A labourer pulls a cart loaded with supplies to deliver to a nearby market in Karachi on May 24, 2023. — ReutersThe government has finally constituted the 11th National Finance Commission to come up with a new NFC Award to replace the 7th NFC Award, which was agreed to in May of…
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