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 The maze of food subsidy
| By Sher Baz Khan | ISLAMABAD: With the rising food prices having made more than 77 million Pakistanis vulnerable to economic shocks, the issue of subsidising the country’s agricultural sector has on... (photo: US DoD) Dawn
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 Tax cuts to curtail prices
| KARACHI: Retailers and wholesalers are seeking a cut in duties and taxes as they say that it is now the only way to bring down prices when all other options to stem inflation have virtually failed. ... (photo: WN/Patricia) Dawn
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 Labour leaders vent their rage on govt
| By Zaheer Ahmed Khan | KARACHI: Trade union leaders hold wrong planning, smuggling, hoarding and failure of the implementation machinery responsible for current food cr... (photo: WN / patricia) Dawn
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 Textile, farm sector can solve problems
| By Mohammad Saleem | FAISALABAD: Growth of the textile industry, farmer-friendly policies, alternative means of fuel and private power generation offer the only and imm... (photo: WN / patricia) Dawn
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 Industry blames mismatch in policy
| By Parvaiz Ishfaq Rana | KARACHI: Pakistan can easily overcome any sort of economic crisis related to food, fuel or finance as it is one of the few countries in the wor... (photo: PID) Dawn
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 The delivery we're waiting for
| HONOUR killings, the barbaric male practice of avenging a family's name allegedly sullied by errant wives or sisters, claims thousands of female lives a year in India a... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) Sydney Morning Herald
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 Flour prices raised by Rs4/kg
| By Aamir Shafaat Khan | KARACHI, May 9: Retailers increased flour prices on Friday by Rs3 to 4 per kg. Accordingly, chakki atta is being sold at Rs26-28 per kg, fine at... (photo: WN / nurkamia) Dawn
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 Textile exports increase 25.6pc: Aptma challenges SBP
| By Our Staff Reporter | KARACHI, May 9: All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association Chairman Iqbal Ibrahim has responded to a State Bank of Pakistan’s accusation that the te... (photo: WN / patricia) Dawn
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 Activity fails to pick up on cotton market
| By Our Staff Reporter | KARACHI, May 9: Physical activity on the cotton market on Friday failed to pick up as most of the ginners in the Punjab cotton belt observed Fri... (photo: Public Domain file) Dawn
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 Maybank's multibillion deal to acquire a bank in Pakistan draws mixed response
| THE country's largest bank Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), no doubt, has embarked on an aggressive regional shopping spree. | First, it was the acquisition of a 15% stak... (photo: WN / Malliga) The Star
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