Business

Record growth in volumes and foreign investment likely to invite interest.

Government and private consumers owe IESCO Rs19.5 billion.

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics’ latest offering may spark some controversy.

Islamabad pays out subsidies rather than paying off its electricity bills.

State-owned power companies punish the good and the wicked alike.

Generation costs are only slightly higher than billed costs.

Hydroelectricity and gas-fired power plants are the most realistic choices.

How problems in each segment of the energy chain compound those in the next segment.

Regulator also imposes ban on new gas development schemes, reduces UFG ceiling to 4.5%.

Union of Small and Medium Enterprises compiles study for investments in Lahore, Gujranwalla and Sialkot

Says the event will be the largest-ever conducted by a Pakistani brokerage.

Court says no such position exists in the rules and regulations governing the SECP.

President’s refusal to sign tax amendments aided the index’s growth.

Company has achieved stellar growth and will increase localised manufacturing.

Thorough ineptitude marks FBR’s performance so far this year.

Survey shows 6.3% of the workforce was jobless in January-March quarter.

Nawaz's administration appears more interested in solving the energy crisis than increasing its own powers.

Price of HSD slashed, providing some relief to consumers.

Says Islamabad needs to make a quick decision before prices rise further.

Observers say targets for budget deficit is deliberately understated to curry favour with new managers.

The committee directed the NHA to complete the projects in Balochistan as soon as possible.

As some assemblers pack up, Viper expands focus on corporate sector.

Both Malik and Firoz said that the sales tax on exports had failed miserably.

Index gains 232 points on reports of Rs500b bond issue to tackle crisis.

Businessmen believe this cheap resource can produce 100,000MW.

Country cannot afford luxuries like gas for captive power generation.

Move will give independent boards more power to hire and fire CEOs.

The prices of HSD, LDO and kerosene are to be slashed by Rs1.46, Rs0.07 and Rs0.38 per litre, respectively.

From 2007/2008 to 2012 Pakistan exported goods worth Rs9 billion to India, says Mailk.

Assures support to businesses already in the tax net.

Provision for Islamic insurance windows said to be included on ministry’s insistence.

Twenty-kilogramme bag now retails at Rs770, highest in the country .

Index gains 150 points to close at 21,590.66.

Mobile banking app ‘Breeze’ manages customers’ banking needs on the go.

Will set up state-of-the-art manufacturing unit on a turnkey basis.

Efficient use of depleting resource can help ease power shortage.

Attraction of deferred payments lures IPPs to backdoor dealers for fuel supplies.

Central bank still has a few tricks up its sleeve to delay going to the IMF.

Jim stressed the need for increasing food and fibre productivity to ensure a better future.

Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry says power shortage has disrupted business operations.

Says preferential trade agreement will help future relations.

Will support engineering industry to gain access to EU market.

Pak Steel, PIA, Railways and PNSC will see change at the helm.

PTEA decries discriminatory policies in gas load-shedding.

The next generation wants simple, fast ways to manage money.

Index sheds 60 points in volatile session.

OICCI hopes new government will address issues of governance, security and energy.

Is in touch with telecom operators and banks to offer the product.

Says India, not the EU, should be Pakistan’s number one trading priority.

PIA is in the process of acquiring 12 narrow bodied, fuel efficient airplanes.