KARACHI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Pakistan State Oil (PSO) , the country's largest fuel supplier, will import 3.5 millions tonnes of diesel from Kuwait next year, sources in PSO said on Tuesday.

'We have had a long-term contract with Kuwait Petroleum and usually import between 3.2 million tonnes to 3.3 millions tonnes,' said a PSO official.

'But just to be on the safe side, we are importing 3.5 million tonnes for next year,' the official said.

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is a state-owned entity.

PSO was trading down 0.59 percent at 299.25 rupees by 3:18 p.m. in a broader market which was up 0.04 percent.

(Reporting by Sahar Ahmed; Editing by Ramthan Hussain)

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