Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb chairs meeting on Pakistan gas sector restructuring roadmap
The roadmap addresses circular debt and cross-subsidies while drawing on international experiences from Türkiye and the United Kingdom.
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Pakistani freelancers earn record $197 million in September export receipts
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JD Vance warns high gas prices will drop after US-Israel war on Iran ends
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