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Provincial govt wishes to increase reliance on its on sources of revenue, rather than looking at federal transfers
Officials say summary sent to chief secretary; authority’s staff to be accommodated in PDMA wing
Also takes back bill on censorship of motion pictures in session marred by boycott
Control of Narcotics Substance Bill bans cultivation of cannabis plant, coca bush and opium poppy in the province
Will push for signing long-delayed power purchase deals
Measures were to be implemented phase-wise, but finance department mistakenly imposed them all at once
Adopts other austerity measures to stay afloat
Says PTI eradicated political influence from state institutions
Provincial officials say Islamabad not releasing funds left over after adjusting unpaid duties
Thunderstorms predicted in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat and Mardan