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Your Electricity Bill Has a Rs 1.9857 Discount in It, and August Is the Last Month
NEPRA's Rs 1.9857 per unit relief covers June to August bills only. What it is worth on your usage, and who never got it.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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The State Bank Held Rates at 11.5 Per Cent. A Hold Is Still a Decision With a Monthly Cost.
The State Bank held the policy rate at 11.5 per cent on 27 July. What that does to loans, deposits and the real return on your savings.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
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Gold Rose Rs 10,000 a Tola in One Day. Three Different Prices Explain Why Every Site Shows a Different Number.
Gold hit Rs 437,936 a tola on 5 August, up Rs 10,000. Why rate sites disagree, how tola and karat convert, and what making charges add.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Pakistan Has a New Data Policy and Still No Data Protection Law. They Are Not the Same Thing.
The new National Data Governance Policy covers government data. Your personal data still has no law, and the bill sits in Parliament.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Reko Diq Explained: The $1.25 Billion US Financing Review, and What the Project Actually Is
US EXIM is revisiting its $1.25 billion package as costs are recalculated. Who owns Reko Diq, what it holds, and when production is targeted.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Pakistan and Iran Renew a $10 Billion Trade Target, With Sanctions Left Unmentioned
Islamabad and Tehran recommitted to a $10 billion trade goal and an FTA under negotiation. What was agreed, and the obstacle nobody named.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read