Business

Six-month profits equal preceding full-year earnings.

It is already releasing 1m tons in the domestic market.

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 53 points.

Power producers have consumed more than allocated subsidies.

Pakistan currently has enough hard currency to cover only about two months of imports.

Controversy continues as evaluators term the bid ‘non-compliant’.

Pakistan expresses reservations, Tehran promises workable solution.

Exempts loans for Karachi Circular Railway project from taxes, duties.

Veteran banker Ashraf Mahmood Wathra brings 25 years of experience.

Finance minister directs PRI to build a plan to meet $20b target.

US envoy, WAPDA chairman inaugurate first phase of the project.

New CEO’s formula of branch expansion likely to pay off in the long run, but costly in the short run.

Positive sector-specific news, earnings save bourse from falling below 18,000.

Lower provisioning for bad loans, controls on branch network expenses help growth.

It will stimulate investment with new fiscal and operational incentives.

Oil suppliers have not implemented govt’s decision of doubling diesel credit limit.

This may encourage China to revive its refinery, pipeline plans.

Company, spurred by strong growth, launches dedicated Pakistani portal.

Government has been making economically unwise decisions like subsidising power, removing NTN to buy a car and so on.

Slower economic growth in markets, such as India and China, was one of the factors that dragged down performance.

'Google discriminated against some Chinese companies developing their operating systems by delayed sharing of codes'

Market witnesses subdued activity on day of strike.

Domestic sales remain stagnant, edging up only 1.16%.

SECP invites public feedback over proposed changes.

Lowering provisioning, growing deposits help the bank cross key psychological benchmark.

Company to establish three more bottling plants across the country.

Deposit growth slowing down; profits rise on lower provisioning, stock market boom.

Will send summary to the Council of Common Interests for approval.

Money to be used to upgrade plants to produce Euro-2 compliant fuel.

Unveils the policy with promises to shun aid, bring back illegal wealth from offshore accounts.

Mid-career applicants seem to think NGOs and telecos offer the most growth.

‘Lighting a Million Lives’ campaign will cover 4,000 villages.

Business community says they will not pay any utility bills or taxes if the subject SROs were not withdrawn.

Company keeping its focus on market for home appliances for now.

Industry assets under pension funds have risen at annual rate of 45%.

Local supermarket chain introduces new services in more spacious outlet.

Government to forward cases older than a year and a half to corruption watchdog.

Strong corporate earnings and foreign inflows propel market to record high.

Budget for the year 2013-14 will be prepared by the new elected government, says Mandviwalla.

A jury had wrongly calculated the damages.

Increase of Rs3.53/litre on petrol will be revoked as per the prime minister's order.

Minister Mukhtar says that the Kalabagh dam would help in addressing load shedding and flood alleviation.

Yahoo said its app for Blackberry smartphones would no longer be available for download, or supported by Yahoo.

Punjab’s textile industry got gas for five days a week in summer.

Exports sales rebounded strongly in February with a MoM jump of 29%.

Aim to implement modern techniques within their own farms.

Equity watchdog asks company to pay Rs800,000 within 30 days.

Govt is missing in action as outstanding dues touch Rs200b.

Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 12 points.

Ministry officials attribute the decline to stagnant house rent.