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Apr 24, 2024 | 
dawn.com | By-election trends |Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday approved a Rs392 billion investment plan for K-Electric’s transmission and distribution network to reduce system losses and meet demand growth over the next seven years.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
dawn.com | By-election trends |Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday called on Chinese and Australian investors to capitalise on opportunities across various sectors in Pakistan, including agriculture, trade, economy, and infrastructure.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday expressed displeasure at the absence of the investigation officer during the hearing on the petition seeking post-arrest bail for former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in a £190 million corruption case. The IHC division bench, comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, resumed hearing on the bail petitions.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
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KARACHI: MCB Bank on Wednesday reported a 27 per cent increase in its profit-after-tax (PAT) to Rs16.6 billion translating into earnings per share (EPS) of Rs13.97 in the first quarter of the current calendar 2024. The board of directors, in its meeting, under the chairmanship of Mian Mohammad Mansha, reviewed the bank’s performance and approved the condensed interim financial statements for the first quarter ended March 31.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
dawn.com | By-election trends |Shahid Iqbal
KARACHI: Domestic bonds have proven more attractive to foreign investors than the record-breaking equity market during the first nine days of the current month. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Wednesday that foreign investments in treasury bills up to April 9 amounted to $20 million, surpassing the inflow for equities. This scenario is noteworthy since the equity market boom has attracted both domestic and foreign investors, yet treasury bill inflows in April remain higher.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
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DAWN.COM Today's Paper | April 25, 2024 LAHORE: Pakistan will soon start exporting dairy products to China through a state-of-the-art farm developed in Sheikhupura, says Punjab Livestock Secretary Masaud Anwar. Speaking at the Pakistan Agricultural Coalition’s Agri-Connections 2024 Expo on Wednesday, he said a team from China Customs recently visited the farm and unofficially approved dairy imports from Pakistan.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
dawn.com | By-election trends |Aamir Khan
KARACHI: Domestic sugar prices have risen by Rs10 to Rs150-150 per kg in different parts of the country amid reports that the government is under pressure from millers to allow the export of one million to 1.5 million tonnes of the commodity. Karachi Wholesalers Grocers Association (KWGA) Chairman Rauf Ibrahim said the wholesale price jumped Rs7-8 per kg in the last 10 days to Rs138-139 per kg on reports about likely permission for sugar exports.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
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BENGALURU: Countries, mostly middle and lower-income, have been burdened by surcharges on top of interest payments on their borrowings from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), widening global inequities, according to a report by US think tanks. Indebted member countries paid about $6.4 billion in surcharges between 2020-2023, the report from Boston University’s Global Development Policy Centre and Columbia University’s Initiative for Policy Dialogue released on Tuesday showed.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
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NASIRIYAH: Iraqi authorities executed 11 people convicted of “terrorism” this week, security and health sources said on Wednesday, with rights group Amnesty International condemning an “alarming lack of transparency”. Under Iraqi law, terrorism and murder offences are punishable by death, and execution decrees must be signed by the president.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
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DAWN.COM Today's Paper | April 25, 2024 LONDON: A number of military horses, including one covered in blood, ran amok on the streets of central London and injured at least four people on Wednesday. The horses belong to the Household Cavalry, which acts as the British monarch’s official bodyguard and takes part in ceremonial duties. They are garrisoned at Hyde Park barracks, less than a mile away from Buckingham Palace.
