01-15-2008, 11:23 AM
Eight Years of Miracle Making - First as Finance Minister and then as Prime Minister - by Salwar Kameez :
<b>1. Food prices shot up 12pc in December</b>
<b>2. Trade deficit reaches $8.24bn in 6 months</b>
<b>3. Cotton crop estimate cut to 11.6m bales</b>
<b>4. Cropsâ yield remains below global standards</b>
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