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Balanced fertiliser use key to ensuring food security
Experts say farmers are unable to adapt to emerging global trends
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Thanks to Brexit: Pound sterling nears euro parity
Improving growth prospects in eurozone may further strengthen the euro
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Backing PM, exporters say rupee depreciation won’t help
Cite high energy cost, lack of competitiveness as crippling factors
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KSE-100 endures worst month in seven years
Benchmark index plunges 10.4% in August, sheds 3.4% week-on-week
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Monsoon rains damage 10-15% of cotton, onion crops in Sindh
Farmers' body says downpour has not impacted prices
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BoI running without service, investment rules for 16 years
Finance ministry does not agree with benefits proposed for BoI staff
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China: Futuristic payment system introduced
The “Smile to Pay” system will allow customers at a healthier spin-off of KFC in the eastern city of Hangzhou
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US dollar losing its lustre
'The dollar and US Treasuries are typically safe haven assets. But no one really wants to own the dollar right now'
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Volkswagen shares rise
Shares in the group added 0.9% to trade at 126.50 euros
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India PM plans cabinet revamp, some ministers offer to quit, sources
A revamp of the cabinet has been on the cards for months
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Afghanistan celebrates Eid al-Adha holiday amid calls for peace
Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhunzada said peace could come once foreign forces left Afghanistan
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Mumbai building collapse death toll jumps to 33
The dead included a 12-year-old boy and two girls aged 11 and 14
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US orders Russia to close San Francisco consulate
'As Lenin said, hysterical impulses are of no use to us'
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US orders prototypes for Mexico border wall
Trump promised in his election campaign last year to build a wall to keep out illegal immigrants
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Islamic State chief Baghdadi likely still alive, US general
'I've seen no convincing evidence, intelligence, or open-source or other rumour or otherwise that he's dead'
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Pyongyang 'sentences' four S Korean journalists to death
It is not the first time Pyongyang has declared a death sentence on South Korean citizens
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Britain's May attends top security meeting in Japan
Britain and Japan have signed a defence logistics treaty that allows both country's forces to share equipment
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Four dead as Karachi faces lashing rainstorms
Rain water has damaged cattle markets across the province ahead of Eid
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Several wounded after blast hits bus in Turkey's Izmir
Images showed the shattered windows of a broken shuttle bus and other damaged cars close to the explosion site
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Harvey moves into Louisiana with at least 35 dead, 17 missing
Harvey made landfall for a third time early on Wednesday
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Peacekeeping budget
Effectiveness of the blue helmets depends on critical dialogue and effective partnership between troop contributors
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The fetish of speed
Advocates of technological progress at all costs argue that with things moving faster, life has become more efficient
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220 kV grid station becomes operational
The voltage level will be improved and benefit the consumers of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company
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Lahore to host textile exhibition in Sep
PRGMEA Central Chairman said that the exhibition is being held in Lahore for the third time in collaboration
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Currency: Rupee stable against dollar
In the long run, however, the rupee has stood firm after experiencing extensive volatility
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Power ministry, JICA sign MoU
Minister says programme aimed at implementing Pakistan Energy Labelling Regime
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IP bodies commit to improving Pakistan’s image
IPO-Pakistan says progress reports should be shared with missions abroad
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Pakistan seeks to enter Iranian kinnow market
Last year, Tehran allowed imports for only two months
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Karachi weather disturbs air traffic
One flight was cancelled and several faced up to lengthy delays
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PBIF hails establishment of meat testing facility
Expects move to ease entry of Pakistani exporters in European and American markets
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Petrol price could go up by Rs2.24 per litre
OGRA makes recommendation in line with global crude price movements
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TDAP keen to promote and brand local fruits from northern areas
Official says commerce ministry will set up cold storages for preservation
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Fate of new gas supply schemes unclear on funds scarcity
Finance ministry says budget portfolio has no funds for such projects
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Malaysian firm buys Jazz telecom towers for $940m
Jazz will invest sale proceeds in expanding its network
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British Muslims receive acid attack threats in anonymous letters right before Eid
Letters addressed 'Dear Islamic Friends' threatened to attack women in burqas with acid
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China says it hopes India will 'learn lessons' from standoff
India is suspicious of China's close relationship with Pakistan, and of military activities around the Indian Ocean
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Chinese pressure is best way to rein in N. Korea, says UK PM May
China urged all parties to stick to peaceful and diplomatic means to find resolution to tensions on Korean peninsula
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UN condemns 'outrageous' N Korea missile launch, Pyongyang says more to come
Reports of the launch by North Korean media were lacking the usual boasts of technical advances
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The Afghan war and Pakistan
Washington is in a serious fix because it cannot take incalculable risks of losing the longest war it has ever fought
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Imran files petition against ECP in IHC
PTI chairman is requesting the court to set aside ECP’s August 10 order
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Petition filed against privatisation of airports
'The country’s defence might be compromised if civil aviation’s management was under the control of foreign companies'
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NA pays tribute to late MNA Gulzar Khan
Will meet today to discuss Trump’s statement
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Senators suggests reholding census on 1% population
Proposes govt to open 1,690 census blocks to ascertain credibility of headcount
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Exercise can help new mothers with postnatal depression
'Physical activity has numerous benefits for all patients' physical and mental health'
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A fifth of Europeans don't want Muslims as their neighbours
Level of concern over Islam is highest in Austria at 28 per cent, lowest in France at 14 per cent
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Trump's transgender military ban being challenged in court
The lawsuits say the ban issued on Friday violated US constitutional guarantees of equal protection and due process
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Nine dead as hurricane Harvey hits Houston
Medical examiner's office has confirmed six deaths
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2018 start for Russia-backed nuclear plant work: Hungary
Anti-Putin protests were held by Hungarian opposition parties who slammed Orban for his cosiness to the Russian leader
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Erdogan says world 'blind and deaf' to Rohingya plight
Erdogan takes interest in the fate of Muslim communities across the world and of the Palestinian cause
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Bangladesh offers Myanmar army aid against Rohingya rebels
'If Myanmar wished, the security forces of the two countries could conduct joint operations against the militants'