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Duties on the manufacture and import of solar panels should be reduced from as much as 28 per cent to as low as 6-7 per cent.

Lotte PTA’s revenue will fall going forward with Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA).

The Sindh government has refused to exempt Islamic bonds worth Rs30 billion of Rs1 billion stamp duty.

The Karachi Stock Exchange saw another satisfactory day as key indices showed an upward trends on Wednesday.

The MSCI considers Pakistan to be insecure in terms of financial and institutional framework.

Pepco has rejected the Transparency International Pakistan’s report about expected losses to the company.

The board of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday approved a revised recruitment and promotion criterion.

Electricity prices are set to rise a third time in nine months as the government has assured the International Monetary Fund.

A positive day was seen at the Karachi Stock Exchange on Tuesday with key indices closing in the positive zone.

President Asif Ali Zardari has said that “we will not take revenge of Benazir Bhutto’s murder.

Banks disbursed Rs215.039 billion in agricultural credit in the first 11 months (July-May) of the current fiscal 2009-10.

If the government is serious about balancing its budget and becoming austere, it should reduce its own workforce.

The Karachi Stock Exchange saw several dips and crests during the opening day of the week.

Rice crop is expected to drop by 14% as compared to the last seasonal produce after India has limited water supply.

Consumer electronics giant Sony has seen its valuation drop by 80 per cent over the past decade.

The government has in principle agreed to use explosives to blast boulders blocking the flow of water through Attabad lake.

The just distribution of resources is the responsibility of the state.

The government failed to keep up its promise of restricting inflation to single-digits by the end of the current fiscal year.

Quality not quantity was the gist of chairman Nishat Group, Mian Mohammad Mansha’s message to the United States.

After six months, PIA continues to wait for the new business plan that is expected to pull it out of financial ruin.

News regarding the implementation of the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) dominated proceedings at the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Bankers struggled this week to keep alive the Karachi based company behind one of Pakistan’s prominent food brands.

The World Bank has offered $115 million to the Sui Southern Gas Company for improving infrastructure.