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Good working mechanism to facilitate people: Minister

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Peshawar— The NWFP Minister for Finance Engineer Mohammad Hamayun Khan has said that the government was eager to develop a good working mechanism and better teamwork besides working out better channels with all the districts so as to facilitate people and to monitor misuse of the public exchequer.

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Efforts to provide relief to common man: Khosa

Lahore— Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Dost Muhammad Khosa has said that Punjab government will not be deterred from its agenda of public service by the circumstances and all out efforts would be made for providing relief to the common man.

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Govt to avoid levying new taxes: Ayaz Soomro

Sukkur— Provincial Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Muhammad Ayaz Soomro, has said the coalition government remains committed to resolve the problems of the masses and is mapping out measures to avoid levying new taxes in the next budget.“Instead, the policy of broadening the tax net will be adopted,” he added.

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Minar offers free medicare to poor cancer patients

Multan— Multan Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (Minar) is offering free medical treatment to those poor patients of cancer who are recipients of Zakat. Dr Durre Sabih, director of the institute said on Friday. “At the moment, the institute maintains a balance of Rs 500,000 in Zakat Fund which will be utilised for provision of free medicines to cancer patients”, he said, adding,that Minar’s annual grant from Zakat Fund is around Rs 3 million.

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DCO directs NPIW to complete watercourses lining

Sukkur— District Coordination Officer (DCO) Sukkur, Inamullah Khan Dharejo has directed the Officers of National Programme for Improvement of Watercourses (NPIW) to ensure completion of the target fixed for lining of watercourses in the district by reactivating the field teams.

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