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Notification regarding his appointment expected by Saturday.

Country offers lowest cost alternative despite strikes and instability.

Energy committee proposes end to subsidy regime from next financial year.

Move to dent FBR's efforts to document the black economy.

Cuts came largely from the govt’s own running expenses, including defence.

Pakistan has offer of duty free access to goods from 75 tariff lines.

Members of exploration and production companies and delegates from universities to give their input in conference.

China and India take over regional markets.

Over 600 foreign businesspeople in Karachi to attend the exhibition.

Net sales surge to Rs7.9 billion in first quarter of fiscal 2012.

The firm will start milk production this year.

Smuggling and mis-declaration in imports hurting the sector.

Taxpayers not required to disclose expenses on personal servants, club memberships, travel and utilities.

Foreign investors sell Rs534.5m worth of stock.

Tough days ahead for new central bank chief and is see as susceptible to government pressure.

Local bourse manages to perform much better than leading markets.

Plant’s capacity to jump by 0.4m tons after injection of Rs30.5 billion.

Pepco MD visit comes on the heels of government's decision to grant the status of “most favoured nation" to India.

Analysts and former government officials fear he may not be the best central bank governor to fight challenges.

Fear spreads after killing of a prominent industrialist.

FPCCI has taken 42 exhibitors to the 12th Western China International Fair

Move to help farming community meet working capital needs.

Process will be completed in six months.

Official says India looks prepared to separate trade from politics.

Gas supply stopped for 24 hours due to field maintenance.

Deployment of IT has helped attain efficiency, but also increased risks: SBP.

Khan will prepare recommendations for entering new loan programme.

Draft to be tabled in next Economic Coordination Committee meeting for approval.

KSE’s benchmark 100-share index dips 63 points.

Shortfall expected to reach 840 million cubic feet in January.

SSGC and SNGPL file second petition after not getting desired increase in first one.

Senior official from finance ministry says money was released despite a serious financial crunch.

Pepper.pk says that it will develop apps to support the Indian made low-cost Aakash tablet.

Content counterfeiting and dodgy methods of maximizing ad revenues result in AdSense account suspension.

Coal rates in Quetta surge to Rs11,000 from Rs7,500 per ton.

Member Gas Ogra Mansoor Muzaffar’s statement raises eyebrows.

PEPCO for action against defaulters to recover dues.

Security problems and chronic power shortages in the country put off long-term investors.

Exclusive zones for China, Turkey and Bangladesh under study.

HBL and the Attock group posted higher net profits for the first nine months of 2011.

KSE’s benchmark 100-share index falls 13 points.

Dealers propose joint marketing of mango by India and Pakistan.

Member countries have yet to finalise list of concessionary items which can increase trade by 800%.

Elimination of power theft, building large dams, completing gas projects with Iran are long term solutions for energy.

Pakistan’s ICT companies are competent to cash in on untapped markets of South African countries: Naseer A Akhtar.

Supreme Court asks government to approach Lahore High Court for the case.

Merchants invest in other businesses; voluntarily keep away from yarn.

Thai floods curb production of cars, electronics.

The strain on one’s pockets and the economy can be alarming.

Faisalabad’s electricity supplier is one of the most efficient state-owned power companies.