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Govt plans Rs100 billion Sukuk boost at PSX | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] KARACHI: The government is set to hold the second auction of Sukuks at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday, aiming to raise new domestic debt worth Rs100 billion after securing financing at a comparatively low price in the…
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Expanding job frontiers: Pakistanis to benefit from new Qatar pacts
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[ad_1] Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Jawad Sohrab Malik during an agreement signing event in Qatar in this photo. — Supplied Islamabad and Doha signed key agreements to bolster job opportunities for…
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President directs banks to refund lost amount to victims of online scams
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[ad_1] A representational image of a person using coding for data purposes. — AFP/File Rejecting the representations of two private banks, President Dr Arif Alvi Sunday directed them to pay the lost amount to the victims of online scams. The…
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Are paper ballots still necessary today? | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: All is set to print ballot papers for the 2024 election in Pakistan, and the three public sector printing press facilities – Security Printing Corporation, the Pakistan Postal Foundation, and the Printing Corporation of Pakistan – are dedicated…
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Pollution risks by petrol pumps | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: We pass through a smog season every winter which impairs social and economic life in our major cities, especially in Punjab. Schools are closed and the children and the elderly fall sick. We have, in the recent past,…
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Transmission sector reforms and load-shedding | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] LAHORE: Electricity load-shedding is back in the last couple of weeks. Urban areas are observing around four to five hours of load-shedding, while the situation is worse in rural areas. The demand for electricity is around 14,500 megawatts while…
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Value chain(ed): a fresh and objective look | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: It has become almost a cliche to say that we need to focus on value addition in all of the economic activities and we should become part of the regional or global value chains. While the concept has…
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PBF urges use of AI for agricultural growth | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Vice President of the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF), Chaudhry Ahmad Jawad, on Saturday, highlighted the urgent requirement for a consistent 5% annual growth in the country’s agriculture sector, supported by AI integration. In a meeting with Atif Ikram,…
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Govt plans to launch digital rewards | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to launch a digital rewards platform of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), called the National Digital Wallet, to promote cashless economy in Pakistan. Under the proposed plan, 1% of electricity, gas and…
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IMF warns of risks to economy despite stabilisation | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday that Pakistan’s economy has stabilised but warned that serious risks have emerged to Islamabad’s debt sustainability and its ability to pay back the IMF loans. The caretaker government has managed to…
