Quick settlement of tax disputes scheme launched
The government has launched the `Kar Vivadh Samadhan scheme' for quick and voluntary settlement of over five lakh direct and indirect tax disputes in which arrears of Rs 52,000 crore have piled up. The scheme announced during the 1998-99 budget will become operational from tomorrow and is available till December 31 this year.

Sartaj, Vajpayee to revive Indo-Pak talks
India is ready to go the extra mile to improve relations with Pakistan, Minister of State for External Affairs Vasundhara Raje said on Monday. The Indian government will make every effort to strengthen relations with Islamabad, she said.

PPP vows to oppose move on Islamisation
Battlelines have been drawn over the Islamisation process in Pakistan, with the Opposition Pakistan People's Party (PPP) deciding to resist the "attempt to impose dictatorship" and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowing to go ahead at "all costs''.

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