Business

Manufacturers of auto, tractor parts and tyre tubes have potential to attract buyers

Previous PML-N govt gave subsidy of Rs3 per unit to industrial consumers

Increase driven by low tax revenue, high expenditure and currency depreciation

Information minister says operation being launched against those involved in speculative currency trade

Benchmark index inches up 5.69 points to settle at 37,521.81

Warns Beijing it will be difficult to allow trade to continue without a pact

Insists IMF has made no demand for rupee depreciation; currency is at equilibrium

PSX Lahore Regional Head Sarmad Hussain says stock market gave 20% return on investment from 2006 to 2018

Used car imports decline 43.6% to $156m in first half of FY19

RLNG price for SNGPL consumers will be $10.5758 per mmbtu and for SSGC consumers it will be $10.5246 per mmbtu

Total sales decline 6.7% to 4.34 million tons in March 2019

It will visit Punjab and Sindh to get response of businesses to the reforms drive

Riyadh doesn’t want OGRA, HDIP testing POL products imported under deferred payment pact

Asad Umar chairs price monitoring meeting amid criticism over high inflation

Says six major foreign payments made last week

Current and previous economic managers engage in war of words over economy

Inflows from China cited as the reason for the increase

Benchmark index decreases 1.33% to settle at 37,516.12

Mobile carriers began 5G services on Wednesday, two days earlier than the launch date

Service has been available on Android since last year and has over 5 million users

Tariff revised upwards on account of fuel cost adjustment for the month of February

Inflation at its highest in more than five years

Land has been earmarked in M-3 Industrial City for the centre

It reported 9.4% inflation, which was 1.2-percentage-point higher than actual level

Petroleum minister says PTI has delivered on its poll promise

Company introduces advanced version of mobile internet in major cities

With such revenues, it will fund health insurance, disease control programmes

Rise comes after further fall in rupee’s value

Adviser says various options could be explored to run the dead mill

Projects higher inflation, pressure on exchange rate and current account deficit

Finance Minister Asad Umar says rupee will nosedive against dollar, new investment will cease if deal not signed

Benchmark index decreases 13.23 points to settle at 38,022.8

Surprise increase in American inventories, however, caps gains

Company may introduce Alto 660cc as an alternative

As a result, gold prices rise to a new all-time high at Rs71,200 per tola

Work on first special economic zone in Rashakai will be launched soon

PTI govt trying its best to enhance exports, says Abdul Razzak Dawood

IRSA committee, however, notes water supply will be better than last year

QESCO accounts for almost half of nationwide default; 450 officials of DISCOs under investigation

Power Division secretary says public depts, firms owe K-Electric Rs125b

Following a notable slowdown in economic growth and contraction in the number of vehicles

PTI govt to drastically reduce number of WHT in next budget, including tax on banking transactions: finance minister

Finance Minister Asad Umar says steps afoot to stop unchecked outflow of dollars

Airlines provided waivers, exemptions to improve service, boost tourism

New BoDs for four public sector companies announced

Dr Hafiz Pasha, in his new book, estimates Pakistan suffered $252b loss in war on terror

Surpasses $5,000 mark for first time since mid-November

Benchmark index decreases 0.83% to settle at 38,036.03

Hub Power Company Limited plans to issue right shares to existing shareholders

Delegation expresses interest in PM’s housing project, CPEC