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Pakistan interested in market access: Post-quota US trade
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Federal Commerce Minister, Humayun Akhtar Khan on Tuesday expressed Pakistan's concern that after abolition of textile quota by end of the current year ... 
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Fertilizer firm to get gas at cheap rate
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Tuesday decided in principle to re-allocate a large quantity of natural gas to a private fertilizer firm at cheap rates despite strong protest from various government agencies, Dawn has learnt. ...
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Rs103bn borrowed through PIBs in FY04
KARACHI, Aug 24: The government borrowed Rs103 billion through long-term Pakistan Investment Bonds or PIBs in the last fiscal year against the revised target of Rs75 billion. ...
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Pakistan's economy under pressure: High oil prices
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: High oil prices are building pressure on Pakistani economy that warrants urgent "corrective measures", says a senior ADB chief. ...
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Rupee gains five paisa in two days
KARACHI, Aug 24: The rupee on Tuesday gained three paisa more against the US dollar in the inter-bank market primarily due to a temporary liquidity shortage in the money market. ...
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Industrial safety plan draws poor response
KARACHI, Aug 24: City industrialists have given a lukewarm response to the Civil Defence's Industrial Safety Management Training (ISMT) initiative to meet requirement of ISO- 18000 as required under WTO for safety and security management. ...
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Trade with Madagascar
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Madagascar Trade and Industry Minister Olivier Andrianarison Sahobisoa has proposed for entering into technical collaboration with Pakistan. He said this in a meeting with Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan here on Tuesday. ...
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Swedish firm asked to invest in car assembling ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Liaquat Ali Jatoi has invited Volvo Company to assemble cars and buses in Pakistan. ...
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EoIs for Jamshoro Power Co invited
LAHORE, Aug 24: The Privatization Commission has invited qualified strategic investors, consortia of strategic/ financial investors interested in acquiring 51 per cent stake in Jamshoro Power Company (JPC) ...
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Textiles export to BD up by 134pc
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Textile products exports to Bangladesh registered an average growth of 134 per cent in 2003-04. Official sources told Dawn on Tuesday that the cotton yarn ...
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Prices ease on cotton market
KARACHI, Aug 24: Cotton market on Tuesday eased from the overnight higher levels owing to hasty selling by some of the ginners fearing further decline in prices owing to predictions of a good crop. ...
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Index loses another 33 points amid volatile trading
KARACHI, Aug 24: Stocks on Tuesday again turned in a volatile performance as investors were not inclined to take long positions on any of the counters in the absence of financial institutions. ...
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