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ISLAMABAD: Implementation Commission on 18th Amendment would meet here at Parliament House on Monday with Chairman Commission, Senator Mian Raza Rabbani in chair.

Issues relating to implementation of 18th Amendment and transfer of five ministries to provinces would be discussed in the meeting. The Commission would also discuss the difficulties and hurdles in way of transfer of five federal ministries to provinces.
It should be mentioned that though provinces seem to be satisfied with awarding provincial anatomy under 18th Amendment and giving them authority to take decisions, but on other hand, it has given rise to number of problems which still needed to be resolved. The recommendations proposed by the Commission in this regard had not yet succeeded to remove the concerns of the provinces in this connection, sources said. -Agencies

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Pak, India swap nuke sites lists

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Indian Saturday exchanged lists of their nuclear installations and facilities under an agreement to prohibit any attack, by either side. The lists are exchanged every year on January 1, under the “Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities”, inked by the two sides on December 31, 1988.

The agreement is known as one of the best Confidence Building Measures between the two sides that has continued to remain effective despite the status of their ties.

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Hina underlines fiscal discipline

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar Tuesday called for maintaining fiscal discipline in the utilisation of resources at all levels for the welfare of the people and socioeconomic development of the country. She stated this while presiding over the session of the 26th annual general meeting and conference of Pakistan Society of Development Economists (PSDE) here.

The three-day conference has been organised by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics in collaboration with Forum of Federation Center for Civic Education, Higher Education Commission, CIDA, USAID and FES.
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Dr Nadeem-ul Haq inaugurated the conference while Vice Chancellor of the PIDE Dr Rashid Amjad and Anwar Shah also spoke on the occasion.
The purpose of the annual meeting and conference was to provide a forum where leading professional economists, other social scientists and policy makers could exchange ideas of the vital economic and social issues facing Pakistan.
With the passage of the 18th constitutional amendment, Pakistan has taken a major step towards fiscal decentralisation that involves a fundamental shift in the division of powers between provinces and the center. During the conference the 7th NFC award  and the economic implications of the 18th Amendment, reformed GST , challenges and opportunities would also be discussed by the eminent economists and policy makers and suggest measures for a sustainable economic growth for the benefit of the country. Hina Rabbani Khar in her remarks on the topic “Empowering states and provinces or unshackling local governments :does it matter for peace, order, good governance and growth” presented by Anwar Shah Director center for public economics Chengdu, China and World Bank Institute, said that after 18th Amendment and 7th NFC award the federal government has empowered fiscally to the provinces.-Online

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