A solidarity visit to the West Bank by the grandson of India's pacifist independence leader Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi has thrown the spotlight on a growing Palestinian interest in non-violent forms of protest. Arun Gandhi is

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IRS Revenue Procedure 2003-41 SB/SE - Appeals Fast Track Mediation Procedure SECTION 1. PURPOSE: This revenue procedure formally establishes the Fast Track Mediation (FTM) program to expedite case resolution and to expand the range of

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Strange though it may sound, the Karachi industrialists' abhorrence to the very idea of nominating their managers for the Safety Management Course, sponsored by the Civil Defence Directorate, may not be without reason. This has

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The task before the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) to broaden the tax base appears to have assumed complicated dimensions. This is evident from a report in this newspaper the other day that the CBR

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The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has asked the government to set up a SME Promotion & Development Institute for expediting uplift of the sector. In a letter written to Federal Commerce Secretary,

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Sindh Chief Secretary Aslam Sanjrani has set up two committees to look into the activities of land grabbers, encroachers and officials involved in land-related illegal transactions. Presiding over a meeting held in his office on

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NWFP Minister for Health Inayatullah has asked concerned authorities to collect accurate data of Multi Drug Resistance TB patients so that a well planned mechanism for free treatment of such chronic patient could be evolved

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Sindh Education Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro has directed the concerned officials to ban physical punishment and use of cane or stick in schools by teachers. An announcement to this effect was made in an official

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The Sukkur Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed concern over the grave situation, which has been created due to undeclared loadshedding and shutdowns of electricity supply in the town by Hyderabad Electricity Supply Company

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The Founders group led by Parvez Hanif in the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has announced its four candidates for the upcoming elections of the Associate class seats of the chamber. The candidates

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