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Reko Diq: Balochistan government refuses to grant license to Tethyan Copper
Official says TTC can appeal against the decision in court, Balochistan govt reserves right to refuse mining license.
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Telenor partners with Google to introduce global Android Market
Telenor customers Pakistan will be provided this services later in the year 2012.
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Policymaking: KSE to hold two annual general meetings
Meetings to grant extension to director’s tenure from one to two years and conduct elections for directors for 2012.
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Oil and gas: Rs1.14b spent on research in eight years
Amount was provided to the Research and Development Division of OGDC, for conducting geological surveys.
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Trade boost: India likely to increase engineering goods exports to Pakistan
Ludhiana city has been exporting goods worth over Rs1 billion every year through Middle Eastern countries to Pakistan
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Sugar mills without quality certificate make tender offers
Association says certificate only needed for packing bags.
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Regulations for stock brokers being revised
Corporate regulator prepares concept paper, seeks feedback from bourses.
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Govt to import additional 0.2m tons of urea
ECC has already approved import of fertiliser through trading agency.
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Market watch: Edgy politics forces players to sidelines
KSE’s benchmark 100-share index crawls down 14 points.
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EU trade benefits: WTO imposes conditions on Pakistani goods
Bangladesh objects to export of eight products mainly garments.
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Sugar mills owe growers Rs107m from last season
District committees formed to monitor cane purchase.
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‘Pakistan can tap global Halal food market’
Speakers talk about measures to meet international standards.
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MFN status regime: Businessmen see big market for their products in India
Textile industry may benefit the most from trade liberalization.
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Gone in six months: Around 400 files stolen from petroleum ministry
Guard and sweeper sold papers to street vendors for peanuts.
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Weather report: Petroleum ministry warns of imminent oil crisis
Requests fellow ministries to arrange Rs60 billion for PSO and avert possible halt to oil refinery operations.
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Tech Society: Generation Text
Pakistan had the third highest SMS traffic in the world in 2010.
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Turkmenistan agrees gas price with Pakistan
The Turkmen government sources declined to give details of the price.
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Warid revenues up by 10 % in Q3 2011
Singtel, which owns 30% stakes in Warid, said that the telco had posted a net loss despite a 10% growth in revenues.
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Mobilink posts 6.5 % revenue growth in Q3 2011
At the end of quarter Mobilink had 33,416,969 customers up 6.3% from the same period last year.
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Tang business: Clover Pakistan receives offer from Kraft Foods
The offer is subject to Kraft Foods Pakistan completing satisfactory due diligence excercise, other conditions.
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Company plans to make air-powered car
Initially, 7,500 cars will be manufactured per annum.
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Facilitation: SECP extends last date for filing Form 29
SECP said the Form 29 submission date extension would be applicable to both online and manual filing.
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OGDC discovers oil and gas at K-P field
Initial assessment indicates flow of 3,370 barrels of oil per day.
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IMF talks: Economic team leaves for Dubai
Pakistani team has not gone to seek any new loans from the IMF, but to share economic reforms programme initiated.
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Substandard watercourses cause 40% wastage
Old methods of cultivation reduce crop productivity.
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Cruise control: Automobile sales continue to drive upwards
Lower taxes and prices in current fiscal year act as turbocharger.
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Remittances rise 23% to $4.3 billion
Stability of rupee-dollar exchange rate, higher working days boost inflows.
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Market Watch: Bourse gains in dull session
Value of shares traded drops to two-month low.
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Kashmiri traders demand banking facility
Call for inclusion of more items in trade list.
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Luxury or commercial vehicle?: FBR fails to decide Hummer’s category
Fate of millions of rupees in taxes remains unclear in a case despite lapse of four months.
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No forced power outages in industrial areas
Lahore power company says those involved in theft to be punished.
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Telecom sector's revenue generation slumps by 30% in first quarter
Analysts say revenue generated by telecom and broadband operators was comparatively low due to decreased consumption.
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Pakistan secures two gold, five silver awards at APICTA 2011
The Pakistani team had 18 products competing with 162 products from the Asia Pacific region.
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Trade liberalisation with India divides motorcycle industry
Assemblers welcome the prospect of shorter supply chain; parts manufacturers afraid of the competition.
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Coal to keep burning on strong Asian demand
Fossil fuels are not going away, despite the push for green energy.
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World Trade Organisation: 10 years of unfruitful Doha talks, time for a relook?
Some of the biggest economies feel the talks will never be fruitful.
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The week in focus
Opening up of trade and thaw in ties between Pakistan and India have been dominating headlines for the past two weeks.
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Gloomy forecast: Ratings agency Moody’s to discuss India outlook
Assessment of sovereign credit rating to be on the agenda.
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Resolving circular debt: The bond market likes Asim Hussain’s plan
Issuing govt debt to pay liabilities seems the obvious solution, except in Islamabad.
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Resolving the energy crisis: Pakistan to renegotiate IP gas pipeline deal
Potential savings of $100 billion over the next 25 years from TAPI and IP projects.
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Pakistan offers cut-price JF17 fighter jet at Dubai Air Show
"You can buy three of our aircraft for one F-16" says Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar.
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Germany sends bilateral treaty for EU approval
Under BIT, investors of both countries will be given protection and there will be more German investment in Pakistan.
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Free market: Calls for more WTO-style reforms in China
Investment summit to focus on possible benefits to foreign, private investors.
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Chinese trade fair: Pakistani exhibitors secure orders
Sell goods worth RMB 5m despite tough competition.
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Rabi Crops: President orders timely supply of fertilisers
Zardari has directed provincial government & NFC earlier this week to arrange locally produced fertilisers to farmers.
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Supply chain: Pakistan fails to adopt global standards
Farmers asked to follow accepted international agricultural practices.
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Weekly Review: Stock market gains 82 points in dull sessions
Investors stay away as activity drops 73% to 44 million shares.
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MFN Status: Automobile industry assured of protection in liberal regime
Parts manufacturers oppose import of finished products from India.
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Transit trade: Banks refuse to provide guarantee for Afghan trucks
No Afghan carrier has entered Pakistan for over a month to lift cargo.
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Economic boost: India to work on preferential trade with Pakistan
Foreign secretary says trade normalisation process to be taken to logical conclusion.