SBP receives $288m under CSF

KARACHI: The central bank on Friday said that it received $288 million from the United States under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) for on account of Pakistan” contribution in the war against terrorism, an official said.

Pakistan has received $944 million during the current year. According to former finance minister Shaukat Tarin Pakistan has to receive $2 billion this year.

PPP awards senate ticket to Hafeez Sheikh

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party has allotted Senate ticket to Federal Advisor for Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh for the seat vacated by former finance minister Shaukat Tareen.

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All Provinces Agree to Help in War on Terror: Shaukat Tarin

Pakistan: All Provinces Agree to Help in War on Terror: Shaukat Tarin, The fifth NFC meeting failed to reach consensus on distribution of revenue from divisible pool as Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said they wanted to make a pragmatic formula.
Addressing a press conference after the National Finance Commission (NFC) meeting in Karachi, Tarin revealed that all the provinces had agreed to help NWFP. He urged all the people working in Pakistan to contribute to the progress of the country. He stressed the need to generate more revenue for the economic prosperity. Tarin maintained that new formula would not deprive any province of its due rights, adding that the distribution of revenue would be based on population, revenue generation and poverty. He said there was no deadlock on NFC Award and hoped that all the issues would get settled in the next meeting of NFC in Lahore on December 9 and 10 this year.

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All Provinces Agree to Help in War on Terror: Shaukat Tarin was first posted on November 19, 2009 at 9:10 pm.

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