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A backdoor NFC revision?
The budget delay highlights a fiscal deadlock between Pakistan's federal government and provinces over frozen NFC shares and additional funding demands. Critics argue the Centre is undermining the 18th Amendment and 7th NFC Award by pressuring provinces to return funds, risking a backdoor revision of the fiscal arrangement.
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