Centre should exercise authority jointly with provinces: Rabbani
(WorldNews Pakistan)

ISLAMABAD: The controversy over the mysterious role of the World Bank in drafting a law about apportionment of the country´s natural resources and attempt to delink the petroleum and natural gas regulator from provincial oversight took a new turn on Tuesday, with Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani ruling that the federation is required to exercise its authority in the executive, administrative and regulatory spheres jointly and equally with the provinces. Referring to a statement made by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the Senate recently that the World Bank was engaged as a consultant and that engagement had ended, the chairman said: `Notwithstanding the position taken by the prime...