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Govt. willing to spend Rs. 288b on PIA bailout package

A national assembly parliamentary committee found it easier to endorse the idea of a record Rs288 billion bailout to Pakistan…

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KSE Market Watch: Market witnesses lacklustre trading

The bourse began the week on a dull note in the absence of substantial activity yesterday. Though the stock index…

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3G subscription surges to 10 million users

The telecom sector increased the number of mobile broadband subscriptions by a staggering 58% over the previous month as the…

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Dar reviews draft Security Bill and Future Trading Bill

Presided over by Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, a meeting reviewed the draft Security Bill and Future Trading Bill as…

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Impossible to end loadshedding before 2020: NEPRA

 In sharp contrast to the incumbent government s claim of ending electricity loadshedding by 2017, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority…

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Govt hopes to raise $600b through sale of HBL Stake

Attempting to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan conditions, the government is expected to raise $600 million next month by…

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KSE Market watch: Week at a glance

The stock market managed to stop its fall  as strong corporate earnings coupled with positive sector-specific news and foreign buying…

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Suspicion: SBP blocks $65 million transaction

The State Bank is reported to have blocked an unusually large transaction of about $65 million originating from Malaysia after…

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Pak-Afghan border: Smuggling continues unabated

The state is doing little to control rampant smuggling through the pak-Afghan border. For years, successive governments have tried to…

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