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Rajat Gupta’s woes add up after a billionaire hedge fund manager is convicted.

Industry profit margins jump 69 per cent.

Ask government to reframe economic policies.

Businessmen reject government's plan to impose wealth tax.

Company to return money spent on purchase of land.

World Trade Organisation is the only hurdle now.

Decision taken to facilitate retail customers.

Benchmark KSE-100 index crawls up five points.

Software unlikely to make customers switch telecom services: analyst.

Other projects are in the pipeline.

Canadian lawyer being hired to fight the case in court.

Nominal growth target set at 4.2 per cent with double-digit inflation.

Body wants to scrap 519 projects worth Rs1.3 trillion.

Company improves capacity utilisation to 80-85%.

Malaysian investment in Pakistan exceeds $1 billion says Consul General.

The decline came because of scheduled debt repayments.

Maximum cap increased by Rs500 million.

Indian company lodges complaint to recover ‘dues’.

KSE-100 index falls 74 points.

Pakistan ranked 15th in highest piracy rate.

‘Market size has increased, but average price has dropped’.

Tax rate will have to be increased to meet the target.

Duty-free access for Pakistani products to Chinese market will be discussed.

Restructuring continues in the oil and gas sector.

Govt pins hopes on building consensus on imposition of taxes.

Think tank for better macroeconomic, fiscal and monetary management.

Paints business to be separated from ICI Pakistan’s portfolio.

Negotiations between IMF and Pakistan start in UAE.

Objective is to prevent the repeat of crimes.

Urges widening of tax base and relieving already burdened sectors.

Islamabad bound to receive first flow of gas from Iran in 2014.

Petroleum adviser to take final decision after returning from Russia.

Power shortage, law and order and inflation also create hurdles.

Another hurdle emerges after India blocked the package at WTO.

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Cybernet has introduced the FortiGate Unified Threat Management (UTM) Cluster Solution from Fortinet.

Pakistan Gloves Manufacturers and Exporters Association chairman said govt is not serious about solving the issue.

‘Present tax rate needs to be maintained’.

Economy is showing signs of recovery which could be accelerated through policies, said S Korean ambassador.

Petroleum ministry, industry officials to meet today to discuss proposal.

Crucial nuclear, hydropower projects may be delayed due to fund shortage.

Financial position comfortable despite blockade of IMF loan.

Pakistani grain is $80 cheaper, traders see exports of 2m tons.

Delegation to leave for talks later this month.

Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 79 points.

Target of $9 billion for FY11 met in 10 months.

Central bank calls for shifting budget financing to foreign financial institutions.

Govt to enhance gas supply to power plants to reduce cost of power generation.

US software giant Microsoft will buy Internet phone service company Skype for $8.5 billion dollars.

Sudan an attractive zone for foreign investors in a number of fields.