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Prices of domestic and commercial cylinders also reduced.
Price of the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been reduced by Rs5 per kilogramme.
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Kitchen gardening: 80,000 seed packets prepared for distribution
Programme encourages people to grow vegetables at home.
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Pakistan-US trade: Direct access to US markets demanded
Direct access to US markets at zero per cent duty rate: Pakistan-US Business Council Chairman Iftikhar Ali Malik.
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Investors express interest in mineral exploration
Willing to invest despite difficult conditions.
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EU duty waiver for Pakistan: India likely to lift veto ahead of Fahim’s visit
The visit has been arranged by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan.
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Monetisation plan: 25% increase in house rent for govt employees
The final decision will be taken after the Ministry of Housing and Works provides an assessment of additional expenses
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Warsak power station: WAPDA awards Rs317 million consultancy contract
Contract includes preparation of detailed design, tender documents and PC-I.
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Oil and gas fields: PPL plans to acquire blocks in Iran
Country’s second largest explorer has evaluated opportunities.
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Missing the mark: ADB sees economy picking up modestly this year
Growth may be 3.7% against projection of 4.5%, inflation likely to remain high at 13%.
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Market watch: Stock market gains in upbeat session
KSE’s benchmark 100-share index rises 33 points.
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Pakistan IT firm bags second prize for educational mobile app
TenPearls bagged 2nd position and received a $50,000 prize at Nokia & AT&T's Innovators 2011 Contest for Animal101.
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The IT Industry has undergone a dramatic increase: Naveed Siraj
@Internet magazine speaks to Naveed Siraj, Country Manager of Intel Pakistan.
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Foreign trade: Japan seeking investment opportunities in Pakistan
About 25 Japanese businessmen are expected to attend Expo Pakistan next month.
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Onion prices jump on ‘artificial shortage’
Rates reach up to Rs50 per kg from Rs12 two weeks ago.
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US to set up reconstruction opportunity zones
Pakistan, America to discuss free trade, market access for textile products.
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Indonesia to remove duty on kinnow import
Talks on finalising preferential trade agreement begin on Sept 15.
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Market watch: Stocks rise 84 points in thin trade Market
Investors focus on NBP shares which hit upper limit .
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Businessmen oppose FBR’s registration drive
Small-scale industries fear the move is aimed at harassing them.
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Infrastructure: Body formed to expedite Karachi motorway project
Body to attract local and international parties for participating in these projects.
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We don’t support an artificial shortage of accountants: ICAP President
The institute has upgraded its syllabus and examinations to keep up with trends.
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Mangla Dam Raising Project: Wattoo praises AJK govt, Wapda for progress
Minister calls for granting proprietary right of land to displaced people.
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Ambitious aims: FBR assigns ‘unrealistic’ tax targets
Tax collection likely to fall short of expected Rs1.95 trillion in the absence of new measures.
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Karachi Stock Exchange reverses early close plan
Karachi Stock Exchange will close at the usual 3:30 pm.
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Experts call for better Pak-Afghan ties
Training workshop on agricultural trade concludes.
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Foreign investment: UK-Pakistan trade to reach £2.5b by 2015
British delegation arrives and meets Pakistani business leaders.
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Post-floods trade assistance: India likely to lift veto on EU duty waiver
Pakistan, India commerce ministers to discuss waiver on September 28.
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Car sales rise 35 per cent
Production of Al-Ghazi Tractors stopped during August.
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Inflow: Remittances surge to all-time high
Remittances jumped 40 per cent to reach a record high of $1,310.5 million.
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Stress call: FBR presses corporate class to pay flood surcharge
Issues circular clarifying ambiguity about tax year.
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Corporate results: Attock group posts strong results
Attock Refinery’s profit jumped 17 times to Rs2.19 billion in fiscal 2011.
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Market watch: Stock market follows regional peers
Benchmark 100-share index drops 106 points.
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Inter-Korean gas link may be pipe dream: experts
South Korea is already one of the world’s largest gas importers.
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Pak-Malaysia business forum ready to kick off
Trade between the two countries has tripled in five years.
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Auto makers defy crisis at IAA motor show
Major Japanese car makers return to the event after four years.
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Building competitiveness: How Faisalabad topped the “Doing Business” rankings
The city’s businessmen and govt officials seem more willing to work with what they have.
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Free market or protectionism?: Local industry under threat from smuggled tyre
Smuggling needs to be dealt with an iron hand, says the CEO of General Tyre.
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Why Software is Eating the World
Newspapers have also used digital delivery to expand reach.
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Damaged crops: Compensation for cotton growers discussed
NA's Standing Committee on Textile Industry said govt should compensate cotton growers for losses.
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Livestock sector: Punjab govt to spend Rs2.5 billion
They said that the Punjab government, for the first time in history, had exported meat to Malaysia in 2011.
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Assistance Package: Bilour says crisis in railways to end in four months
He said that the situation would improve only after the rehabilitation of the cargo service.
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Picking its battles: Witribe plays it smart, beats out the competition
Becomes the first company to offer internet monitoring to parents.
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Korean steel giant makes initial $15m investment
POSCO signs agreement with Al-Tuwairqi Holdings at CM House.
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Cross-border exchange: Trade gap widens as export growth slows down
Gap between imports and exports widened to $1.84 billion in August.
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Weekly review: Bulls return to the helm
Benchmark index gains 215 points while activity almost doubles at the Karachi Stock Exchange.
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Tax figure fudging: Pawns fall, king plus one survive
FBR chairman receives a clean bill from a parliamentary panel.
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Site Area: Street crimes on the rise
SITE Association of Industry Chairman Lakhani has expressed concern over the rise in street crimes in SITE area.
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Poultry industry: Experts for controlling intestinal disease
Mortality from the disease can reach 10% of the flock.
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South Korean steel giant to invest $200m
World’s fourth largest steelmaker signs MoU with Tuwairqi Steel Mills.
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UK-based company fails to acquire Agritech
Investment firm Ashmore Global unable to finalise negotiations on time.
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Market watch: Profit taking pulls bourse down
KSE’s benchmark 100-share index falls 62 points.

















































