Imports reduced by $3.5bn in FY19, PM’s aide tells NA
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Saudi says no immediate plan to boost oil output as Iran waivers end
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Pakistan, South Korea sign framework arrangement worth $500m
Under the arrangement, South Korea will provide long-term concessional financing for the execution of various development projects in PakistanISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on...
HBL’s profit increases 14pc to Rs8.4bn in 1st quarter 2019
HBL on Wednesday declared a consolidated profit after tax (PAT) of Rs3.2 billion with earnings per share of Rs2.08 for the first quarter of...
Respite for PSX as index closes 100 points higher
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) changed its direction on Wednesday, as indices managed to recover losses from the preceding session. Foreign investors closed Tuesday’s...
Enhanced Indian duties hampering Pakistani exports, NA told
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Commerce Shandana Gulzar Khan on Wednesday informed the National Assembly that Pakistan's exports to India had shrunk significantly following the imposition...
Govt urged to facilitate gemstone sector
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‘Rs51bn recovered from power sector in four months’
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Oil hits highest since November as US tightens Iran sanctions
LONDON: Oil prices hit their highest since November on Tuesday after Washington announced the end of all waivers on imports of sanctions-hit Iranian crude, pressuring...
Cement exports rise 33pc in nine months
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FTA with China to help boost Pakistan’s textile exports: Dawood
'Pakistan will avail duty-free market share from China, equivalent to the share enjoyed by the Association of East Asian Nations'ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister...
PSX continues to bleed, sheds 497 points
KARACHI: Investors of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed another turbulent session on Tuesday, as indices continued to bleed all day long. Foreign investors, on...
Twitter reports surprise quarterly user growth, revenue beats
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US sanctions over Iran oil will ‘intensify Mideast turmoil’: China
BEIJING: China warned on Tuesday that the US decision to impose sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil will "intensify turmoil" in the Middle East...
Proposed amnesty scheme to allow liquidation of foreign assets
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