China provides $6m grant to Pakistan for rebuilding flood-hit homes in Balochistan – SUCH TV

Pakistan has received a $6 million grant from China to help rebuild homes destroyed by floods in Balochistan, state media reported on Tuesday. The ongoing monsoon rains have killed 802 people and injured 1,088 nationwide, including 24 fatalities in Balochistan since June 26. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 30 houses have been…

11th NFC formed as Centre, provinces brace for fiscal tug-of-war | The Express Tribune

ISLAMBAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday constituted the 11th National Finance Commission for finalising a new resource distribution award, setting the stage for the Centre to try to retrieve some of the lost fiscal space that the provinces will try to resist. “In pursuance of Clause (1) of Article 160 of the Constitution, the…

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