And No Wonder - recent tax increases in Pakistan, they need the added
protection for without a doubt this government is riding for a big fall
- will the USA save their worthless hides. Will their police kidnpa
maybe a few USA Army Generals or something that is if any of them these
days to to war with their troops, as did Schwartzkoph....note Frank and
Rosa stay home and play computer war games.
So steal from the poor and give to the rich - thought that was to be the
other way around - you steal from the rich and give to the poor.....or
at least, leave the poor alone and abolish their taxes.
The one tax here, which I have reproduced below is typical of these new
wonderful firiends.......love those Blue Berets,
So the walls come a tumbling down?
OSaba
22 March 2002 Friday 07 Muharram 1423
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Imposition of GST on drugs slammed
By Our Reporter
ISLAMABAD, March 21: A cross-section of public opinion has sharply
reacted to the levy of 15 per cent general sales tax (GST) on medicines.
Dr Mushtaq Noorwala, a representative of Pakistan Chemical and Drugs
Association told Dawn that the levy of sales tax on medicines was a
"curse" which would "further burden the country's poor."
He said that it was a pity that the government had allocated only 0.2
per cent share of the total budget for the health-care. Mr Noorwala said
the government had not made things clear about the existing stock of
medicines.
Pakistan Manufacturers Association, Vice-Chairman, Muhammad Abdullah
Feroz said the levy of GST would push up the already high prices of
drugs in a country where more than 50 per cent people were living below
the poverty line.
Rejecting the government's claim that the revenue generated through
sales tax would be allocated for the betterment of the people, he said
the present government "has over-burdened the poor people with multiple
taxes."
He pointed out that in some European countries the sales tax was levied
not more than 10 per cent on specific medicines, however, these
governments have provided sufficient medical facilities to their
citizens.
People have been left with no choice but to buy the low-cost locally
manufactured medicines instead of more effective but costly drugs
manufactured by multinational companies, he said.
Sohail A Sethi, president Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
said that instead of bringing down prices of life-saving drugs to an
affordable level, the government was continuously raising them.
Mr Sethi expressed his fears that after the fresh increase in drug
prices the government might withdraw from the responsibility of making
medicines available in the government hospitals.
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15pc GST levied on medicines
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By Mubarak Zeb Khan
ISLAMABAD, March 21: The federal government on Thursday imposed 15
per cent general sales tax (GST) on all drugs - imported and
locally manufactured/supplied - to fetch an additional revenue of
Rs5 billion......
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GST to be imposed on edible oil, IT items
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ISLAMABAD, March 21: The government is likely to levy 15 per cent
general sales tax (GST) in phases on edible oils, vegetable ghee,
tractors, some agricultural inputs and information technology
related products......
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Imposition of GST on drugs slammed
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Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, March 21: A cross-section of public opinion has sharply
reacted to the levy of 15 per cent general sales tax (GST) on
medicines. Dr Mushtaq Noorwala, a representative of Pakistan
Chemical and Drugs Association told Dawn that the levy of sales
tax on medicines was a "curse" which would "further burden the
country's poor".....
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ARD rejects Musharraf's referendum plan
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LAHORE, March 21: ARD chief Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan has rejected
as an extra-constitutional step Gen Musharraf's reported plan to
hold a referendum during the next few months to have himself
elected president......
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Opposition parties may boycott referendum
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Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, March 21: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy,
and Majlis-i-Amal, another conglomerate of religio-political
parties, may boycott the referendum being mulled by Gen Pervez
Musharraf to get himself elected president, informed sources
said......
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US may cross border into Pakistan: NYT:
Hunt for Taliban, Al Qaeda fighters
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NEW YORK, March 21: The commander of American forces in
Afghanistan told the New York Times on Wednesday that they might
cross the border into Pakistan to capture or kill Al Qaeda and
Taliban fighters widely believed to have found sanctuary
there......
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Washington sets rules for terror tribunals
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WASHINGTON, March 21: The Bush administration has decided that the
military tribunals it proposes to establish to try high-ranking Al
Qaeda and Taliban members will provide right of appeal and capital
punishment will be possible only through a unanimous verdict......
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US to continue questioning of Muslims
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WASHINGTON, March 21: Despite opposition from civil rights groups,
the Bush administration intends to continue its drive to question
Muslim and other Middle Eastern immigrants in the United
States......
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World Bank asks govt to scrap SAP
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By Ihtasham ul Haque
ISLAMABAD, March 21: The World Bank has asked the government to
scrap Social Action Programme (SAP) for good and encourage new
social sector activities preferably in the private sector......
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Pakistan needs aid for stability: Shaukat
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MONTERREY, March 21: Pakistan needs outside aid to achieve
political and economic stability, which would pay dividends in
fostering a more stable southern Asia, Islamabad's finance
minister said on Wednesday......(Reuters)
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Gwadar project's ground-breaking today
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GWADAR, March 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf, will perform the
ground-breaking ceremony of the Gwadar deep-sea port here on
Friday. Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China would also
attend the ceremony......
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Elevation of junior judges not new: CJ
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ISLAMABAD, March 21: Chief justice Sheikh Riaz Ahmad on Thursday
observed that it was not the first instance when junior judges
from the high court were appointed as judges of the supreme
court......
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Afghan consulate reopens
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PESHAWAR, March 21: Afghan Deputy Consul-General Hafizullah
Mujadidi on Thursday hoisted his country's flag at the consulate
building, heralding the reopening of the consulate......(APP)
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POTO bill defeated in Rajya Sabha:
Fresh Gujarat riots claim five lives
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By Jawed Naqvi
NEW DELHI, March 21: Five people were killed in widespread
communal skirmishes in Gujarat on Thursday, including two shot
dead by police, as Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's
government lost a key parliamentary vote and faced threats of a
showdown from close coalition allies all angered by his inability
to rein in rightwing Hindu groups......
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Hindu zealots sparked Gujarat riots: paper
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LONDON, March 20: The gory train incident in Indian Gujarat was
sparked by drunken Hindu zealots by assaulting a Muslim girl which
led to a brawl between the two communities at Godhra station,
reported a leading British daily, The Independent, on
Wednesday......(APP)
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Four killed in Al Quds suicide bombing
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TEL AVIV, March 21: A suicide bomber killed three people and
wounded 40 others on Thursday on a busy street in occupied Al
Quds, scuttling a round of truce talks scheduled between
Palestinians and Israelis......(AFP)
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Cheney sets truce condition to meet Arafat
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WASHINGTON, March 21: US Vice President Dick Cheney said on
Thursday that he was ready to return immediately to the Middle
East to meet Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, if the Palestinan
leader keeps his pledge on achieving a ceasefire......(AFP)
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UK warns Iraq of N-attack
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LONDON, March 21: Britain would be prepared to use its atomic
bombs if states such as Iraq used weapons of mass destruction
against British forces, the UK defence secretary Geoff Hoon told
members of the parliament here......
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