Business

Industries in Site face losses due to unannounced outages by KESC over the past two days.

Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (Tika) to strengthen cooperation.

Delay in consensus feared to push imposition of RGST beyond the stated deadline of November 1.

Key items, if included in list will boost Pakistan’s exports by up to €1 billion: federal minister textile industries.

Nokia Pakistan initiates mobile phone recycling campaign to encourage recycling of redundant sets.

Asia will see a surge of 70 to 90 per cent in the demand for food by 2030, say new studies.

KSE's benchmark 100-share index rises 0.95 per cent or 97.64 points to close at two-month high of 10,389.97.

Feud takes fresh turn after SSGC announces gas supplies to KESC normalised while KESC contests claim.

Exporters of value-added textiles face serious problems because of increasing cotton yarn prices in local market.

Pakistan locks horns with international financial institutions over the mechanism for utilisation of loans.

Supreme Court rejects report into report on appointment of Adnan Khawaja, questions his high salary.

FBR submits a draft of rules and procedures for capital gains taxation to ministry of finance for approval.

Committee for Abolition of Third World Debt criticizes IFIs for using debt as tool to exploit poor countries.

SHC orders TCP to sell 50,000 tons of imported sugar at fixed rate of Rs60 per kg.

The government cuts duty on import of pure terephthalic acid, a raw material for the production of polyester fibre.

Representatives of 23 countries to meet in Brussels on Friday to assess what long-term financial help Pakistan needs.

Consumers will have to face gas shortfall of over 20 per cent in the upcoming winter season.

Stocks end three-day bull-run as investors booked profits ahead of key court case hearing.

10,400 cars sold in September, up six per cent when compared with sales for August.

The top auditor has found a nexus between a government agency and sugar barons.

Microsoft's last-ditch attempt to reclaim its prominence in the smartphone market has won favorable early reviews.

EU will urge countries to join it in granting Pakistan trade breaks to help the country cope with widespread floods.

Businessmen are convinced of opportunities in a number of sectors including textiles, construction and education.

Nazar Hussain Mehar has been appointed chairman of the recently established Sindh Revenue Board.

The federal government is to prepare software and set up customs police stations across the country.

Citibank accepts BankIslami’s offer for the acquisition of its housing and finance business portfolio.

WB says Tax Administration Reforms Project finally shows progress and it is ready to extend it till December 2011.

Pakistan has one of the lowest ratios of housing finance to gross domestic product in the world, according to report.

Stocks continue bullish trend, ruse to two-month high with support from local institutions and foreign fund managers.

The country’s oil refineries produced just 1.8 million tons during July to September.

Data released by the State Bank shows people are switching to legal channels for sending money back home.

The monthly fuel charges adjustments for power distribution companies have been illegal for more than a month now.

Power subsidies may make for convenient politics but nobody is willing to pay for them.

The global halal meat industry is valued at around $150 billion with over 1.6b Muslim consumers across the globe.

At the cost of Rs300, Karachiites will finally have the answer to “What is there to do in Karachi except eat?”

Initial public offering of power companies expected to bring funds to help cope with swelling inter-corporate debt.

It is generally assumed that in order to start investing abroad, one needs a large amount of money.

Pakistan imports goods worth $11.1b and exports goods worth $0.25b to China between Dec 2006 and August 2010.

The Federal Board of Revenue's love-hate relationship with the company that implemented the PaCCS software.

The World Bank expresses serious concern over the functioning of the Pakistan Customs Computerised System.

This finally brings to an end the standoff between Nairobi and Pakistani rice exporters.

The International Monetary Fund expresses concern over the proposed phase-wise implementation of tax reforms.

Stocks at the Karachi Stock Exchange managed to post gains amidst lacklustre participation from investors.

EU's trade concession package disappoints, primarily due to the exclusion of home textiles from duty-free items.

The country’s oil production remains stagnant at 64,000 barrels per day in the first July-September quarter.

Pakistan’s government must push through politically difficult tax reforms and curb government borrowing.

After reaching consecutive record highs, gold prices come crashing down on Friday.

The Trading Corporation of Pakistan sells 25,200 tons of imported sugar in the open market on Friday.

Shops and markets in parts of Karachi remain shut and business are severely affected.

Trading volumes at the National Commodity Exchange Limited (NCEL) grow 654 per cent to Rs51.76 billion.