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    Governance

    Karzai insists on full control of Bagram prison

    KABUL (PAN): President Karzai has called for implementation of the agreements he reached with the Obama administration during his recent visit to Washington.



    Business & Economics

    Liquefied gas rate fixed at 55afs per kg

    KABUL (PAN): The Ministry of Commerce and Industries on Monday fixed the rate of liquefied gas at 55 afghanis per kilogram in capital Kabul. The current price ranges between 65 and 70 afs.



    Education

    University entrance test held in Kabul

    KABUL CIYTY (PAN): More than 11,000 candidates appeared in the first round of a university entrance test in Kabul on Sunday, an official said. The exams are for admissions to Kabul, Medical, Polytechnic and Prof. Rabbani Education Universities. 



    Business & Economics

    $77m power bills payable by govt

    KABUL (PAN): Government has to pay Breshna Shirkat -- the Afghan power utility -- four billion afghanis (about $77 million) in electricity bills, the company said on Thursday.



    Governance

    Karzai seeking immunity for himself: analysts

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai's call for a Loya Jirga, a grand assembly of political and community leaders, to decide on immunity for US troops under Afghan law is to absolve himself of responsibility for future consequences of any decision on the issue.



    Business & Economics

    Sugar, diesel prices down in Kabul

    KABUL (PAN): The prices of sugar and diesel declined while the rates of other daily-use items stayed unchanged during the outgoing week in Kabul, retailers said on Thursday.



    Business & Economics,Features

    Efforts on to conserve ground water in Kabul

    KABUL (PAN): Following the prediction of a depleted ground water level in Kabul due to the climate change in 2017, the government has launched efforts to deal with the possible crisis, a senior official said on Monday.



    Business & Economics,Reconstruction

    Ailing shoemaking firms warn of protest

    KABUL (PAN): The Association of Shoemaking Companies on Sunday warned the government of a series of protests if their demand for reviving the industry was ignored.



    Business & Economics

    Rising fuel prices linked to road blockades

     KABUL (PAN): Fuel, excluding diesel, and gold prices went up in Kabul markets during the outgoing week, dealers said on Thursday.

    Haji Sultan, who owns a wood stall in Dashti-i-Barchi neighbourhood, said 560 kilograms of cedar wood went up by 200 afghanis to 7000afs from last week's rate of 6,800afs.



    Business & Economics

    Kabul municipality’s revenue up by 33pc

     KABUL (PAN): The Kabul Municipality’s revenue reached 2.5 billion afghanis ($ 48.6 million) during the first nine months of the current Afghan calendar year, showing a 33 percent hike, an off