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• Pakistan’s cotton import bill set to hit $1.9bn as local production plummets

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• Imran Khan seeks ‘broader consensus’ on constitutional amendment

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• Bilawal requests Fazl to table ‘mutually-agreed’ constitutional amendment bill in parliament

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• NA, Senate sessions adjourned till Sunday with constitutional amendment on agenda

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• New high: gold price per tola increases Rs900 in Pakistan

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• Five terrorists apprehended in Pishin IBO: ISPR

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• Emerging Asia Cup: India ‘A’ beat Pakistan Shaheens by 7 runs

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