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Pakistani
MPs, elites 'requested' to pay taxes
Saturday June 18, 2011 02:41:53 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: Pakistani
Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has urged MPs and "all other
well-off people" to pay taxes.
Not only should they lead by example, but they must encourage
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