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Energy demand to rise by a massive 60% by 2040 claims Opec

Global energy demand will increase by 60 per cent by 2040 compared to 2010 levels, Opec claimed yesterday, with greenhouse-gas-emitting…

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WTO urges G20 to lift post-2008 trade barriers

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) called on the G20 leading economies yesterday to begin removing trade barriers thrown up since…

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Cotton prices come under pressure

Prices on the cotton market came under pressure yesterday as activity remained restricted amid record phutti arrivals during the outgoing…

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PTCL employees being offered voluntary separation” package

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecom­munication Company Limited (PTCL) has introduced the ‘Voluntary Separation Package’ (VPS) for its employees which will be available…

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LCCI requests govt to withdraw SRO412

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) yesterday urged the government to withdraw SRO 412(1)2014 issued by the Drug…

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Foreign investers lead charge as KSE index touches new peak

The stock market maintained its bull run yesterday  with theKSE-100 index adding 70.47 points to overnight massive gains propelling the…

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Foreign exchange reserves increase to $13.44b

The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves increased to $13.443 billion during the week ending October 31 compared to $13.2bn…

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Youth loan terms softened further by govt.

Rules have further been softened for seeking loans under Prime Minister’s Youth Business scheme, and now balloting will be held…

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PPP senators submit adjournment motion to discuss Pentagon report

The PPP submitted yesterday an adjournment motion to the Senate Secretariat to discuss a ‘Pentagon report’ about Pakistan. The motion,…

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