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Trade will dent further due to sanctions imposed on Iran.

May be redrafted after opposition from Spain, Portugal and Germany.

Developmental project expired in August 2011, has been dormant since.

Suzuki’s lower segment falls behind rest of the pack.

Power ministry proposes waiving penalty, paying full capacity charges; finance ministry refuses.

Interest will be around Rs10.6b on certificates worth Rs80b.

Annual plan committee paints a bleak picture for the next fiscal.

Monthly remittances during first ten months of fiscal 2012 average $1.09 billion.

Company’s leadership terms bendable touch screens as the way forward.

NA body sends 50 recommendations to govt but in vain.

Official says Islamabad is facing difficulty arranging finances for project.

KSE’s benchmark 100-share index plummets 193 points.

CEO says this will help increase local vehicle production.

Drop in exports, double-digit growth in imports widen trade gap.

Gap between local and imported fertiliser drops to Rs50 per bag.

Govt asks for time to hold ECC meeting to resolve the issue.

Oil marketer asked to open letters of credit for getting deliveries.

Advice at cross purposes with anti-subsidy rhetoric of Bretton-Woods institutions and the US.

Over 2 million subscribers added in March 2012.

Indian institutions interested in taking stake in Pakistani bourses.

Petrol bucks the trend and rises amid increase in CNG outages.

Govt’s fiscal policy is a mess, because it effectively has no real energy policy.

KSE’s benchmark 100-share index jumps 100 points.

Average sale jumps Rs5.6 million following security improvements.

Firm once again tries to double funds provided by provincial govt.

Pakistan likely to face a 30% drop in mango production.

Asad Umar addresses problems of Pakistani agricultural sector.

Move, if approved, will pave the way for increase in tax rates to finance IP pipeline.

Power tariff to be increased by Rs1.20 per unit soon.

Move to affect govt’s creditworthiness; IPPs threaten to take legal action.

Claim products were of substandard quality.

Minister for diverting more gas to power producers.

PTCL to act as a gateway for all traffic.

KSE’s benchmark 100-share index falls 104 points.

Conference discusses improving productivity through efficient supply chain.

United Energy Group expresses interest in the project.

Aircraft maker Sukhoi hopes to tap local aviation market.

Two plants of 2,000MW capacity will be purchased from China.

Will provide Rs78.2b for power projects, PEPCO to arrange another Rs86.03b.

Growth is around 1% higher than previous estimate of 2.8%.

Report says average internet connection speed stood at 741kpbs during fourth quarter of 2011.

FBR also proposes withholding tax on manufacturing to generate Rs100b extra.

Orient to expand in the power sector, intends to enter oil and gas sector to help the country meet its energy needs.

Directs authorities to address industrialists’ problems.

True potential of industry yet to be exploited.

KSE’s benchmark 100-share index ends range-bound.

New conditions make it difficult to invest in capacity expansion.

Say implementation of proposals will ruin local industry.

Commercial, regulatory functions separated.

Joint venture projects to generate up to 2,500MW.