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SNGPL suspends gas supply to divert to domestic consumers.

Undergrad student was participating in an international ‘bug hunting’ programme.

Activity remains lacklustre as investors stay on the sidelines.

Ministry asks ECC to direct the regulator to shift gas firms’ losses to consumers.

Chaudhry believes that adequate supply of inputs would also help enhance wheat cultivation.

Part of the estate will be allocated for export processing zone.

Plans to execute a number of projects in Karak.

Grants distributed to revive economic activity in flood-hit areas.

Company that built Royal Palm now ready to implement its next big project.

Index gains 51 points at the close of the week.

Economist sees big financing gap in 2013, return to IMF for bailout.

Orders given without prior notice; vague ‘security threats’ cited.

Call the plan a financial NRO for the country’s elite.

Power supply promised from Monday, but it is not clear for how many hours.

Report notes Instagram had seen as many as 3.5 million users leave after new policy announcement.

Govt uses a series of accounting tricks to lower energy sector liabilities.

Visa Recommendation Letter fee for Asian Countries for proprietors/directors has been curtailed to Rs1,000.

Shipments worth $418 million still below potential.

Adopting latest technology to avert annual loss of Rs2b.

AKD CEO hopes China will become a strong source of foreign investment.

End of the year lethargy continues as index loses 35 points.

Sets up a dedicated unit in Faisalabad for the facility.

Assures employees that all steps will be taken to turn carrier around.

Refuses gas utilities from charging customers for fixed volume of gas over actual consumption.

Further delay may enhance project cost, lead to its cancellation.

SECP outlines CSR guidelines for businesses.

Number of users grow 25% in July-September quarter.

They say gas subsidy is passed on to farmers in shape of reduced prices.

Say govt must act to ensure gas and electricity supply to Faisalabad.

Index gains 35 points amid lower participation.

PR rehabilitation will take at least 16 months when new locomotives start arriving.

Islamabad High Court has barred retrospectively levied surcharges.

Coal mining company exasperated by Ministry of Water and Power’s lack of cooperation.

Parties unwilling to see eye-to-eye on the issue of CNG prices.

Finance minister says Pakistan to pay two installments of IMF loans in early January, 2013.

Some areas see a sharp rise, others see stagnation, even decline.

Say millions of industry workers will take to streets.

EU concessions encourage Tauseef Enterprises to reinvest in Pakistan.

Dollar rises to 20-month high against Japanese currency.

CTO believes Pakistanis are more agile with technology than Indians.

Coastal development project aims to uplift small communities in rural areas.

Revised information memorandum for inviting bids not yet published.

Clarifies will do so only on directives from the State Bank.

ECC has already granted 7.5-year tax holiday to the country’s largest refinery.

Say business community should play a role as it is most affected.

With ADB-funded loan, company improves transmission network.

Widespread power cuts hit textile production, exports.

Index closes with minor gains as investors stay away.

MoU signed for two projects with capacity of 1,161 megawatts.

Loans to be used to curb transmission and distribution losses.