Business

Askari Bank profits decrease while Mybank losses fall.

PSO has warned that it will discontinue supplies of oil to Pakistan Railways.

Petrol and diesel prices could rise by up to Rs12 per litre.

Fall in New York price does not affect domestic market.

Aim is to encourage investment in sector.

Port activities come to a halt.

Manufacturers change packaging to discourage copying of products.

KSE-100 index falls 76 points.

PSO to receive 80% of the amount, another Rs30b to be provided next quarter.

More spending in human resource is needed to fill the vacuum at the top.

Unprecedented increase in cotton prices has brightened the prospects of a bumper crop next season.

Monopolies at risk as newer players look to up the ante on retail share.

A veritable battlefield exists on the fields as the wheat crop faced by as many as fifty biological threats.

Aamina Jahangir, now 20, started off her small home-based business of designer cupcakes and cakes three years ago.

Using social responsibility to kill two birds with one stone, give back to society and add to your business.

Meeting to discuss inter-corporate debt issue.

Telecom giant rebrands its youth product to reflect the new mood.

This is the second branch of the bank after the first branch was opened in Naudero on December 26, 2010.

Political uncertainty, margin trading and corporate results dominate proceedings.

The strict policy of the government on Hawala trade has brought results as remittances blossom to $10 billion.

Malik says money launderers to be dealt with, inaugurates Crisis Management Cell at KCCI.

MTS to be implemented by month-end: SECP

Proposal of papers linked to company’s equity scrapped.

Fruits gain attention at German exhibition.

Widening of gap attributed to drop in remittances.

Total number of ATM machines in the country rises to record 4,734.

Company officials will meet finance ministry to resolve issue.

Crop shortfall pushes prices to new peak of Rs11,800.

Habib Bank profit beats expectations, Nishat Mills profit doubles.

The Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark 100-share index ended 0.17 per cent or 20.62 points lower at 12,041.15.

Says country facing fiscal emergency, revenue collection target increased to Rs1.63 trillion.

Secretary Environment says government is working on policies to substitute liquid hydrocarbons with natural gas.

ICI Pakistan declared an increase of 18 per cent in net profit.

Rupee weakens, overnight rates up.

Entrepreneurs asked to consider buying and managing state-run units.

The Sindh Government has allocated Rs20 million to the newly-established Oil and Gas Department.

Net profit of DG Khan Cement fell 60 per cent to Rs192 million in the first half of fiscal 2010-11.

In the second electricity tariff hike since January, KESC has increased rates by Rs0.96 per unit.

The bourse in another lacklustre session eased on Thursday as volumes fell to a four-month low.

Despite inflation, mobile phones are consistently becoming less of a luxury and more of a necessity.

Pakistan is likely to have record sunflower production this year as cultivation will exceed the target.

Net foreign investment in Pakistan has increased by more than 44 per cent in the first seven months.

PSO halts supply of fuel to power companies again.

Food security being ensured for future generations.

Sector important for majority of the population.

Tea business affected by smuggling.

SECP has announced that no trading in listed term finance certificates (TFCs).

Says higher crop prices have jacked up farmers income.

New managing director, Nadeem Khan Yousufzai has assured PIA employees of better facilities and full-benefits.

The Danish company will be importing around 800 tons of dates every year, carrying a total value of $650,000.