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Army Trust all set to buy shares in Askari General

The Army Welfare Trust (AWT) proposes to acquire all shares of the Askari General Insurance Company Limited (AGICO) held by…

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Electricity costlier by 83 paisas

Just mere days after the government imposed a 30 paisa per unit surcharge, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra)…

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8 bottled water brands declared illegal by PSQCA

Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) has identified eight bottled drinking water as being 'unfit for human consumption'. The…

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Dar blames sit-ins for deteriorating investment environment

The government held the sit-ins at D-Chowk responsible for losses of billions of rupees and deteriorating investment environment in the…

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Kot Addu Power Company earns Rs2.41bn profit

Kot Addu Power Company (Kapco) reported profit-after-tax of Rs2.41bn, representing earnings per share (eps) at Rs2.74 for the first-quarter FY15.…

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Australian surgeons transplant ‘dead’ heart in revolutionary breakthrough

Australian surgeons said last week that they have made a major breakthrough by making a dead heart beat again and…

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SBP decides to facilitate Islamic banks

ISLAMIC banks can now manage their short-term liquidity more efficiently as the central bank has decided to start conducting open…

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Labour reforms a huge challenge for Indian PM Modi

INDIA’S labour laws are archaic, complex and sometimes utterly meaningless, which discourage entrepreneurs from expanding their workforce for fear of…

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India wants overland transit facility for wheat exports to Afghanistan

As the Indians seek permission to export over a million tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan through Pakistan’s land route, the…

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