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It is not in national interest to damage sugar industry through rash steps

Skilled labour can not only be real Relief Tigers but also modernisation drivers

Loan will be given to extend budgetary support to the country in the wake of economic slowdown

Watchdog gives relief to Islamabad because of COVID-19 pandemic

Inquiry reveals empty trucks returning from Afghanistan are not electronically registered

World Bank report estimates the country’s GDP to contract up to 2.2%

Officials are doing what they can to support affected businesses, consumers

Others compare it to natural disaster, ‘worst crisis’ since Great Depression

Multiple international, local developments help benchmark index post gains

Group will provide input on policy challenges including economic impact of coronavirus

Proposal to be discussed next week by officials of G7 and G20 economies

Standoff with Mexico casts doubt on efforts to bolster oil prices

Increase comes on back of high govt borrowing, sluggish spending by businesses

Move comes after successful negotiations with government

The Ministry of Energy had issued an order to all oil marketing companies to stop all import of petroleum products

Decision aimed at widening tax net, decreasing tax evasion

Fall comes as automobile plants close down due to coronavirus

Country director says they are working with federal and provincial govts

Experts say beginning of Ramazan may improve inflows

Seeks to do away with responsibility of controlling inflation, supporting growth

It'll cover all types of employees including permanent, daily wagers as well as outsourced workers, says central bank

Finance Division told to prepare plan for extending tenure of their loans

Benchmark index increases 195.91 points to settle at 32,033.21

US Federal Reserve to pump $2.3tr through new lending programmes

Meeting is expected to seal the deal more widely with non-OPEC countries in the group

Experts believe that the phenomenon will have cascading effects on the region’s food security

More than 1,000 exhibitors worldwide sign up for the expo

We anticipate the worst economic fallout since the Great Depression says IMF managing director

Use of broadband internet, however, jumps 15%

Urge govt to devise way out of current situation

Country makes international payments while significant inflows are in offing

Raises observations over potential candidates for post of managing director

Move aimed at lending support to prices hammered by coronavirus crisis

Aims to offset impact of deferring hike in power tariffs for six months

To revisit imported coal supply agreements in bid to cut prices

Parliamentary body told impact of pandemic greater crisis than disease itself

Benchmark index increases 2.8% to settle at 31,837.30

OPEC+ will meet later in the day with expectations growing it will agree to reduce output

Says over 170 countries will experience negative per capita income growth this year

Slowing rate of new corona infections is providing much-needed buoyancy to equities

Decline comes due to external debt repayments of $465 million

As the spread of COVID-19 slashed fuel demand sending crude prices below the cost of production

As private medical firms struggle, can go under if they tested for free without financial assistance

Govt okays increase in power tariffs to protect foreign investors

Italy, Netherlands lock horns in 16 hours of talks; negotiations to resume on Thursday

ICCI demands bailout package for virus-hit SMEs

France’s economy suffered its worst contraction during the first three months of this year since World War II

Moscow, Riyadh, others need to agree baseline for new output cuts

Global trade to fall 13-32% amid uncertain impact of health crisis

Advanced services in AJK, G-B will help people work from home, give govt billions of rupees in revenue