Business

Despite duty concession, exports to the EU have declined

Implementation will help country realise ‘trade and transit hub’ vision

Step taken to discourage import of cotton yarn, grey and processed fabric from India

Company declines to comment, admits difficulties

Chinese investment will open new avenues of progress and prosperity in this region

WLL licenses will give operators right to provide services within specified area

Plaintiffs, however, vow to take case further to the US Supreme Court

Chief asserts reservoir required to generate cheaper electricity

Officials were seeking postings in trade missions abroad

Price of superior fuel would be Rs9.6 per litre higher; approval sought from ECC

Banking stocks gains were offset by oil and cement sector selling

Decision comes after companies protested 8% minimum tax

Claims $80m required to reach capacity utilisation of 75%

China reluctant to sign deal after province adds $147m under ‘contingencies’

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 33.02 points, ends at 33,954.98

Both companies post lower earnings in 1QFY16

Earnings amount to Rs7.7b in Jan-Sep, gross profit margin increases to 34.3%

Company announces he has decided not to continue for another term

Each train has 27 wagons and each wagon has a capacity of 60 tons

Outlines issues faced by agriculture sector on World Food Day

Advises Pakistan to invest in transmission system

Amounts to $216.2m, China remains largest contributor

Only those with genuine difficulty will be accommodated

SBP’s liquid foreign exchange reserves decreased by $98 million to $15,104 million

High prices of dairy products in Pakistan are due to the increasing cost of inputs and frequent natural disasters

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 52.89 points

Due to massive global coverage, there is need to diversify the internet governance structure to make it more inclusive

Pakistani adult must have wealth of between Rs1.5 million and Rs15 million to qualify for middle class

Raises question mark on FBR’s efficiency, govt’s reliance on indirect taxation

Say business in other countries becomes more viable if proposal gets go-ahead

Planning minister more than just upbeat over country’s prospects

This round of talks will mainly focus on bilateral trade issues, investment and service market opening and others

For the first time in Pakistan, the centre displayed terminals exhibiting 3G/4G

The plant being completed with the cooperation of China would start generating electricity by 2017

Thanks to IMF and other assistance and growing remittances sent home by overseas Pakistani

Simply asking farmers to untie their animals and give them full access to water has improved milk production

KSE’s annual report says listings down from 590 in 2012

Asks exporters to comply with standards set by Japanese buyers

Industry says relief package allows it to delay repayments for a year

APTMA hails strike, value-added sector distances itself from protest

Member limit of 100 reached; participants to discuss national policy-related issues

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 57 points.

Most of the increase has come on back of money borrowed from international financial institutions

Minister insists money was borrowed to pay back debt

Complete overhaul of taxation system needed, says chamber chief

FBR collecting data of those who fail to file returns, says chairman

Benchmark KSE-100 index loses 152.07 points

Trade deficit narrows by 14.8% due to contraction in exports and imports

ITP reduced on ceramic tiles import from China, Europe and Middle East

Foreign investors worried over the fate of upcoming projects