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| April 18, 2007 | Wednesday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 29, 1428 |
WTO states close to final deal on agriculture: Lamy
LAHORE, April 17: WTO Director General Pascal Lamy has said he firmly believes that the WTO states are close to reaching the architecture of a final deal in agriculture as a...
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Optimism prevails about Doha deal by year-end
LAHORE, April 17: Pakistan appears to be quite upbeat about the prospects of the completion of the now stalled Doha Development Round by the end of this year, if not earlier....
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Markets suffer huge losses due to power cuts
KARACHI, April 17: Shopping centres and bazaars in Karachi are facing massive power breakdowns and according to representatives of various market associations shopkeepers are reporting 40-50 per cent drop in sales,...
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KSE issues new rules under CFS trading
KARACHI, April 17: Rules regarding collection and disbursement procedure in relation to corporate action handling under CFS trading were approved by the Board of Directors of the Karachi Stock Exchange posted on the KSE website on Tuesday....
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Mobilink to invest $700m on expansion
KARACHI, April 17: The Mobilink has announced to invest $700 million in the next two years to expand its operations in the country to meet the demand for phenomenal growth in the telecom sector....
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KSE: investors dizzy at 12,000 index level
KARACHI, April 17: The KSE-100 index remained flat at the dizzy height of 12,000 points on Tuesday, April 17. Why scare the investors, but it was this day in 2005, when...
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Oil prices mixed
LONDON, April 17: World oil prices showed mixed fortunes on Tuesday amid worries about the level of gasoline stocks in the United States, the world’s biggest consumer of energy, traders said....
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European consuls visit Pakistan Pavilion
HANNOVER MESSE, (Germany), April 17: Commercial consuls from six European missions visited Pakistan Pavilion at the Europe’s biggest industrial fair here on Tuesday....
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Stocks extend overnight rally
KARACHI, April 17: The KSE 100-share index on Tuesday settled above the coveted level of 12,000 points for the second session in a row but analysts fear it may not be...
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Pakistan loses Russian rice market
ISLAMABAD, April 17: No timely action by the relevant ministries has led to complete suspension of Pakistani rice exports to Russia. This has not only deprived the country of precious foreign...
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Listless trading on cotton market
KARACHI, April 17: Physical activity on the cotton market on Tuesday remained cheerless as spinners and mills were again conspicuous by their absence....
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Soft loans to save Rs1bn annually for Balochistan
QUETTA, April 17: The Balochistan Minister for Finance Syed Ehsan Shah has said the government adopted two-fold strategy to implement the estimated Rs10.82 billion public sector development projects, besides obtaining loans...
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SECP enlists 1,137 firms
ISLAMABAD, April 17: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 1,137 companies during the first quarter (January- March) of the current calendar year compared to 913 companies registered during the quarter that ended on Dec 31, 2006....
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World trade talks
WASHINGTON, April 17: A senior US Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday he believed Congress was ready to give the Bush administration a limited extension of fast-track trade negotiating authority to finish a round of world trade talks....
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, April 17: Three vessels carrying containers are due to arrive at the outer anchorage on Wednesday, according to KPT sources....
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Poultry rates
KARACHI, April 17: The following are Wednesday’s poultry market rates:...
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Private sector for quota-free wheat export
KARACHI, April 17: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the government to remove quota on wheat exports for private sector till June 30, 2007 as the country...
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Seminar on safety valves technology
KARACHI, April 17: Participants of a training seminar were introduced with latest technologies and methods of manufacturing and producing power and safety valves....
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