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BERLIN - NATO allies met in Berlin Thursday seeking to bridge differences over their campaign in Libya, as rebels fighting to topple Moamer Gaddafi reported an intensive bombing blitz by alliance warplanes. The port area of Libya's third city Misrata, meanwhile, came under heavy attack Thursday by Gaddafi's forces, who fired dozens of Grad missiles and tank shells which killed at least 13 people and injured 50, a rebel spokesman said. In Cairo, UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for a

KARACHI - State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Deputy Governor Yaseen Anwar has expressed hope that the majority of banks operating in the country will comfortably meet the new capital requirements as well as the liquidity standards of Basel-III. 'However, SBP will continue to work with those banks that may face some problem in achieving the standard promptly,' he added.
Inaugurating a three-day 'SAARCFINANCE Regional Seminar on Basel-III and Policy Response in SAARC Countries' at the

ISLAMABAD - A delegation of senators on Monday met protesting families of missing Balochi people outside the National Press Club. The senators included Abdul Rahim Mandokhel of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, Zahid Khan of the Awami National Party, Fehmida Khan of the PML-N, Rahmatullah Kakar of the JUI-F, and Dr Malik Baloch of the National Party.
Expressing solidarity with relatives of disappeared persons, the senators said that lower and upper both the houses were raising

ISLAMABAD - The China Three Gorges Project Corporation (CTGPC) Chairman Cao Guangjing will be given a detailed presentation on investment opportunities in the hydroelectric power sector by the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) today.
An official source said that the CTGPC chairman will be holding meeting with the Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar and other officials on Tuesday while he was expected to meet with the President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH - Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh who is on a death row in Pakistan, on Wednesday made a failed bid to meet Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani during his stay at a hotel in Chandigarh.
As Gilani and his entourage entered the Hotel Taj located in the heart of the city, Dalbir along with Sarabjit's daughter Swapandeep Kaur and some other persons carrying a placard with a photograph of Sarabjit, tried to meet the premier, reported PTI. However, watertight security

ABUJA - West African leaders met in the final day of a summit on Thursday under pressure to take action over Ivory Coast amid reports that thousands more people were fleeing fighting in the crisis-ridden nation. Leaders from West African bloc ECOWAS were expected to issue a statement on the Ivory Coast crisis later in the day, after Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said they may ask the United Nations to take further action. The summit comes three months after 15-nation ECOWAS

LAHORE - Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday rejected the replies submitted by Moonis Elahi and summoned him to appear before the investigators on Wednesday (today). According to sources, Moonis Elahi, an accused in the NICL corruption scam, appeared before a 6-member investigation team and submitted his replies, which were rejected and he was asked to appear before the team on Wednesday after completing the required questionnaire. Moonis is on an interim bail in the NICL

ISLAMABAD - The 66th Formation Commanders' Conference chaired by Chief of Army
Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani commenced at General Headquarters on Monday.
The conference is part of regular meetings and is being attended by corps commanders, principal staff officers and formation commanders. "The forum was given comprehensive briefings on security environment and professional matters. The participants expressed satisfaction over operational preparedness of the

BRUSSELS - Portugal announced new spending cuts, on Friday, to try and restore confidence in its finances ahead of a euro zone summit that is likely to back a plan to boost competitiveness but defer decisions on a stronger rescue fund. A German government source said there were positive signals that Greece and Ireland, which received EU/IMF bailouts last year, might also announce new moves at the summit, opening the way for EU paymaster Germany to offer them more help.
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KARACHI - Tax collection, in the country, has surged by 11 percent during first seven months of the current fiscal year, official sources revealed on Monday.
Pakistan has long been under fire with economic observers, at home and abroad, equally critical of less than nine percent Tax to GDP Ratio that, critiques say, is lowest in the world and should, therefore, be increased by extending the tax net particularly to untaxed segments like agriculturists and affluent class.