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PPP leader Fauzia Wahab said that President Zardari has approved one-time flood tax but Punjab government and MQM have opposed the decision, Dunya News reported on Monday. Talking to media in Karachi, Fauzia said that one-time flood tax would be imposed, but after the approval of the National Assembly. She said that the President has approved imposition of flood tax. She said that this tax would also be imposed on Sindh. She said agriculture sector would be brought under tax net. She admitted that corruption was reported in the distribution of Watan Cards but there was a system of transparency that brought this corruption to surface. She said that the government wasnt afraid of Army or black coats. She snubbed Rana Sanaullah over mudslinging PPP ministers. Punjab rejects flood tax: Sanaullah PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah while talking to Dunya News has said that the Punjab government has opposed the imposition of one-time flood tax. MQM not taken onboard: Farooq Sattar Dr. Farooq Sattar said that MQM was not taken onboard and the party will oppose this decision. He said that due to skyrocketing inflation, suicide trend was on the rise and new tax will overburden the already depressed people, so MQM will oppose every such decision. MQM opposes one-time flood tax: Dr. Sagheer MQM leader Dr. Sagheer Ahmed said that MQM has opposed imposition of one-time tax and Sindh government has not taken MQM into confidence on this matter.
