ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani on Tuesday said Centre-centric mindset having roots in all political parties and bureaucracy was against implementing the 18th Constitutional Amendment in its true spirit.
Speaking in a seminar titled Policy Dialogue Future of Fiscal Federalism in Pakistan, he said “The British colonialism still haunts us.” The federation could not be strengthened without granting monetary powers to the Senate of Pakistan, he added. The civil society and youth should play their roles to put the country on the right track, he urged.
The seminar was organised by the Rural Development Policy Institute (RDPI) and Inter University Consortium on Promotion of Social Sciences Center for Policy Studies, Comsats Institute of Information Technology (IUCPPS).
Powers of small federating units must not be grabbed as such an adventure could pose serious dangers to the federation. It is imperative to announce the National Finance Commission Award (NFC) each year. He demanded census for correct allocation of resources. He said the provinces should constitute their own provincial NFCs for resource allocation to lower tiers of the province.
It was clarified Supreme Court of Pakistan does not sponsor seasonal internships for any institution
Assailants also set house on fire, causing the bodies to burn and reducing all household belongings to ashes
However, more than 300 trucks were reportedly sent back from the Chappri checkpoint without any explanation
Rescue personnel and local volunteers launched a water search operation
Train was hijacked by the members of the Balochistan Liberation Army members in Balochistan on March 11
“Security forces have cordoned off the area, and inquiries are ongoing,” says DPO Bajaur
