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Closure of Peshawar BRT imminent

Manzoor Ali PESHAWAR: The prospect of the imminent closure of the Peshawar Bus Transit has loomed large due to the provincial government’s failure to pay around Rs1 billion dues to five private companies managing different sections of the public transport system. Daewoo Pakistan, which runs the fleet of 244 buses of the BRT catering to

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Is Pakistan launching digital currency?

KARACHI: After making impressive progress in digital banking, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is planning to launch a digital currency in the future, Geo News reported Friday. Central Bank\’s Digital Financial Services Group Additional Director Shoukat Bizinjo said that a large number of central banks around the world, including Pakistan\’s, are studying CBBCs (callable bull/bear contracts) in

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