Business

Cabinet Division sidelines Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority.

Net collection stands at Rs84b against target of Rs110b.

Imported almost 85% of the country’s total earnings from date exports.

Karachi Stock Exchange’s benchmark 100-share index declined 27.06 points or 0.22% to end at 12,226.33 points.

Companies get a masters degree holder for the price of an undergraduate.

Japanese company acquires 50 acres at Bin Qasim, Karachi.

Labourers caught between a rock and a hard place.

Major reason behind the increasing prices was supply hiccups and widening gap between demand and supply of food items.

Opportunities for women, rural areas rising; minister doubts the figures.

Employees asked to complete major development projects.

Public Accounts Committee informed about outstanding dues.

‘Rs10 offer is higher than December 2010 book value’.

Discount rate cut to 13.5% against market expectations.

Policy rate cut likely to accelerate currency’s slide.

Investors of both countries interested.

Mechanism to be devised for implementing joint energy projects.

Lucky announced plans to set up a one-million-ton manufacturing plant in Congo under a joint venture project.

Lowered interest rates to increase corporate profits: report.

Costly imports of urea the reason behind government decision.

The ban will benefit both the leather and meat export industries.

Government appears uninterested in pursuing the investigation.

Authorities looking to increase monitoring.

Low barriers to entry encourage entrepreneurship, but universities stifle it.

Analysts question the wisdom of buying what is described as ‘a piece of junk’.

Ogra refuses to own the decision.

USA has an operating cash balance of $73.7 billion. Apple’s most recent financial results put its reserves at...

SBP announced the ceiling for overnight reverse repo rate has been reduced from 14 % to 13.5 % per annum.

Drop in key policy rate not expected to have any impact.

Conference planned in October to woo foreign investors.

Lack of consumer confidence key hurdle to promoting clean energy.

Zone to add $3b to textile exports.

To close down indefinitely from August 3.

Corporate results fail to save the day.

Acting Governor SBP Yaseen Anwar unveiled the Monetary Policy Statement for the fiscal year 2012.

US govt states $73.468 as its financial headroom, Apple quotes $75.876 as available cash on balance sheet.

Workers stage protests to demand a 13 per cent wage increase.

Govt is bound by sovereign guarantee agreement to supply 100mmcfd.

Fauji Fertilizer profits and UBL profits jumped in the first part of the year.

Draft policy proposes identical local and imported gas prices.

Price to go up further by Rs400 to 450 per bag.

Increase for CNG stations reduced sharply.

OGDC leads surge amid lacklustre activity.

Firms did not pay customs duty and petroleum development levy.

A finance ministry handout claimed that Ecnec had approved 15 projects of national importance costing Rs154.52 billion

‘Additional import of 2,500 tons to keep prices stable’.

Rupee recovered on Thursday from a record low hit, but dealers expect the currency to remain under pressure.

‘Suggestions will help SECP to be an effective regulator’.

Food dept says quality wheat being supplied to mills.

Insurance firms refuse to provide guarantees beyond Torkham border.

Petroleum ministry makes recommendation to prime minister.