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Foreign exchange reserves rose to $16.51 billion from $16.44 billion in the previous week, the central bank said on Thursday.
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The KSE 100-index ended down at 13831.47 points, weighed down by banking shares hit by rumours of a rise in tax covering their sector.
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Pakistan bought more than 450,000 tonnes of fuel oil in March, its highest level this year, led by higher imports of high-sulphur grade fuel.
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The Punjab government has proposed to import buffaloes from the cities of Kasoor and Lahore.
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The cultivation of vegetables grown from contaminated sewerage and industrial waste water continues in Malir and other areas.
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Oil recovered in Asian trade Thursday after sharp overnight losses triggered by a larger-than-expected jump in US crude stocks, analysts said.
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The growth in large-scale manufacturing has posted a growth, though paltry, since December despite acute energy shortage
The current moves by Tajikistan, Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan to boost intra-regional trading has acquired a strategic
The size of the listed corporate debt market at less than one per cent of GDP pales in the face of most countries.