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It will cost Rs80b, take the dam’s production capacity to 6,300MW

UAF vice-chancellor stresses on need to draw from China’s expertise

PPP senator says mafia in Qatar creating hurdles in way of LNG contract

PC board approves transaction structure including 75% stake sale

Finance minister says govt received different transactions worth $1.6bn since Wednesday, which pushed up reserves

Objective is to create awareness, provide financial planning products

PPP Senator Saleem Mandviwalla criticised the economic policies of the incumbent government

Will have representation from many sectors; aimed at increasing bilateral trade volume

Says government will strictly deal with people involved in illegal acts

Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 72.83 points

Would inject money and double textile exports in five years given govt support

Opens the offer for evaluation, clears way for work on IP pipeline project

Balochistan accuses Sindh of stealing its share of water

Changes organisational structure by diluting more responsibility

Despite tax hikes, provisional data reveals tax machinery fails to meet target

Last month, govt increased gas prices by 3.8% and decreased petrol prices by 3.9%

On average, Facebook users send 31.25 million messages and view 2.77 million videos every minute

There are only five species of freshwater dolphins found in the larger river systems of the world today

The investment comes following a recent announcement that Zameen.com, founded in 2006

Under Malik’s leadership, the Pakistan business grew four times in size

In the week ending July 31, SBP’s liquid foreign exchange reserves increased 2.8% to $13,767 million

Easing trade restrictions could bring prosperity in region, says PBIF chief

Says government subsidy is the way to aid helpless farmers

State-owned firms ran advertisement valuing Rs17m under political pressure

Company will also build hotel, commercial centre, says provincial trade official

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 475.44 points

Says government determined to facilitate industry, resolve issues

Iranian envoy suggests SBP must take initiative to boost trade

Share in total loans stands at 12.4%; major increase in NPLs came from agriculture

The joint task force comprising senior officers of the SECP and NAB is also expeditiously working on these cases

The two countries agreed to the establishment of special economic zones in both countries

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

Startup says a total of three investors participated in the round, but only publicly disclosed Vostok New Ventures

Promising outlook of construction sector motivates move

The EU’s 28 trade or industry ministers will broach the scandal during talks in Luxembourg on Thursday

Kuwait rejects Venezuela’s proposal about holding the conference

Turns down request for commercial and technical viability audit

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 132.82 points

Government’s inability to refund claims has led to liquidity crunch

iPhone 6S, 6S Plus have new technologies under the hood

Group upbeat on future economic prospects; delving deep in various businesses

The first terminal has already started functioning at the end of March this year at Port Qasim

Clocks up at just 2.81%, growth in advances remains slow

The industrial profit figures exclude firms in China's service sector, which analysts say will increase in importance

System complexity encourages corruption, requires more time to pay tax

Government increasingly relying on banking system to raise funds

Balancing short-term accounts by rolling over debts is not sustainable

Audi official says country showing increased interest in luxury brand

Companies make use of surfing behaviour to selectively advertise on their page

Country may find itself in a strong position in dealings with partners, donors