Business
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Pakistan, IMF agree on tariff cuts
Average tariffs to drop 43% over five years, opening economy to competition
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CEOs for scrapping carbon price system
System aims to reduce pollution by giving financial incentive to heavy industry
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PSX climbs 2.5% in historical bullish run
IMF review fuels optimism as KSE-100 surpasses 119,000 mark
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Europe questions Fed's dollar support
Officials hold meetings to explore alternatives to Fed's dollar backstops as trust in US govt shakes
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IMF to consider $20b Argentina deal
Discussion includes four-year EFF of about 15 billion Special Drawing Rights
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Reforms sought to save textile sector
Falling cotton yields, rising imports threaten stability; $5b import bill likely
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Musadik Malik urges unified global action
World Water Day, observed annually on March 22, raises awareness of the global water crisis
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Canada aims for free internal trade to offset tariffs
PM vows to eliminate internal trade barriers by July 1; including removing labour mobility restrictions
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'Pakistan's agri-tax among highest in region'
Small farmers are particularly vulnerable, with the risk of higher product prices and inflation.
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Customs seizes Indian-origin highly addictive drug
Thwarts bid to smuggle Tramadol tablets to Sierra Leone under guise of towel export
