Business

To capitalise on the opportunity, Pakistan needs to outsmart India.

Mobilink maintained the top position with 36.389 million subscribers at the end of October.

Fortune 500 company will supply engines to Railways, set up wind farms.

Initiates show-cause proceedings against directors, auditors, companies.

German envoy visits region to learn ground realities before committing.

Bourse loses gains made earlier in the week.

Overseas Pakistanis send home $7.1b in July-Dec 2012.

Induction of mix into gas system likely to cause 9% increase in gas prices.

Thai deputy PM meets premier Ashraf, foreign minister Khar.

Wants to continue subsidy for household, agricultural consumers.

1m tons of staple will be provided to provinces, traders and mills.

Largest share of PSDP, 26% has gone to political programmes, like Peoples Works Programmes, discretionary funds.

A quick response team has been formed to maintain order in hostels and would work under the provost office.

Installing meters at ‘free-lunch’ companies and government departments should help power companies recover costs.

The total trade volume envisaged in the policy is $95 billion, says secretary Ministry of Commerce.

Commerce secretary informs that all stakeholders have been taken on board.

Not a single locomotive had been added to the national carrier’s fleet since 2008, says official.

Finance minister, US envoy discuss issues of mutual concern.

Report indicates increased activity in the province.

Subdued political noise helps bourse advance 96 points.

Commerce ministers of the three countries will meet next week.

Proposal to be discussed in the ECC for final approval.

President assures regular power supply to industrial units.

Commerce ministry wants excise duty to be slashed from 8% to 0.5%.

Auditor General reveals massive inefficiencies in governance and management.

Sources say an iPhone model made with less expensive parts would be rolled out in second half of this year.

According to sources, the estimated domestic gas shortage reached 1.6 billion cubic feet (bcf) per day.

Syed says the BRT system is necessary in the city to meet the challenges of an ever-increasing urban population.

Severe cold brings gas pressure down to zero in main pipelines.

Company to set up a subsidiary to market, sell textile products.

Conference on 29th will help women get through hurdles that restrict growth.

Internal restructuring, corporate revamping form part of new strategy.

Investors buy back into market in across-the-board rally.

Owes PSO nearly Rs996 million for purchases made on credit.

Key institutions agree on need for developing a national strategy.

CAE to invest €100 million for a new plant in Faisalabad.

Sources say the timing of bidding activity prevented participation.

Every year growth of about 10% in power generation is mandatory for the GDP to grow 6% annually, FCCI President.

To be deployed at service centres to validate customers’ identity in real-time.

CNG station operators will hold rallies in big cities.

Plan focuses on growth of financial system in the country.

Irregular supply of water blamed for smaller crop.

Investors stick to sidelines as fears of turbulence overtake optimism.

Food dept officials supplying more wheat than fixed quota; govt denies.

Say govt looking for new loan deal to avoid crisis-like situation.

Proposal to shift from six-monthly to monthly price revision comes after plans to inject LPG-Air mix into the system.

This tax on sales was expected to give revenues of Rs15 billion.

Official says 117 locomotives repaired in one year to improve performance.

Industry remains as lackadaisical as ever about value addition.

Analysts are reluctant to say yes, but provide broad hints suggesting it might come close.