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• Pakistan defers LNG contract with Qatar for a year, petroleum minister says

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• National Tax Council meets to discuss tax reforms, harmonisation

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• Five terrorists killed in Lakki Marwat IBO: ISPR

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• Deals with IPPs: Nishat Chunian Power approves revised agreements with govt

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• PRL denies reports of importing Russian crude at discounted rates

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• ‘Moving in the right direction’: Aurangzeb highlights economic progress

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