Business

Industry sold 38.87m tons compared to 35.34m tons in previous year

Pensioners, government employees and ordinary depositors queued outside branches but faced cash withdrawal issues

Market gains 1.1%, or 394 points, week-on-week amid thin volumes

Amount restricted to Rs629b against allocation of Rs700b for FY16

Tesla crash shows the industry is moving too fast to deploy self-driving vehicles

Pensioners, govt employees and ordinary depositors queued up outside NBP branches across the country

Agreement signed to acquire three companies that own 100% shares in Dawlance

Wants company to cut rate by Rs0.33 in July bills, firm sees Rs0.16 cut.

Says SBP lacks expertise in the field, wants amendment revoked.

Better energy supply, security situation accelerated growth in industrial and services sectors.

UAE had abandoned the project, now it will be completed in 3-5 years

Received petrol cargo of 52,000 tons on Friday, another 52,000 tons expected next week

Global Energy will build terminal, receive 1.3m tons of LNG per annum

It minimised outages and brought down electricity tariff

Inflation target for fiscal year 2015-16 was set at 6%

Foreign currency reserves soar to highest-ever level of $23 billion

Two companies' combined entity will be the leading telecommunications provider of 2G, 3G and LTE services in Pakistan

Sources say Pakistani manufacturer of consumer durables was on the auction block for the last five years

SRB has achieved yet another milestone by collecting Sindh Sales Tax

Company admits mistake during hearing of its petition by the regulator

Govt will take Rs3b hit to keep prices at current levels

Investors will be incentivised for documentation, says adviser to PM on revenue

Benchmark KSE 100-share index edges down 3.03 points

Two wind, one solar and one bagasse power plants approved by regulator

Newly tested well was in Sanghar district of Sindh

Govt resorted to pleas for advance taxes, withholding refunds to meet goalpost

Wants economic activities to prosper between two countries

IT minister hopes measure would bolster remittances

Will be commissioned by mid-2017, will provide 600mmcfd additional capacity

Benchmark KSE 100-share index increases 709.94 points

Increase primarily driven on expectations that company would resume production

Govt officials, policymakers, experts to meet in Tajikistan to deliberate on SDG 6

Arrangement has been agreed at the swap ratio of one to four

Directs water and power ministry to expedite work to end load-shedding before general elections

OGRA recommends 19.9% increase in price of petroleum products from July 2016

'Cotton area in Pakistan is down around 15 per cent' secretary general APTMA

Move aims to mobilise part of earnings of overseas Pakistanis on attractive terms

Amounts to $1.45b in 11MFY16 compared to net FDI inflow of $1.08b

Questions raised over appointments of new members in absence of payment law

Benchmark KSE 100-share index gains 37.06 points.

Recomposition based on review period from July 1 to December 31, 2015.

Wants to invest in steel, energy, cement sectors; start joint ventures

Islamabad fails to post impressive growth, reveals report

Urges government to restore free trade regime as envisaged, announced by PM.

ECC approves implementation plan that will require plants to run round the clock irrespective of the cost

Four fresh reserves were found in Sindh and two in K-P

Technology spending for both Britain and Western Europe will turn negative both this year and next due to uncertainty

USITC says imports of corrosion-resistant steel from China and four other countries harming US producers

Says it is important to strengthen confidence, prevent the spread of panic and maintain stability in capital markets

Zhu made the comment at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin in northern China