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ADB to help Pakistan organise targeted safety net programme for poor FAISALABAD (July 15 2009): The Asian Development Bank will help Pakistan in transition from the system of inefficient and untargeted subsidies towards a targeted safety net programme for the poor, with a focus on women. To...

Discussions on closer economic cooperation: Medvedev, Karzai, Zardari to meet this month DUSHANBE (July 15 2009): The leaders of Russia, Afghanistan and Pakistan are scheduled to meet in the Tajik capital Dushanbe later this month in an effort to boost regional co-operation, the Tajik...

Causes: domestic and external shocks: 51 percent decline in foreign investment in fiscal year 2009 KARACHI (July 15 2009): Foreign investment during last fiscal year (2008-09) registered a massive decline, of 51 percent, due domestic and external shocks and massive outflow of portfolio...

Foreign investment takes deep plunge KARACHI: Foreign direct investment in the country took a deep plunge of $1.688 billion or 31.2 percent to $3.721 billion during 2008-09. The country had received foreign direct investment worth $5.409 billion in 2007-08. During 2008-09, foreign...

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Punjab gets $45m to improve social services Punjab gets $45m to improve social services Wednesday, July 15, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Punjab, the most populous province of Pakistan, has received fresh funds worth $45 million for a programme to improve the delivery of health, education, water and...

Another big crash....:undecided: R.I.P.

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$840m IMF loan tranche further delayed * IMF executive board talks to review Pakistan’s performance scheduled for August ISLAMABAD: The release of the next instalment of $840 million – part of a $7.6 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) standby arrangement (SBA) – to Pakistan has been...

'Pakistan should ask India to provide transit trade route' ISLAMABAD (July 14 2009): Pakistan should ask India to provide her the facility for transit trade with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, as Pakistan has agreed to provide India similar relaxation regarding trade with Afghanistan, said...

India plans sea trials of first nuclear submarine :tup: NEW DELHI: India is set to begin sea trials of its first nuclear-powered submarine later this month, joining an elite club that includes neighbouring giant China, Defence Ministry officials said on Monday. The Indian-developed...

Country’s exports target missed by $4.319 billion ISLAMABAD: The government has again missed exports target by a wide margin of $4.319 billion as the country’s exports managed to reach only $17.781 billion against the target of $22.1 billion set for the last fiscal year 2008-09. At the...

Rupee may fall further as banks start financing oil imports from Aug Tuesday, July 14, 2009 By Saad Hasan KARACHI: Rupee did not lose a significant ground against the dollar on Monday but anticipation of an increase in demand for the US currency from August when commercial banks start...

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‘Rs 90bn paid to IPPs, load shedding to reduce soon’ LAHORE: The government has paid more than Rs 90 billion of the outstanding amount owed to independent power producers (IPPs) and load shedding will reduce soon, Water and Power Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said on Saturday. Addressing a...

IMF links release of $840m with power subsidy * 2nd round of talks with WB, ADB on circular debt, power sector to start tomorrow * Islamabad wants power tariff increase in 3 phases ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday linked the release of a third instalment of...

Rice export tops $2bn Sunday, July 12, 2009 KARACHI: Pakistan’s rice export crossed the value of $2 billion in FY08-9 for the second consecutive year. According to details revealed by QRC Rice Inspection Cell, Pakistan total export from July 1 to June 30, 2009 recorded 2.930 million...

Very generous of you Elmo, enjoy your biryani. :enjoy:

Damn....even if I take the next flight out I'll be too late to make it on time...:cry:

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