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Govt will identify consumers for subsidy payment via Ehsaas survey

Benchmark KSE-100 index slips 114.93 points to settle at 39,914.76

Traders cautious due to US-China tensions, uncertainty over stimulus package

Continuing drop in new infections cause investors huge losses

Market economy is most-effective option for enhancing productivity

Battle over technological advancement accelerating this transition

If Pakistan attracts huge FDI, then BOP deficit may be cut drastically

Groundbreaking, start of work on dams is big achievement

Optic fibre cables should be laid as these have high data-carrying capacity

Rs0.9573 per unit for Aug and Rs1.0982 per unit for Sept

Global agency maintains country’s B3 credit rating after concluding downgrade review

Huawei denies it spies for China

Italian govt approves new stimulus package worth €25 billion

Top minister says there has been change of tone from bloc in recent weeks

New policy targets 20% share of renewables in power mix by 2025

Action aimed at protecting environment from climate change, global warming

Envoy says both counties can assist each other by sharing technical, economic knowledge

Economic affairs ministry seeks rules relaxation to appoint executive director

Resurgence of Covid-19 infections also threatens to snuff out nascent economic recovery

Stricter quality control measures, falling domestic demand hit companies

Thousands of staff members were sent letters of jobs being axed

Declines to disclose plans for company’s broad range of product portfolio and strategy

Declining number of Covid infections, developments in projects boost sentiments

Outgoing WB country director says Pakistan not a hard country but a challenging one

Increases to fresh high of Rs132,000 per tola in Pakistan

Agreement for provision of oil on deferred payments per annum expired two months ago

Cabinet approves hiring of Ismat Gul Khattak as DG for four years

Moderate showers may help improve agri economy during current fiscal year

Textile exporters have demanded a level playing field with regional competitors

The rupee strengthened against the dollar at Rs167.87 in the inter-bank market

US lawmakers' struggles to agree on stimulus further sour sentiments

Government incentives encourage investors to pour money into real estate

Benchmark index slips 136.43 points to settle at 40,029.69

Recommendation due to depressed market conditions, to avoid losses to exchequer

he IMF has asked Pakistan to end state control of the rupee

Central bank attributes increase to inflows from multilateral, bilateral agencies

CDWP endorses concept clearance papers of these schemes

PM aide says three-year plan for tariff rationalisation should be finalised soon

Marketing body seeks end to discrepancy in taxes on local production, imports

Say it can substantially hurt textile industry, exporters

Benchmark index gains 283.34 points to settle at 40,166.12

Central bank attributes increase to inflows from multilateral, bilateral agencies

Distillate stockpiles climb to 38-year high, gasoline inventories rise for second week

Some US consumers resort to fashioning home-made pools out of metal livestock tanks despite health, safety concerns

Islamabad had secured a $3b loan from Riyadh for one-and-a-half year

Ecnec approval paves way for loan negotiations with China

0.5% fee charged to register land transactions withdrawn

36 companies on the FTSE 100 have announced cuts in executive pay due

Shares in BMW fell 3%

IMF has asked Pakistan to end state control of the rupee