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LCCI presses for sector-specific industrial parks as development budget rises to Rs1.24tr The export-oriented industries. Photo: file LAHORE: The Punjab government is working on pilot programmes to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and export-oriented industries, with preparations under way for the next annual development plan, Secretary Planning & Development Board Punjab Rafaqat Ali said…

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Agreements focus on technology transfer and B2B partnerships across farm value chain FAISALABAD: A delegation of Chinese agricultural experts and industry leaders has concluded a visit to the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), with the signing of several memorandums of understanding (MOUs) paving the way for enhanced technological collaboration and market integration between the two…

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KARACHI: Commercial banks have received a lukewarm response from the public to the government’s recently relaunched housing finance scheme, largely due to the limited size of financing on offer compared to prevailing property prices, particularly in major urban centres, market participants said. In an effort to address Pakistan’s widening housing deficit, the government allocated a…

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Country’s biggest airline cancels flights due to pilots’ shortage following new rules MUMBAI/BENGALURU: India capped airfares on Saturday as hundreds of passengers gathered outside Bengaluru and Mumbai airports after IndiGo cancelled 385 flights on the fifth day of a crisis at the country’s biggest airline that has crippled air travel. IndiGo has cancelled thousands of…

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