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KATI President Zahid Saeed said that the industrial zones in Karachi are facing rough roads and other difficulties

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 84.68 points

Says move will help address grievances of smaller provinces

Sector grows 4.82% in August, faces challenges of access to credit, energy shortage

Two projects valued at over $470m, will now be taken up by CDWP

Clocks up at 5.38% during September

Says centre did not consult province before taking decision

New development paradigm must to move ahead

Weather challenges leave agriculture sector vulnerable

Recent ‘crisis’ will only get worse; urgent steps needed

NEPRA’s proposal to lower solar power tariff has irked businesses

Research shows well-integrated natural monopoly entails welfare gains

Utopian agenda misses local context, no lessons learnt from MDG experiment

Don’t blame banks for reduced private-sector credit, says Habib Metro CEO

IMF says Bahrain and Oman are also at risk of exhausting their financial assets by 2020

IFC Vice President and CEO expressed interest in the divestment of shares in state owned enterprises

The step has been taken in response to a letter written by the FPCCI

Research report says govts’ ‘go-to-tool’ has far-reaching impacts

Hike comes as security improves, Lahore and Islamabad fail to match growth

Exporters lament suspension of fuel supply

Approves of second option to transfer land assets under long-term lease agreement

Volumes remained subdued ahead of Muharram holidays

Taxation and energy remain top concerns; reforms will be discussed

During the week, the SBP made payments of $113 million on account of external debt servicing

Earnings clock in at Rs119m from Rs46m in the same quarter of last year

Expenses also surged 38.6% over the same period

Earnings growth in the third quarter of 2015 was 58% largely on the back of a 23% increase in net interest income

In the three-month period ending on September 30, the bank’s profit clocked up at Rs4.5 billion

Recorded effective tax rate of 34% during 1QFY16 compared to 24% in 1QFY15

Kidnapping for ransom, extortion cases have almost ended, say businessmen

Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 1.58 points

Says it is going to scale up footprint in retail banking in next six months

EU does not re-impose countervailing tax

Will help power utility increase transmission capacity by 33%, reduce load-shedding

APTMA chief lists down measures to arrest decline

Will link southern parts of Punjab with north; UK provides grant to complete

Profit 9% higher compared to Rs286m during July-September 2014

Delay in announcing trade policy will leave country nowhere, says Saeed

The ministry and the HEC management have been trying to overcome losses and make it a profitable organisation

The urgent need for action was raised by LCCI President while talking to a delegation of the plastic industry

Amounts to Rs5.88 billion in July-September 2015

Availability of surplus wheat drives decision, Punjab to contribute 19.5m tons

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 33.57 points

3G/4G connections amount to 18m by the end of September

Ministry of industries and Pakistan Steel Mills’ management agree to proposal, move meant to clear Rs37b payment

Logistics expert says CPEC offers growth for freight management companies

Association defends itself after value-added sector accuses it of favouring spinners

Disagreement continues with parliamentarians over inclusion of fiscal crimes

Deal is expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2016

Pakistan needs to determine risk of pests and diseases