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More loans: Tax evasion increases foreign loan burden, claims PM’s aide

"A 100% penalty would be imposed on the non-filers of tax returns who fail to avail themselves of the tax…

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‘IT park to improve trade between Pakistan, S. Korea’: Korean Ambassador

"South Korea wants to improve trade ties with Pakistan and the establishment of an IT park in Islamabad is a…

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Govt tries its level best to defend its policy on PIA, petroleum prices

The federal government earlier yesterday did not entertain any proposal of the opposition and defended the controversial process of privatisation…

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Summit Bank issues 700.6m new shares for Suroor Investments:

 Summit Bank has issued 700.6 million new shares at the rate of Rs10 each to its major sponsor ‘by way…

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China: Leading country for FDI inflow in Pakistan

Foreign direct investment (FDI) increased 4.6% in the first seven months of 2015-16 on a year-on-year basis, as par the statistics…

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Deposits rise 11%, surge to Rs9.2 trillion

Total outstanding deposits in the banking system in the country surged to Rs9.2 trillion at the end of January, up 10.8%…

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Jamshoro power plant: Work yet to begin as project delays enters 3rd straight year

The government’s plan to produce 1,320 megawatts of electricity from the $1.5 billion Jamshoro coal-fired power plant by the end…

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Western route: K-P wants more share in the pie of CPEC projects

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has sought 6,000 megawatt power projects as well as representation on the working groups of the China-Pakistan…

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Pakistan’s economic performance shows good improvement, budget deficit at 1.7%

 Following a sharp reduction in development expenses and big savings incurred by all provinces, as of now Pakistan’s national budget…

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