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Benchmark index sheds 0.37% to settle at 46,716.72

Benchmarks gain support from expectations that demand will rise as vaccination roll-outs widen

Fresh decline comes day after currency closed at all-time low of Rs168.94

Says lack of connectivity between two countries hampering trade

Central bank move contrary to its own, IMF and finance ministry policies

Businessmen of Germany keen to establish contacts with counterparts in Karachi

Demand under pressure from Covid Delta variant in key consuming regions

Projects $9 trillion aerospace market over the next decade

Global body reports decline in debt-to-GDP ratio for first time since start of pandemic

Burgeoning import payments, trade deficit fuel currency decline in inter-bank market