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AMMAN:Jordan's King Abdullah II called for a review of a controversial draft tax law Tuesday as anti-austerity protesters staged another night of demonstrations in Amman and trade unions vowed to hold a general strike later Wednesday.For nearly a week, the capital and other cities have been hit by angry rallies against reforms backed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that have brought repeated price hikes.Pr
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KARACHI:Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a tumultuous session on Wednesday as it opened on a positive note but failed to maintain the momentum due to profit-taking that pulled the KSE-1
nike jordan 1 00 index to an intra-day low of 41,542.32 points.Prevailing volatility on the political front prevented market participants from taking fresh positions and the benchmark index lost ground.During the day, the index touched an intra-day high of 41,873.91 points as stocks recovered partially owing to an increase in global crude oil prices. The index closed the day on a flat note, thanks to the lack of investor interest.At close, the benchmark KSE-100 index recorded a slight increase of 23.32 points,
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