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Pakistan slaps 20% import duty on wheat

Pakistan has imposed a 20 per cent import duty on wheat to prop up domestic producers, the finance ministry said…

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Oil prices slump on Saudi price cuts

Oil prices plunged on Tuesday, with Brent hitting a four-year low after Saudi Arabia slashed its export prices for the…

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Trade on Wagah border route to be back to normal soon

Condemning the Wagah suicide attack in the strongest terms, the business community has expressed its optimism that bilateral trade through…

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UN report highlights future of biofuels

As biofuels now account for one per cent of global energy use, a report on the ‘State of the Global…

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Petrodollars being pulled from world markets for first time in 18 years

Energy-exporting countries are set to pull their “petrodollars” out of world markets this year for the first time in almost…

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Pay exorbitant premium or wait a year for new Corolla

People, who are booking Toyota Corolla now, will get the delivery in first quarter of 2015 and in some cases…

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Food sales increase by 10pc in Muharram

Mass preparation of haleem and other items during Muharram has pushed up sales of lentils, spices and other items. Wholesalers…

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Huge increase in gas tariff on the cards

Amid a controversy over excessive power billing, the government is set to face another wave of public outcry as gas…

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Power bills can be reduced by half if corruption eliminated, TIP tells PM

ISLAMABAD: The Trans-parency International Pakistan (TIP) has informed the prime minister that electricity bills can be reduced by 50 per…

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