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| March 8, 2002 | Friday | Zilhaj 23, 1422 |
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Razak hints at allowing import of used cars
KARACHI, March 7: Commerce Minister Abdul Razak Dawood has hinted at opening import of second hand cars if local assemblers fail to ensure proper supplies to the market to meet the... 
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Economy absorbs shocks: Shaukat: Sept 11, border escalation
LAHORE, March 7: The economic reforms launched by the government during the last couple of years have helped the economy cushion the adverse impact of the US terror attacks and the...
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SBP chief for more exports to eurozone
KARACHI, March 7: The State Bank Governor Dr Ishrat Husain warned exporters on Thursday that too much focus on the US market even after the launch of the euro might lower...
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Ghee, cooking oil exports to Kabul allowed: Drawback scheme
ISLAMABAD, March 7: The government has allowed exports of all kinds of items, including vegetable ghee and cooking oil under duty drawback scheme to Afghanistan....
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New rules for ginners notified
ISLAMABAD, March 7: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) on Thursday notified new sub rules for ginning industry by amending the special procedure for ginning industry rules 1996....
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EU lodges complaint with WTO: US steel tariffs
GENEVA, March 7: The European Union launched its counter attack on US steel tariffs here on Thursday but European and other countries face a long wait for a WTO ruling, and...
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Soft drink prices move up
KARACHI, March 7: Beverage manufacturers have increased the prices, ranging from Re1 to Rs5, of various soft drinks....
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State Bank to consult banks: Bid bonds
KARACHI, March 7: The State Bank Governor, Dr Ishrat Husain, says he will elicit bankers opinion on whether bid bonds and performance bonds submitted by the contractors participating in construction projects...
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900 licences for mineral exploration
QUETTA, March 7: The Balochistan government has issued over 900 licences for exploration and exploitation of 39 minerals, and was extending all possible assistance and cooperation in this regard....
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Profit-selling restricts gains on stock market
KARACHI, Mar 7: Heavy late selling in Hub-Power and PTCL on Thursday slowed down the market’s forward thrust, but the underlying sentiment did not show that the current run-up is overdone....
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Local rate: NWFP falls short of target
PESHAWAR, March 7: The gap between monthly recoveries and total annual target under the head of local rate has widened at the close of first seven months of the current financial...
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Listless trading on cotton market
KARACHI, Mar 7: Physical activity on the cotton market on Thursday was relatively listless as spinners were not inclined to chase prices further higher apparently for export parity reasons....
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Pakistan gets world sugar body membership
ISLAMABAD, March 7: Pakistan has been given the coveted membership of International Sugar Organization (ISO). With this, Islamabad has become 59th member of the ISO....
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, March 7: Berthing activity at the Karachi Port was maintained at a brisk pace where 10 ships were berthed on Thursday as the agencies tried to clear the inward rush...
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FPCCI team
GUJRANWALA, March 7: A 15-members team of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry headed, by its president Iftikhar Ali Malik, visited an exhibition of made-in-Gujranwala products at Ghulshan-i-Iqbal Park...
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Malaysian palm oil closes higher
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7: Malaysian crude palm oil futures rebounded from early losses to close higher on Thursday, helped by bullish outlook forecast at an industry conference in Kuala Lumpur....
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