Business

Helpline aims to promote investment, economic activity.

Nation’s domestic sources of fuel being depleted as demand continues to rise.

Pakistan seeks financing from Beijing for constructing pipeline on its territory.

Pakistan State Oil has takes all out measures to ensure availability for the consumers.

Benchmark KSE-100 index crawls down eight points.

Electricity shortfall rises to 5,000MW as energy sector struggles to operate with circular debt.

Islamabad urged to do more as Europe sees ‘little progress in tax reforms’.

Sectors like chemicals, agriculture, garment, construction and paper, offer promise for more bilateral coordination.

Scientists discuss how to apply innovative methods to farming.

Training would be imparted based on local demand of the industry.

Wheat procurement kicks off as food department purchases 3.96 million tons of wheat in Punjab.

Slowdown in local production results in import of fertiliser.

Oil explorer expected to declare early cash dividend.

Union workers caused disruption at grid station feeding SITE industrial area, shutting power and damaging machinery.

Claims that the govt is working on setting up industries in tribal areas.

Activity in oil sector picks up but falls overall.

Three parties express interest in acquiring Heavy Electrical Complex.

OGDCL board approves award of contract to Kahuta Laboratories.

Current account surplus, high exports and remittance lend support.

FBR expresses serious concern over transaction of money abroad due to tax liabilities: Minister for Petroleum.

Hopes to generate Rs400b activity in the next ten years.

Small businesses to be assisted in energy-efficient production.

Lack of standards and inability to enforce standards hampering local pharmaceutical growth.

Also expresses interest in banking and infrastructure projects.

Demand payment of outstanding Rs10b from government.

Grim news on economic front subdues activity.

Govt should assist women to play a more active role in development.

‘There is a need to invest in human resource development’.

Failure to shift to IPv6 can result in Pakistan being cut off from rest of the internet.

100-member delegation comprising industrialists and traders to visit Uzbekistan to explore business opportunities.

Govt borrows more than the targeted amount.

Top priori­ty is to reduce fiscal defici­t that fuels inflat­ion.

Largest mobile phone maker tries to capture Chinese mobile market.

Local textile exporters to make list of zero-rated products for next stage of free trade agreement talks.

Benchmark KSE-100 index down 15 points.

‘Need to create a pharma policy research council’.

Necessary commodities to be made available at reduced prices at utility stores across the country.

Oil minister says the govt provisionally cancelled licences of five small OMCs.

Twenty-two projects costing Rs119 billion of the 38 projects are related to the infrastructure sector.

Deal constitutes a massive victory for Nokia and ends years of tit-for-tat suits filed by the two companies.

Director Ghafoor Mirza promoted to chairman to take the reins of the bank which has been rocked by a financial scam

Seek government support in the form of duty-free import of raw material.

Conference for achieving quality research, technological advancement.

License of Al-Qaim money changer in Quetta suspended on account of reported violations of rules and regulations.

Halt to Attock Refinery unit caused fuel shortage: petroleum minister.

The directors have decided to submit the scheme to the court for approval.

Benchmark KSE-100 index down 24 points.

Interest-free loans will be given to cobblers to boost industry.

Company directors meet today to finalise the contract.

Invites Singaporean delegation for deliberations.