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Textile exporters warn of collapse if gas to CPPs halted
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has criticised the government’s decision to discontinue gas supply to “highly efficient” captive…
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Weekly inflation rises 15.15pc
ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), rose 15.15 per cent annually in the week ending Oct…
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OGDCL posts Rs41bn quarterly profit
ISLAMABAD: While announcing a robust Rs41bn quarterly profit, the state-run Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDCL) on Friday blamed…
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Karachiites shocked with Rs3.04 tariff hike for July
ISLAMABAD: Notwithstanding a lot of hue and cry raised by business, trade and political representatives, the National Electric Power Regulatory…
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Pakistan seeks foreign investment
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has invited foreign companies to invest in Pakistan’s agriculture, information technology, mines and minerals sectors…
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When bestsellers fail to deliver: Don’t fall for the promises of book tok reviews
Every few weeks, I head on over to our local library and come back home with as many books as…
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SOE officials being placed in govt departments
The Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) is attempting to depute officials of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in key government departments that…
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Lending to private sector drops to 39.3%
Pakistani banks’ lending to the private sector, measured by the advance-to-deposit ratio (ADR), dropped nearly six percentage points to 39.3%…
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PSX crosses 90,000 mark in record-breaking rally
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) achieved a historic milestone Friday as the KSE-100 index breached the 90,000-point threshold in intra-day…
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85 paisa relief in FCA for August okayed
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday asked ex-Wapda distribution companies (XWDISCOs) to refund Rs0.8555/unit to power consumers…
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