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General elections and economy | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] LAHORE: Elections have been held according to the announced date, which has ended the uncertainty surrounding the electoral process. Initially, the election campaign remained slow owing to the lingering uncertain political situation as the country had been in the grip of rumours that the tenure of caretaker setup will be extended by considering the…
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Transforming trophy hunting in G-B and Chitral | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Trophy hunting is the practice of hunting wild animals for sport, not for food. It involves hunters paying high fees to target popular species such as Markhor, Himalayan Ibex, Blue sheep, Ladakh Urial, and many more popular species of ungulates. The hunting season for Markhor, Ibex, and Blue Sheep typically continues from November…
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Gas price hike for fertiliser plants sought | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The government has initiated discussions to increase gas prices for the remaining six fertiliser plants aimed at preventing the possibility of windfall profits of around Rs100 billion due to its earlier decision to raise prices for only four plants. The issue of gas prices in the range of 175%, or Rs1,017 per mmbtu,…
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‘Govt must reconsider gas tariff hike’ | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Trader bodies on Saturday urged the federal government to reconsider its decision to hike the gas tariff to address concerns of the business community. Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari and President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh, made the demand during a…
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Businessmen urge opening of more Pak-Afghan borders | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] PESHAWAR: Businessmen dealing in Pak-Afghan trade have demanded FBR and Ministry of Commerce to open Ghulam Khan and Kharlachi borders with Afghanistan for full-fledged commercial activities in the wake of the excessive transportation burden on the Torkhem border post. In a joint press statement issued on Saturday, Coordinator Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and…
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PSX plans Sukuk auction for lower financing costs | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] A sign of the Pakistan Stock Exchange is seen on its building in Karachi, Pakistan January 11, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is scheduled to hold its next auction to sell one to five-year Sukuks on Tuesday (February 20), helping the cash-strapped government raise a targeted Rs150 billion at apparently…
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Gas price surge expected to propel inflation to 25% | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] KARACHI: The latest hike in gas and petroleum oil prices for households and industrial consumers in February is estimated to increase the inflation rate by almost half a percentage point to around 25% in the current fiscal year 2023-24, reducing the likelihood of a token cut in the benchmark interest rate in mid-March 2024.…
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Apple Vision Pro headset becomes literal ‘headache’ forcing mass returns
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[ad_1] A person wearing an Apple Vision Pro headset. — Apple/File Consumers who paid $3,500 for the Apple Vision Pro headset are already returning the devices because they say they give them migraines, motion sickness, and eye strain. Before the innovative goggles were made available to the general public on February 2, more than 200,000…
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Step-by-step guide to start your own business with zero money
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[ad_1] A representational image of a group discussing their business plan. — Unsplash The idea of starting a business often conjures up images of big venture profits and beautiful offices. However, not every successful business begins with a tonne of money. Many of today’s iconic brands started in garages, Forbes reported. Entrepreneurship, at its core,…
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Cabinet not satisfied with drugs pricing mechanism | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has observed that the medicine prices regulatory mechanism has become ineffective and exploitative amid credible complaints of endemic corruption, with the health ministry terming the 2018 Drug Pricing Policy unfair as it ensured “supernormal profits” for the pharmaceutical industry. These concerns were shared by the cabinet members in a meeting…
