The Obama administration on Friday declared the insurgent Haqqani network a terrorist body, a move that could undermine Afghan peace efforts and test fragile U.S.-Pakistani relations. A subsidiary of the Taliban, the group is based in northern Pakistan but has crossed the border to launch attacks, including a rocket-propelled grenade assault on the U.S. Embassy and NATO compound in Kabul in September, and an attack on a popular resort outside Afghanistan’s capital in June. The…
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By Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune, September 7th, 2012. GILGIT: An independent legislator has asked the federal government to declare Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) a tax-free zone and allow duty-free import of essential commodities from China. The proposal was floated by Syed Raziuddin in a resolution that he tabled during the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) session on Thursday. Tax issues dominated the third-day of the 24th session of the house. “The region should be declared tax-free…
By Zafar Bhutta in The Express Tribune, Sept 7 ISLAMABAD: The Planning Commission (PC) has unearthed inconsistencies in the award of contract for the 969 megawatt (MW) Neelum Jhelum hydropower project to a Chinese firm during the Musharraf regime. The irregularity surfaced after the Ministry of Water and Power submitted a revised draft of the project’s PC-1, in order to approve a raise in the project’s cost from Rs84.5 billion to Rs321.3 billion. However, refusing…