Business

Amnesty scheme to allow investment without disclosure of source.

Indian state-owned gas utility proposes LNG export plan.

Approval comes in face of rising outages and falling water resources.

Biggest ever investment into Afghan resources sector planned.

Marcon 2012 brings corporate giants under one roof.

In July-February, agricultural sector borrowed Rs172b.

KSE’s benchmark 100-share index drops 10 points.

Privatisation Commission constitutes a body to expedite process.

If supply does not resume, Punjab airports will have no fuel in next couple of days.

Pakistan, India, Afghanistan to resume talks on TAPI project in New Delhi.

India will explore a route through rival Pakistan to transport iron ore from Afghanistan.

Power producers to be paid Rs600m per month under novel plan.

CNG kits and cylinders to be checked, substandard parts to be replaced.

Calls for addressing security issues and filling wide gap in facilities.

Industry allowed to charge deemed duty to protect margins from global price volatility.

Cathay Pacific’s country manager keen to expand local operations.

Move to give global recognition to National Accreditation Council.

Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 226 points.

Company official says talks with PESCO underway to sell 15-20MW of electricity.

NEPRA allows global oil price hikes to be passed on to consumers.

Agencies to get mobile SIM card locators to control crime.

A 10% price hike in key commodities will push 3.5m more Pakistanis into poverty.

Denies allegation, saying candidates have applied for the slot.

It will help in better price discovery, provide financing to farmers.

Prominent speakers from Pakistan and overseas will be giving presentations on the occasion.

The current account deficit in February was $260 million, compared with a deficit of $98 million in February 2011.

Investments shift to other competitive avenues.

Higher sales act as a boost for the country’s largest car assembler.

Saeed ‘illegally’ kept the post one month after end of term.

Benchmark KSE-100 index loses 219 points.

Delegation will visit Moscow to try to strike a deal with energy giant Gazprom.

Corporate leaders say the anti-extortion measures adopted after meeting with Gen Kayani have fizzled out.

Will grow at a rate of 8 per cent annually in developed countries, more than twice that in developing markets: BCG

Growth is now being driven by emerging economies.

Business in the future will be dominated by issues of food, water and energy.

Chairman says the proposal would not help money-laundering, would raise revenues.

Pakistan’s exports are driven primarily by demand from the Pakistani diaspora.

Smartphones are giving way to superphones, as mobiles and man intertwine.

Privatisation will raise money for the government; encourage increased participation by the public in capital markets.

PTCL Faisalabad recognised for best customer service.

Pakistan will export 1m tons of wheat in return for agri seeds, equipment and fertiliser.

Oman envoy finds Pakistan as a safe and peaceful country.

Ministry turns down Kabul’s demand, wants to levy taxes to repair roads.

Army intervention was needed before to control law and order situation.

Benchmark KSE-100 index shed 0.4% after climbing for the last eight weeks.

They have policies that attract foreign investment and technology spillovers.

All the major players, including Samsung, Nokia, Sony, Motorola, and HTC were part of the event in full force.

The PBIT statement said the purpose of the conference was to understand the issues that the business community faces.

Sector to get uninterrupted supply for only four days a week.

Number of sick units also falls in the past five years.