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Karachi Port reduces wet charges
KARACHI, Jan 10: The Karachi Port has reduced wet charges in the range of 15 per cent to be effective from Wednesday (Jan 15, 2003). This reduction will significantly reduce the... 
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Gold surges to Rs6,700
KARACHI, Jan 10: Local gold prices have touched the highest mark of the current year to Rs6,700 per 10 grams, breaking the last year’s all time high record of Rs6,635 per...
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LTU conflict resolution body set up
KARACHI, Jan 10: The Director General of Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) Jamil Akhtar on Friday set up an eight-member committee to look into the issues confronting the insurance sector in its...
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Heimtextil gets under way
FRANKFURT, Jan 10: The largest home textile show Heimtextil began here on Wednesday where a record number of Pakistani companies are displaying a wide variety of products....
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Textiles import up by 30pc in 1st half
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The imports of intermediate/semi-finished goods and some kinds of machinery have depicted rising trend during the first half of 2002-03, according to foreign trade data collected by the...
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No let-up in bulls run-up on stock market
KARACHI, Jan 10: Stocks on Friday finished with an extended gain as investors were not inclined to miss the rising market followed by predictions of higher dividend by most of the...
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SSGC increases supply
KARACHI, Jan 10: The Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) has managed to supply 40 mmcfd in its distribution system from the newly-commissioned Bhit gas field, operated by Eni Lasmo Pakistan,...
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Talks with Lamy fruitful: Humayun: Bedlinen dumping
FRANKFURT, Jan 10: Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan has expressed the hope that European Union (EU) will not impose anti-dumping duty on Pakistan bedlinen....
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Trade deficit
LONDON, Jan 10: The British trade deficit was driven up to a new record high in November by dwindling exports, particularly crude oil shipments to the United States, official figures showed...
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Rs585.5m Wapda dues against NWFP deducted at source
PESHAWAR, Jan 10: The Federal Government deducted at source Rs585.5m from the NWFP government share in the 2001-02 financial year on account of Wapda arrears. The Authority claims the dues were...
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10 insurance cos still barred from doing fresh business
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The insurance companies, which were prohibited from undertaking any insurance business with effect from January 1, 2003, will continue to be responsible for the insurance business already underwritten...
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Exporters active buyers on cotton market
KARACHI, Jan 10: Physical activity on the cotton market on Friday showed a sizable expansion as spinners covered positions against their forward sales of cotton yarn....
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Bourses asked to expand retail network
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Khalid A. Mirza has advised the independent managements of stock exchanges to perform their regulatory function more efficiently....
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Drawback on cotton made-ups revised
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has revised the rates of duty drawback on export of various kinds of polyester cotton made-ups....
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, Jan 10: Two ships carrying containers and general commodities are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Saturday, according to KPT sources....
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FTO takes notice of illegal tax collection
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The tax authorities are collecting taxes and duties at Shergarh on Mardan-Malakand road in NWFP in violation of Customs Act, 1969....
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Ishrat visits ABAMCO
KARACHI, Jan 10: Governor State Bank, Dr Ishrat Hussain, and Chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Khalid A. Mirza, have lauded the role played by ABAMCO towards the...
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Issuance of visas
KARACHI, Jan 10: Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers Association (PHMA) has urged the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) to only allow issuance of visas from FCFS quota in those categories where utilization for 2002...
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Russian oil boom
MOSCOW, Jan 10: Russian oil production has returned to levels not seen for a decade and crude exports last year beat all records, but Moscow’s ability to contribute to a lowering...
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China trade volume rises
BEIJING, Jan 10: China’s trade volume rose by a fifth in 2002 compared with the previous year, with exports increasing 22.3 per cent, state media said on Friday, citing official statistics....
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