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		<title>Role of IT industry in Pakistan’s economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Salim Ghauri  Pakistan is in a very exciting and decisive stage. Decisions taken now will have a far-reaching impact on our future. Politically things can’t be any better to steer our economy in a new direction. The need of the moment is to invest in gradually moving Pakistan away from an industrial base to <a href='http://www.opfblog.com/14185/role-of-it-industry-in-pakistans-economy/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are Pakistani leaders willing to sacrifice?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brigadier (r) Farooq Hameed Khan If common Pakistanis have to bear the burden of additional taxes in 2013-14 federal budget, then is the leadership willing to sacrifice its luxurious lifestyles? If the state treasury is empty, then are Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his cabinet and parliamentarians willing to become role models in austerity and <a href='http://www.opfblog.com/14180/are-pakistani-leaders-willing-to-sacrifice/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan Budget 2012-13: 10 percent raise in employees salaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar has announced to raise salaries of government employees by 10 percent following recommendations of the committee. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had constituted a committee to review the possibility of an increase in the salaries of government servants on late Thursday. The committee proposed 7.5 percent raise in the salaries, <a href='http://www.opfblog.com/14177/pakistan-budget-2012-13-10-percent-raise-in-employees-salaries/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Donkey population rose sharply in Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The donkey population in the country sharply rose during the five-year tenure of the Pakistan People’s Party-led coalition government, revealed the Pakistan Economic Survey 2012-13. The donkey population welcomed 300,000 new members during the past five years, while the population of horses, camels and mules remained stagnant, according to the survey. Interestingly, the survey noted, <a href='http://www.opfblog.com/14175/donkey-population-rose-sharply-in-pakistan/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Solar energy strategy for Punjab</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hassan Siddiq  With its abundance of land, labour capital and entrepreneurs, Punjab in Pakistan is rich in all four factors of production required for economic growth. With a population approaching 100 million people, majority of which is young, and a GDP (Purchasing Power Parity basis) of nearly $300 billion, it has endless potential to <a href='http://www.opfblog.com/14173/solar-energy-strategy-for-punjab/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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