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Oil Field: Work on Domail-2 suspended
Domail-2 well, which is undergoing a drill stem test, has been suspended.
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Power companies directed to recover Rs40b dues
Unscheduled outages stopped after improvement in production: Qamar.
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Market Watch: Stock market declines in lively session
Benchmark index drops 46 points after gaining 520 points in previous two sessions.
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Corporate results: Earnings season kicks off
Engro Revenues grew by 43% to Rs29.9 billion while gross margins grew by 1.23% to 22.2%.
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Labour laws: ‘Pakistan over ambitious in ratifying ILO conventions’
Need to rethink approach in light of 18th Amendment.
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Businesses differ over effects of MFN status for India
Some see benefits from liberalised trade while others feel threatened.
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Escape from loadshedding: Govt rejects increase in expensive power generation
Punjab sought more reliance on oil-based plants to improve goods supply.
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GPS navigation: Never get lost again!
Technology will cover everything from a small pan shop to the remotest wedding lawn
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Gas utility says supply to re-rolling mills will resume as per schedule on 25th
Industrialists hit out at SNGPL for breaching its promise and failing to restore gas.
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Naltar Power Plant reservoir: Experts blame worms for widening of fissures
A substantial number of the pests were found in the reservoir.
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Protesting workers lock power company’s office
Oppose appointment of FESCO CEO from private sector, fearing lay-offs.
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Month-long elections for pilots’ association start
Winners will be announced on February 18.
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Agricultural reforms: US to host workshops
Two-day workshops will be held in Lahore, Karachi, and Quetta.
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Circular debt crosses the Rs400 billion mark
Govt refuses to release more precise numbers of liabilities in the power sector.
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Baygon to remove ‘No 1 in Pakistan’ from ads
Competitor Mortein had lodged a complaint with the CCP.
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Market Watch: Investors swarm back to the market
Trade volumes surge to one-year high as govt eases regulations.
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Transmission issues: Power companies blamed for Rs90b electricity losses
Wapda says the basic issue of majority power distribution companies is poor governance and limited accountability.
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Textile exports to US may drop 18% in volume
High raw material prices main reason for the decline in 2011.
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Governance matters: Slow implementation may cost $2.3b in ADB loans
Manila-based lender has threatened to suspend tranches for the loans if Islamabad does not get its act together.
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CEOs of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion resign
Founders and co-CEOs of Canadian telecoms company Research in Motion, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis resign.
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All is not good : Peace, a prerequisite for economic growth
Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice: Harrison Ford.
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Busting the myth: The perception of corruption in Pakistan
Mismanagement is a bigger factor in the current crises being faced by the country.
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The fast-track growth of foreign retail franchises in Pakistan
If consumers shop at home instead of going abroad, foreign exchange stays here too.
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Chasing a pipe dream: Three reasons why Thar coal will not save Pakistan
Pakistan’s coal reserves are in effect only the 134th largest coal reserves in the world.
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Missing the 2050 bus: Will Pakistan be a global leader, or laggard?
Countries like Vietnam are projected to overtake current leaders like Canada and Italy.
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Avoid using harmful chemicals: ICI
Industrialists advised to look for alternatives as exports may get hurt.
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Pharma giant presses on with investment despite general scepticism
Largest exporter, Getz Pharma setting up hi-tech biotechnology plant.
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Budding entrepreneurs gather to share novel ideas
Ideas like online doctor visits, food and fashion search engine discussed.
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Finance minister approves SECP proposal
Move aimed at boosting stock market activity.
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Deal breaker: Exploration company denied promised wellhead gas price
OGRA calculated price at $3.8 per unit, but offered $2.5 to the explorer.
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Weekly review: Bourse posts highest gain in more than two years
Index rocketed on expectations of capital gains tax relaxation and other positive news.
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High connections: David Miliband joins Pakistani private equity firm
Miliband served as Britain’s foreign secretary between 2007 and 2010.
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Lahore Stock Exchange hosts workshop
Brokerage house officials informed about latest techniques.
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16-hour outages: Sialkot industrialists to meet power minister
‘Power shortages have led to a sharp decline in exports’.
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Pakistan Software Export Board: IT representative body rejects allegation
NA committee levels charges against managing director.
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Unaware of money management: 50% people prefered to keep savings at home
SBP chief says financially literate people face fewer debt problems.
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Lowest bidders: Urea import contracts for 250,000 tons awarded
Commodity will reach country by the end of February.
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Genetically modified crops can help meet food demand
Agri expert for shifting from organic to GM crops to eliminate hunger.
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Online classified ad site expands footprint in Pakistan
New York-based company searching for country manager.
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Three days a week: Gas supply to industries restored, somewhat
Govt gives favoured decision after lobby threatened to defy orders and launch countrywide civil disobedience movement.
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Market Watch: Bourse surges 259 points ahead of Shaikh’s visit
Investors eye possible ease in capital gains tax.
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Free trade: ‘Pakistan, India both violating WTO rules’
Commerce secretary says New Delhi and Islamabad need to remove non-tariff barriers.
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Resolving circular debt: ECC approves Rs160b swap deal with banks
Central Power Purchasing Authority to make interest payments as deal likely to be kept out of the budget.
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Czech delegation to visit Pakistan in May
Envoy offers to hold conference on investment opportunities.
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Taking time: State Bank to announce monetary policy on Feb 11
Change in schedule to accommodate new data by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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ECC likely to give five-year tax exemption to LNG operators
Petroleum ministry tries to get incentives in desperate attempt to cut gas shortage.
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State Bank unveils study on fan cluster
Banks will be able to better understand, provide financing to fan manufacturers.
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Burden: LPG producers absorb impact of hefty levy
LPG sellers withstood an increase in levy, by reducing porifce
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Mari Gas may get more money for exploration
Ministry to move proposal before ECC, overruling Sindh govt’s objections.
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Market Watch: Bourse falls as investors opt to book profits
KSE’s benchmark 100-share index drops 32 points.

















































