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25 per cent import duty on wheat withdrawn
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: The government on Thursday withdrew a 25-per cent duty on wheat import but withheld a decision on the import quantity owing to non-availability of sufficient data on private... 
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Pesticide draft rules yet to be finalized: Advisory body meeting put off
MULTAN, Nov 20: The ministry of food, agriculture and livestock has postponed the 38th meeting of its Agricultural Pesticides Technical Advisory Committee (Aptac), which was scheduled to be held in Islamabad...
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SHC grants stay till Monday to Aptma chief
KARACHI, Nov 20: The Sindh High Court on Thursday granted a stay till next Monday to Waqar Monnoo on his petition seeking annulment of the resolution of the Managing Committee of...
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ECC decision to stabilize price
KARACHI, Nov 20: The government’s decision to remove 25 per cent duty on wheat import coupled with an earlier decision to increase wheat support price to Rs350 for 40 kg from...
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FTA signing with BD next year
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Pakistan and Bangladesh have agreed to finalize the free trade agreement (FTA) by January 2004 to increase the current volume of trade between the two countries....
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Foreign Investment falls 63pc in July-Oct
KARACHI, Nov 20: Pakistan attracted only $150.5 million worth of total foreign investment between July-October this year down 63 per cent from $406.6 million it had received in July-October 2002....
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Saudi group to set up steel billet plant
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Pakistan on Thursday allowed a Saudi Group to set up a $100 million steel billet plant near Pakistan Steel in Karachi for 100 per cent export and agreed...
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Businessmen urged to invest more in bourses
KARACHI, Nov 20: Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz has urged the investors to gear up and come out with new offerings in the stock markets where prospects were never better than now....
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KSE 100-share index moves up by 31.62 points
KARACHI, Nov 20: Stocks on Thursday showed firm trend followed by active short-covering in most of the leading shares at the lower levels but there was no matching selling from any...
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Buying spree continues on cotton market
KARACHI, Nov 20: Active trading was again witnessed on the cotton market on Thursday as spinners and mills were not inclined to take stock of their inventories before launching a fresh...
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Aptma men urged to end crisis
LAHORE, Nov 20: Expressing his disappointment and anger over what he termed as “sad and embarrassing” events unfolding in the association during the last few weeks, a former Aptma chairman on...
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, Nov 20: Nine ships carrying DAP fertilizer, soyabean meal and transformers are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Friday, according to KPT sources....
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PIAC sees Rs4.366bn profit in FY2004
KARACHI, Nov 20: The PIAC expects to fetch profit of Rs4.366 billion during its next fiscal Jan-Dec 2004 as compared to expected profit of Rs3.334 billion for the fiscal 2003....
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DTO to meet Monnoo today
LAHORE, Nov 20: The commerce secretary has directed the DTO to proceed to Karachi on Friday and seek explanation from Aptma chairman for keeping the association’s office closed for two days....
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Pakistan’s credit rating
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: A Cyprus-based credit rating agency, Capital Intelligence has upgraded Pakistan’s credit rating from B- (B-minus) to B with a positive outlook for long-term foreign currency debt....
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Palm oil ends higher
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20: Malaysian crude palm oil futures rebounded to close higher on Thursday on late short covering after overnight losses in rival Chicago soyaoil and weak exports data had...
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