Business
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Storage fund dwarfed by farm losses
Agriculture storage gets Rs7.1b while losses run into hundreds of billions
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Poultry sector gets no relief in budget
Rs10 FED on day-old chicks, 18% sales tax on processed chicken to raise costs
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Shipping tax removal to boost investment
Withdrawal of 18% sales tax meets longstanding demand of industry stakeholders
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Gold gains lustre on PMEX post budget
Higher fuel levies, inflation and rupee vulnerability strengthen case for safe-haven assets
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Stocks regain 170k level amid budget cues
Benchmark KSE-100 index rises nearly 2,000 points in volatile week
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Export sector dismayed by govt measures
Businesses say they lack incentives to boost industrial growth, agriculture, employment
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'Tata's iPhone factory contaminated water'
Pollution body says Tata failed to take corrective action despite warnings
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Committees formed to address budget woes
Business and technical panels to submit recommendations by June 20
