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IMF confirms Pakistan has approached it for $1.4 billion financial support

Fall comes due to coronavirus crisis, dip in global oil prices

PTA report says industry received $636m worth of investment

82% of females in a survey express desire to work after graduation

Regulatory approval system will allow banks interact online with central bank

Recovery seen following intervention by central bank

CCOE notes petrol demand has dropped by 41% and diesel by 55% due to lockdown

Five export-oriented industries to be supplied electricity at 7.5 cents per unit

Privatisation transactions will be completed after local and international markets recover

Govt making efforts to ensure agricultural production remains unhurt

Benchmark index rises 3.09% to settle at 28,109.57

Central bank intervenes by supplying dollars to meet demand

Payments to creditors in last quarter are likely to further stretch official foreign currency reserves

Shah Mehmood Qureshi reiterates PM Imran Khan's call for debt relief

Move aims to cope with impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Official says retailers are buying inventory for whole month rather than a week

PTI govt directs OMCs, refineries to cancel import orders for petrol and crude oil

Precious metal forges a 7-year peak on commodity markets

As a relief measure, tariff will be notified after three months

Four of them have been revised repeatedly, putting additional burden on exchequer

Decline comes due to external debt and other official payments

Precious metal forges a 7-year peak on commodity markets

Economists predict violent recession eclipsing even the Great Depression

Slide attributed to panic accumulation of greenback in the wake of virus hitting global economies

Benchmark KSE-100 index edges up 38.4 points to end at 27,267.20

SBP says it has taken these measures to facilitate the import of much-needed equipment in a seamless manner

Capital value tax abolished to support Pakistan Stock Exchange as market continues to plunge

Demand for oil products falling as govts announce nationwide lockdowns

Wholesale body official says people are stocking up more than usual

Says govt should reduce LNG basket price by revising current formula

Insist they have expertise for manufacturing ventilators, other such goods

Planning Commission calls meeting of govt agencies, creditors to discuss plan

Decision comes as developing countries grapple with severe consequences of the rapidly spreading coronavirus

Demand for oil products falling worldwide as more govts announce nationwide lockdowns

Latest drop comes on back of cut in interest rate

Move of massive spending splurge sends Wall Street into overdrive

Benchmark index dives 1,336 points to below 28,000 despite policy rate cut

Fuel tariff cut by Rs15, utility bills to be paid in instalments; labourers to get Rs3,000 per month

Analysts say infinite monetary policy easing may not be enough and fiscal steps are crucial

Industry set to receive huge blow due to plant closures, suffer more losses

Earlier, Petroleum Division held talks on reducing the return, UFG ceiling

Officials say LNG demand has gone down due to virus-fuelled lockdown

Hopes grow that US will soon reach deal on $2tr coronavirus economic package

Cash requirement may spike as government vows to support people financially, stimulate economy

IMF official says these countries should devalue currencies instead of giving credit concessions

Move comes as businesses struggle to cope with challenges amid pandemic

Global passenger capacity fell 35% last week, the worst since the start of the crisis

Hopes Washington will soon reach deal on $2tr coronavirus aid package also lends support

US central bank pledges to print cash in a move not seen since global financial crisis

KSE-100 index falls 2,102.58 points to below 29,000 amid lockdown in provinces