NEC approves Rs900m for Thar coal pilot project
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[The News International] - “Yes, the NEC has approved Rs900 million for the Thar coal project for generating 10 MW of electricity,” deputy chairman Planning Commission, Dr Nadeem Ul Haq, confirmed to The News after the NEC meeting. Earlier, the Annual Plan Coordination Committee
Public debt surges by Rs1,315bn to Rs12,024bn
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[The News International] - The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Dr Nadeem Ul Haq, Secretary Finance Abdul Wajid Rana, Governor State Bank of Pakistan Yaseen Anwar, Secretary Commerce Zafar Mehmood and other top officials. The meeting was informed that
Harum-Scarum in Pakistan
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[Wall Street Journal] - His marvelous novel, "A Case of Exploding Mangos," about the death of dictator Zia ul-Haq, is a farcical sendup of the nation's military and intelligence organizations as all-powerful but inept. His target in "Our Lady of Alice Bhatti" is violence
Education budget to be increased by over 100pc
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[The News International] - Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq on Thursday said that the budget for education had been more than doubled from seven billion to billion rupees for the next fiscal year. The purpose of the raise was to spread education
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