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FBR faces uphill task of collecting Rs54b in five days
Receives Rs86.5b in taxes by Jan 26 against target of Rs140b.
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Heart breaker: US says Pakistan cannot offer much in free trade
Islamabad asked to seek unilateral trade concessions instead.
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Mobilink confirms participation in 3G auction
Telecom giant going for at least one of three licences up for grabs ; low base price of licence questioned in Senate.
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Escape from loadshedding: Govt rejects increase in expensive power generation
Punjab sought more reliance on oil-based plants to improve goods supply.
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Governance matters: Slow implementation may cost $2.3b in ADB loans
Manila-based lender has threatened to suspend tranches for the loans if Islamabad does not get its act together.
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Resolving circular debt: ECC approves Rs160b swap deal with banks
Central Power Purchasing Authority to make interest payments as deal likely to be kept out of the budget.
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Fiscal tightening: SBP opposes debt swap with commercial banks
PM proposed deal to parliament as solution to circular debt.
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Capital markets regulation: ‘Urgent’ bill languishing in Parliament for over 18 months
Legislation was required as a precondition to a $200 million ADB loan.
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Transit trade: Pakistan commits to releasing 700 stranded Afghan containers
Kabul says it is commercial cargo with duties paid by importers.
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Joint Economic Commission: Afghanistan wants stranded containers cleared
Transport comes to a standstill following NATO supply block.