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Economic indicators suggest Pakistan's economic situation would worsen in
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan's economic downfall will continue as the economic indicators point a economic crisis in near future
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PKR 30 bn taxes to be imposed to save Pakistan State Oil from default: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Pakistan has decided to impose additional taxes totalling Pakistan Rs (PKR) 30 billion as it struggles to arrange PRK 100bn in emergency funds to prevent an international default on oil and gas payments and sustain its staff-level agreement with the Inte
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Pakistan takes U-turn, resumes imports of luxury items
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): In a reversal of its earlier ban on the import of luxury items, Pakistan's federal cabinet on Saturday approved a decision by an economic committee to unban the imports, media reports said.
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Pakistan gas tariff surges by a staggering 235 per cent
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): The Shehbaz Sharif government has approved an increase in natural gas prices in the range of 43 per cent to 235 per cent with effect from July 1 to recover 660 billion Pakistani rupees (Pkr) from the majority of domestic and all other categories of consume
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Pakistan to extend Saindak lease, tax concessions to Chinese contractors
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 9 (ANI): In order to attract investment to the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet will take up an 11-point agenda on Wednesday that includes the extension of the lease to Chinese
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China armtwists Pakistan to compensate Chinese workers killed in Dasu Dam
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 22 (ANI): Under Beijing's pressure, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of Pakistan, has approved the compensation of USD 11.6 million to the families of the Chinese workers killed and wounded in the Dasu Dam terror attack that occurred in July 2021.
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'India-Pak backchannel dialogue on track despite Islamabad's trade issue w
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): Despite some issues in the past few days, there is cautious optimism in Pakistan that the thaw in their relations with India is holding steady, according to insiders from Islamabad's Red Zone.
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Impulsive decision-making, regional trade issues have shaped Pakistan's fr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): As Pakistan's inflation soared from 5.7 per cent in January to over 9 per cent in March, impulsive decision-making and regional trade issues have come to the fore which marked the fragile economy of the country.
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Pakistan textile sector disappointed with Imran Khan govt's u-turn on Indi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 2 (ANI): Pakistan's textile sector is "disappointed" by the government's decision to not allow the import of Indian cotton and has said that buying cotton from the neighbouring country is the need of the hour to avert big loss to textile exports.
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Pak cabinet backtracks from economic body's decision to import cotton, sug
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 1 (ANI): Pakistan's federal cabinet on Thursday back-tracked the Economic Coordination Committee's (ECC) decision to allow the import of sugar, cotton and cotton yarn from India through land and sea routes.
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