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Six-canal controversy continues to worry Sindh as it relies heavily on Indus River for unimpeded water supplies

Six-canal controversy continues to worry Sindh as it relies heavily on Indus River for unimpeded water supplies

Civilisations grow around rivers; they are central to our lives and the survival of life on Earth. But despite their importance, freshwater...

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Nasir Ali Panhwar

Pakistan’s investments in Malaysia now at $397m, says Malaysian PM after call with PM Shehbaz

Pakistan’s investments in Malaysia now at $397m, says Malaysian PM after call with PM Shehbaz

Pakistan’s investments in Malaysia have grown to about $397 million, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday, according to...

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Dawn.com

The certain uncertainty of wheat

The certain uncertainty of wheat

With March ending relatively cool (average temperature according to meteorological officials recorded at 27.6°C), wheat crops might have had the...

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Ahmad Fraz Khan

Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka sign deal to strengthen capital markets

Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka sign deal to strengthen capital markets

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), and Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) have signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding...

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The Daily Star

Regional cooperation critical to mobilise climate finance: Asian Development Bank

Regional cooperation critical to mobilise climate finance: Asian Development Bank

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank says regional cooperation is critical to mobilise climate finance, notably from the private sector as Asia...

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Amin Ahmed

A questionable pivot towards crypto

A questionable pivot towards crypto

Recent moves by Pakistan’s government to cultivate a cryptofriendly environment starkly contradict the long-held warnings of its central bank. In...

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Yousuf Nazar

The Eid prep continues

The Eid prep continues

Despite the disturbing situation in Balochistan and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), a surge in brutal terrorist attacks, and severe economic...

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Afshan Subohi

The hype of Google Wallet

The hype of Google Wallet

In a development that made waves across Pakistan’s fintech landscape earlier this month, Google finally rolled out its Wallet service there. The...

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Mutaher Khan

Gold hits Rs325,000 per tola

KARACHI: Extending its record-setting spree, the local prices of 10-gram and one-tola gold scaled yet another record high of Rs278,635 and...

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

2025 was second best Ramazan for PSX returns since 2015, says firm

2025 was second best Ramazan for PSX returns since 2015, says firm

A brokerage firm, in its note, confirmed that 2025 was the second-best Ramazan for the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) returns since 2015. Arif Habib...

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Dawn.com

Auto industry gets uneasy with IMF’s economic liberalisation plan

Auto industry gets uneasy with IMF’s economic liberalisation plan

KARACHI: Opening up the automotive sector under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) economic liberalisation plan for Pakistan has stoked fears...

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Why Trump’s auto tariffs will hurt his working-class supporters

Why Trump’s auto tariffs will hurt his working-class supporters

Working-class car buyers will be the hardest hit by US President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariff on imported vehicles because almost all low-cost...

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Reuters

FBR misses collection target by Rs716bn

FBR misses collection target by Rs716bn

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) missed its collection target by nearly Rs716 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal...

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Mubarak Zeb Khan

Fashion firms producing truckload of textile waste every second

ISLAMABAD: Data focusing on ‘Inter­national Day of Zero Waste 2025’ reveal that 92 million tonnes of textile waste is produced globally every year,...

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Amin Ahmed

WB okays $300m for Punjab clean air initiative

WB okays $300m for Punjab clean air initiative

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved a $300 million Int­erna­tional Devel­opment Asso­c­iation (IDA) loan for the ‘Punjab Clean Air Progr­amme’ (...

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Amin Ahmed

Regulatory reforms to boost corporate governance

Regulatory reforms to boost corporate governance

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has made amendments to the Listed Companies (Code of Corporate Governance)...

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Kalbe Ali

Telcos flay Uni­versal Service Fund for not launching projects

Telcos flay Uni­versal Service Fund for not launching projects

ISLAMABAD: The Uni­versal Service Fund (USF) has failed to start a single project in two years, and there is no representative from telecom...

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Danish mining tech firm to train 100 Pakistani engineers

Danish mining tech firm to train 100 Pakistani engineers

ISLAMABAD: In an important step toward enhancing Pakistan’s mining and minerals sector, a Danish company, FLSmidth, was set to launch a training...

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

Public debt swells to Rs74tr in July-December

Public debt swells to Rs74tr in July-December

ISLAMABAD: Despite a growth of about 10 per cent in total public debt to Rs74.103 trillion by the end of December 2024, the government has claimed...

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The Newspapers Staff Reporter

IMF deal drives ‘positive March’ after two bearish months

IMF deal drives ‘positive March’ after two bearish months

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed its first positive month of the calendar year 2025 after two bearish months thanks to a Staff-...

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Muhammad Kashif

Quarterly digital retail transactions hit record level

Quarterly digital retail transactions hit record level

• Over 2bn payments made, value hits Rs154tr • Digital channels process 88pc of all transactions • Country’s 19,519 ATMs facilitate 259m...

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Shahid Iqbal

SPI falls for fourth week

SPI falls for fourth week

ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), posted a negative growth of 1.26 per cent year-on-year in the week...

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Mubarak Zeb Khan

SBP buys $5.5bn from currency market

SBP buys $5.5bn from currency market

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) purchased $5.5 billion from the banking market during the June-December period and the market expects the...

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Shahid Iqbal

Non-textile exports post paltry growth

ISLAMABAD: Exports of non-textile products grew by a paltry 2.38 per cent to $9.89 billion in the first eight months of FY25 against $9.66bn a year...

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Mubarak Zeb Khan

Major tariff relief hits snag despite IMF’s meagre cut

Major tariff relief hits snag despite IMF’s meagre cut

• Lender sanctions mere Re1 reduction in power rates, much lower than govt claim of Rs8 per unit relief • Proposed easing of electricity costs may...

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Khaleeq Kiani

New digital platform to improve ease of doing business

New digital platform to improve ease of doing business

ISLAMABAD: After restricting key investor-related information from its website, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) launched...

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Kalbe Ali

392 non-compliant seed firms closed

392 non-compliant seed firms closed

ISLAMABAD: The Nat­ional Seed Development and Regulatory Autho­rity’s Board of Governors ordered to close 392 seed companies that failed to meet...

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Amin Ahmed

Deputy PM Dar vows to regulate sugar prices, monitor supply: report

Deputy PM Dar vows to regulate sugar prices, monitor supply: report

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said that the government was committed to regulating sugar prices and monitoring its supply to ensure...

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Dawn.com

Petrol price cut by Re1 per litre, high-speed diesel remains unchanged

Petrol price cut by Re1 per litre, high-speed diesel remains unchanged

The federal government on Friday reduced the price of petrol by Re1 per litre for the next fortnight while the price of high-speed diesel (HSD)...

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Tahir Sherani

Govt seeks 3-month Rs1.71 tariff cut for electricity consumers across Pakistan

Govt seeks 3-month Rs1.71 tariff cut for electricity consumers across Pakistan

The federal government on Friday filed a request with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to reduce electricity prices by...

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Tahir Sherani

Power levy would have cut consumer costs

Power levy would have cut consumer costs

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has stayed the government’s plan to collect Rs100 billion from industrial captive power plants under an...

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Malik Asad

Gold scales yet another peak of Rs321,000/tola

KARACHI: Domestic 10-gram and one-tola gold rates reached an all-time high of Rs275,205 and Rs321,000 on Thursday, up by Rs2,743 and Rs3,200 on...

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Aamir Shafaat Khan

Stocks stay flat ahead of long Eid break

Stocks stay flat ahead of long Eid break

KARACHI: Following an overnight celebration of reaching a Staff-Level Agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Pakistan Stock...

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Muhammad Kashif