10-11-2009, 07:00 PM
<b>1. Countryâs exports decline by 13.86% in first quarter</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ISLAMABAD : The countryâs exports have witnessed a decline of 13.86 percent during the first quarter, July-September period of the current fiscal year 2009-10 as against the set target of an increase in exports by 6 percent.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b>2. Remittances rise by over 22 percent in September 2009</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->KARACHI : Pakistani workers remitted a record amount of $806.12 million in September 2009 as against $660.35 million in same month of last fiscal year (September 2008), showing a jump of $145.77 million or 22.07 percent.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Question : With the World Economy down-turn âworkersâ are losing jobs thereby there is a reduction of âearningsâ
As such could this increase in âRemittancesâ is due to added earnings from the âdrugs tradeâ?
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