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Ministry seeks details of importers from provinces for allotting quota

Country was re-ranked to 136th for last year as World Bank changes methodology

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Uber's communications manager for Middle East and Africa confirms taxi giant is recruiting a team in Lahore

The road has been damaged for a long time and the CDA has paid no attention towards its repair

The scope of up-gradation will cover all allied amenities for the convenience of passengers

Topline Securities commented that below-than-expected result of FFBL led the stock to close down by 2.2%

Posts profit of Rs324m in first quarter of ongoing fiscal year

Net interest income of the bank, meanwhile, increased 7% to Rs10.6 billion

Amounts to Rs390m in first nine months of 2015.

The bank also announced a third interim dividend of Rs3 per share

Nine-month profit up 65%, result below street consensus

Official wants bottlenecks sorted as country aims to increase revenue.

Reforms committee not yet functional as issuance of notification delayed

Down 19% compared to Rs259m in the comparative period of previous year

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 16.81 points.

Development comes after 10% additional duty on yarn import was levied

ECC set to give its stamp of approval to energy supply contract

PASDEC would also exhibit marble and granite and marble mosaic products in the event

Business relationships were actually relationships among people and the American businesses in Pakistan

In 2013-14, the reserves, however, swelled more than 50%, thanks to IMF and other assistance

India is the world's biggest buffalo meat exporter and April-September shipments fell 13.2 per cent

The strong quarterly performance was driven by improved margins, which increased 31% in the July-September quarter

Up 31% from Rs2.137b in the same quarter last year

Name to be changed to Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited

KATI President Zahid Saeed said that the industrial zones in Karachi are facing rough roads and other difficulties

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 84.68 points

Says move will help address grievances of smaller provinces

Sector grows 4.82% in August, faces challenges of access to credit, energy shortage

Two projects valued at over $470m, will now be taken up by CDWP

Clocks up at 5.38% during September

Says centre did not consult province before taking decision

New development paradigm must to move ahead

Weather challenges leave agriculture sector vulnerable

Recent ‘crisis’ will only get worse; urgent steps needed

NEPRA’s proposal to lower solar power tariff has irked businesses

Research shows well-integrated natural monopoly entails welfare gains

Utopian agenda misses local context, no lessons learnt from MDG experiment

Don’t blame banks for reduced private-sector credit, says Habib Metro CEO

IMF says Bahrain and Oman are also at risk of exhausting their financial assets by 2020

IFC Vice President and CEO expressed interest in the divestment of shares in state owned enterprises

The step has been taken in response to a letter written by the FPCCI

Research report says govts’ ‘go-to-tool’ has far-reaching impacts

Hike comes as security improves, Lahore and Islamabad fail to match growth

Exporters lament suspension of fuel supply

Approves of second option to transfer land assets under long-term lease agreement

Volumes remained subdued ahead of Muharram holidays

Taxation and energy remain top concerns; reforms will be discussed

During the week, the SBP made payments of $113 million on account of external debt servicing

Earnings clock in at Rs119m from Rs46m in the same quarter of last year