ISLAMABAD:

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday opposed any move to reduce provincial shares in federal taxes through an amendment in the Constitution, urging instead that such matters be resolved through a new National Finance Commission (NFC) award.

Addressing a news conference, Chief Minister's Adviser on Finance Muzammil Aslam said that any change in the revenue distribution between the Centre and the provinces must be decided through consensus within the NFC.

"Parliament is not the forum for this issue - it requires agreement among all five stakeholders: the four provinces and the federation," he asserted.

He called on the federal government to immediately issue a notification for the first NFC meeting, tentatively scheduled for November 18, noting that no formal notice had yet been re

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