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The government resisted a demand from parliamentarians belonging to coalition partners and the opposition to consider a price reduction.
5 hours agoCredit disbursement to agriculture sector was higher than last year, but still not up to the target set by the State Bank for the entire year.
5 hours agoNational Telecommunication Commission is paying Rs60,000 per day to a private firm for supervising the videoconferencing at Islamabad High Court.
4 hours agoThe Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has strongly rejected moves made by FBR to unilaterally impose condition of obtaining buyer’s CNIC.
4 hours agoEngro Fertilisers reduced DAP prices by Rs310 per bag, from Rs4,060 to Rs3,750 per bag, following reduction in international prices.
5 hours agoTIP has termed PIA’s decision to procure the five Boeing aircraft without tenders a gross violation of regulations and termed it "mis-procurement".
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- ‘Punjab illegally pumps water out of Indus’
- Sindh Irrigation Minister informed the Sindh Assembly that Punjab was illegally pumping water out of the Indus River and the issue was raised a number of times.
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- Rich people evade payment of surcharge
- The elite class evaded payment of the 15 per cent flood levy surcharge on income tax accounted from their incomes.
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- Budget may focus on new uplift schemes
- The next budget is expected to focus on the poor, youths and new development schemes. As usual, government employees are likely to get a raise.
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- Steps urged to boost bank deposits
- Former Governor of SBP, Salim Raza, said that debt markets in Pakistan are shallow and small with primary banking market less than 5 per cent of the GDP.
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- SIA Cargo cuts capacity
- Singapore International Airlines Cargo said on Wednesday it had reduced capacity by 20 per cent due to weakness in global demand and high fuel prices.
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- PTCL earnings dip 29pc in 1HFY12
- PTCL announced unconsolidated profit-after-tax at Rs2.8 billion for the first half of FY12, translating into earning per share (eps) of Re0.56.
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- Trade or aid?
- One must wonder if us Pakistanis tend to overlook the economic efforts made by the elected government.
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- Microfinance for enterprise development
- Including middle income clients would help microfinance banks to achieve financial sustainability and poverty alleviation.
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- Doing business with Pakistan
- It’s not just inward investment that holds potential, Pakistani exports too have reached $25 billion.
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