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    Pakistan Economy: News & Discussion

    you'll pay for the gas as jaziya from Dar-ul-Harb(india) to dar-ul-islam(pakistan) for being non-muslim on subcontinent.
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    Pakistan working on 'revolutionary' steps to import Indian gas: PM Pakistan now has the best-ever ties with India and is working on measures to import electricity and gas from the neighbouring country, Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday, describing these steps as a "revolution"...
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    Iran ready to finance gas pipeline TEHRAN: Iran is ready to finance a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline in Pakistan, which has been delayed for two years due to western pressure, the Fars news agency said on Wednesday, quoting an `informed source'. "Financial difficulties and obstruction by...
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    Pakistan revenue collection up 25 percent slamabad, May 20 — Revenue collection in Pakistan has registered a 25 percent growth during the first 10 months of 2011-12 fiscal year as compared to last year, Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said. "If the trend continues, the revenue...
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    Pakistan bucks student trend BY: JOHN ROSS From: The Australian May 16, 2012 12:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print
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    Reopening NATO supply routes: Pakistan to gain $365m annually Pakistan is all set to gain $365 million annually under an agreement after the reopening of supply routes for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) troops in Afghanistan, a report on The Christian Science Monitor website has...
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    Pakistan Q1 exports to India rise by 2.8% Major export of construction materials, including cement, which rose 89.9% Pakistan's exports to India have risen by 2.8% to nearly $74 million during the first quarter of 2011-12 fiscal as compared to the same period of the previous financial year...
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    Mian Muhammad Mansha: Pakistan's richest man speaks FORTUNE -- Social and political turmoil tops the headlines coming out of Pakistan. But for billionaire Mian Muhammad Mansha, the untold story lies in the country's rich, untapped business opportunities. He should know: Widely regarded...
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    "Pakistan's exports to China increased by 37 per cent" BEIJING: From January to December 2010, Pakistan's exports to China increased by nearly US $ 500 million and their overall growth rate was 37.4 per cent. According to the figures released by China Customs, the total Pakistani exports...
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    Pakistan is the safest country in terms of food security: minister ISLAMABAD (February 04, 2011) : Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Mohammad Gondal on Thursday reiterated that Pakistan was the safest country in terms of food security. Addressing a press conference he...
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    Sindh to export 375,000 tons of wheat: official By Shahid Shah Tuesday, February 01, 2011 KARACHI: Sindh Food Department has decided to export 375,000 tons of wheat out of its stocks of 7,32,000 tons, an official told The News on Monday. "The provincial government will keep 85,000...
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    Pakistan's remittance growth highest in world: SBP PESHAWAR: Pakistan presently has the highest growth of remittances in the world which is the second largest source of foreign exchange in the country, a central bank statement said after a workshop on remittance initiatives on Wednesday...
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    Privatisation or bust? ON Saturday, Pakistan Railways announced an increase in passenger fares and freight charges of between 10 and 20 per cent. The same day, the Planning Commission in a new report recommended an initial partial privatisation of the Railways. The problem is straightforward...
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    Pakistani business has bright spots, despite slowdown —Muhammad Aftab Of the 30 companies that made Pakistan-25, Lahore had the largest number with 12, followed by 10 located in Karachi. The top three companies were founded by three friends from a university and a Pakistani-American from the...
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    One thing pakistan learns well from its friend china is how to fudge figures Shortcut Aziz style........
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    Flooded out —Mujahid Eshai We must thank the IMF for its immense 'contribution' and tell them to take a hike. Pakistan's priority today, more than ever, is to reconstruct and rehabilitate its people Boots, shoes, whatever. Who cares? There are enough gigantic issues facing the country because...
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    Pakistan's aid-addicted economy needs reform By SHAHID JAVED BURKI LAHORE — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's just-concluded visit to Islamabad — for the second session of the strategic dialogue that she and her Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, launched in Washington earlier...
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    BP selling Pakistan assets to pay for oil spill Updated at: 2100 PST, Tuesday, July 20, 2010 ShareThis story KARACHI: BP Plc plans to divest its exploration and production operations in Pakistan, as part of a plan to sell global assets to help pay for the worst oil spill in US...
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    TCP in a fix over second sugar contract Monday, July 19, 2010 Chinese firm blacklisted, $976,000 seized By Rauf Klasra LONDON: Top guns of the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) are in a fix about the second sugar import contract awarded to the son-in-law of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza...
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