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The rupee strengthened against the dollar at Rs162.28 in the inter-bank market

Digital platforms voice hope buyers will return with passage of time

Decrease in sales of exploration firm pushes down earnings

Company will complete 17km pipeline in two to three months at cost of Rs2 billion

Official says Digital City project is presently in planning stage

NEPRA report cites high losses, power theft and low recoveries as reasons

Demand measures for promotion of rice variety in, outside of Pakistan

Say crop will enhance income of farmers and eliminate poverty

Total debt and liabilities swell by Rs14.7 trillion in two years

Benchmark index rises 616.41 points to settle at 40,956.58

Crude contracts have been trading in $2-2.5 per barrel range for two weeks

Ex-FPCCI vice president MA Jabbar said the available data related to poverty level in the country needs to be updated

The rupee strengthened against the dollar at Rs162.37 in the inter-bank market

Objective is to provide hi-speed mobile broadband in provinces

SBP disbursed aid under financing packages, for medical facilities

Ayub urges provincial govts to play due role in tackling menace

Cabinet approves package under which industries will receive LNG at Rs930 per unit

Govt delays 25% price increase due to inflationary implications, political uncertainty

Vaccine hopes drive stocks higher

Leadership aims to link entire region through improvement in Pak-Afghan trade

‘Country moving in right direction’

Move comes after delay in payments constrained company’s cash flow

Officials assures Pakistan of due share in $12b initiative for Covid vaccines

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 176.15 points to settle at 40,340.17

Prices found some support from hopes of US fiscal package

Federal govt admits high food inflation is troubling but blames provincial govts

Regulatory review by a tribunal or other such institutions is a universal practice

In this arena, economic tools are employed to escalate conflict horizontally

Exporters less likely to convert imports of raw material, intermediate goods into export products

It will spark competition, push down gas prices, reduce govt’s financial risk

The earlier signs of economic recovery in some parts of the world are overshadowed by fragile conditions

The imported LNG would be around 20-25% cheaper than petrol

Minister calls Pakistan’s wood furniture industry well developed

People invested on average Rs30b per month in last fiscal year

FPCCI chief demands careful strategy to control inflation rate

Revenue board working on new digital system for refunds

Gives tax concessions to retailers in return for business documentation

Concerns over FATF meeting, growing political noise and Covid-19 cases keep market under pressure

S&P Global warns major nations could see drop in credit ratings

SCCI to set up state-of-the-art skills university to meet industry needs

Say excessive use of pesticides, fertilisers damages soil fertility

Pakistan needs to focus on literacy, vocational education to eradicate poverty

The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended October 15, 2020 registered an increase of 0.45%

The rupee strengthened against the dollar at Rs162.49 in the inter-bank market on Friday

Envoy stresses need for promoting exports, forming joint ventures

Under CPEC phase-II, China will set up 8 agricultural institutes in Pakistan

Pakistan's envoy calls trade between two sides 'not very impressive'

Food ministry insists claims of excessive shortage are fallacious

Food ministry insists claims of excessive shortage are fallacious

Earlier, officers of accreditation council resigned, citing uncompetitive salary