EconomySteel and Ceramic sectors warn of shutdown over tariff review
Industry leaders urge urgent safeguards as govt mulls liberalisation under new industrial policy
May 27, 2025
Ghulam Abbas
The writer is a member of the staff at the Islamabad Bureau. He can be reached at [email protected]
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