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SSGC allows protesting owners to open pumps.

Benchmark 100-share index gains 25 points amid low volumes.

Application enables sending many texts to multiple users at once.

ECC defers summary of revised gas load management plan; Industry & CNG stations to face 3-day gas outage in December.

Adoption of modern technology is pivotal to avert food insecurity.

FBR report says there is no electronic acknowledgement of 95,374 containers crossing into Afghanistan.

Kaiser Bengali hits out at decision, says it is against the policy of provincial autonomy.

Agreement reached after three-day meeting held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Exporters would not be able to meet deadlines for $4 million orders from Europe and the United States of America.

‘Former Ogra chairman framed rules of his own will’.

For the first time ever, the entire financing burden is on domestic sources.

Domestic price of LPG will be increased by Rs1.5 to Rs2 per kilo, 11.8kg cylinder by Rs23 & 45.4kg cylinder by Rs63.

Invites Seoul to setup economic zone in country.

FBR needs 25.5% growth to achieve target for this fiscal year.

Benchmark 100-share index gains 26 points in dull session.

90mmcfd of gas to be diverted to domestic users.

Macroeconomic risks have increased in the last two months: SBP.

Locomotive engines at risk as mobil oil short too.

High Speed Diesel and kerosene see biggest increase.

‘Local manufacturing inputs are costlier than in regional countries’.

News expected to hurt earnings per share for industry peers.

Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi says energy-efficient appliances can prevent unnecessary use of energy.

OGRA sends November oil price summary to prime minister for approval.

Two Chinese companies and one Korean company have showed interest in participating in bidding of more blocks.

Import payments, concerns about local economy continue to bash local currency.

KSE’s benchmark 100-share index gains 13 points.

Petroleum ministry sends Uniform Recruitment and Promotion Policy to public companies for approval.

Positive impact of change in calculation method fades away.

Move sought after Balochistan refused to grant mining licence.

The levy will not be imposed on domestic and commercial consumers.

Deputy attorney general seeks more time to get federal govt’s response.

Petitioner argues that OGRA had given the companies quotas without inviting an open tender.

Farmers assured of provision of free seeds, fertilisers along with technical assistance.

A consortium of Indian companies has won the rights to develop Afghanistan's largest iron ore deposits.

To help household consumers maintain gas pressure, SSGC decides to curtail supplies to CNG stations in Karachi.

Meeting discusses dilly-dallying in implementation of reforms.

Plant diseases emerge due to climatic changes.

Negative image of province combined with stern attitude of banks towards lending has led to downward growth in the KP.

Increased import payments and negative regional sentiment on currencies top reasons.

Inflation, govt borrowing to be deciding factors in monetary policy.

Overbilling, prolonged gas outages cited as constant source of worry.

KSE’s benchmark 100-share index drops 154 points.

Maximum jail-term set at 14 years along with fine of Rs10 million.

Delay in doing so may hurt foreign investment into the country: diplomat.

IT sector sees $9.4 million investment in the first four months of the 2011-12 fiscal year.

Analysts ask the need for the increase in wheat price at a time when the international market is at a much lower level

Global investors line up as $450 billion retail market opens up.

MD SNGPL says company rules do not allow deputation.

If Chinese imports have been unable to strangle local business, neither can Indian.

Why negative real borrowing costs may be good for spurring economic growth.