Business

Puts at least one CPEC energy project of 1,320MW on the back burner

Benchmark index increases 1.3% to settle at 41,049.91

External debt servicing cited as reason for the decrease

AmCham China, AmCham Shanghai urged Trump administration to re-think its approach

Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication was briefed on the ongoing projects

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nation organised a two-day consultation workshop

Rupee remained stable against dollar at Rs124.1/124.3 in inter-bank market

Is probing decline in duty receipts following change in tax structure

Increase comes in the wake of 12% rise in gross profit as well as tax credit

Seeks cooperation from passengers if problems arise during transformation

Govt may end three-tier tax system, increase federal excise duty

Stands above Rs125 to a dollar a day after currency dealers met finance minister

Will also approve formation of Assets Recovery Unit to bring back looted public money

Ex-WAPDA chief fears Pakistan will face drought if dams are not built

OICCI wants end to discrimination and level playing field for all

Mini-Budget for FY2018-19 to be presented on Sept 18

Major amendments might be made to the finance bill in an attempt to increase revenue generation

Benchmark index decreases 237.49 points to settle at 40,522.04

Lagarde says as a result, crises in Turkey and Argentina could spread

Power distribution companies have 53,000 vacant posts

Canada’s protected dairy industry is a major sticking point in NAFTA talks between the two

Has set up special desk to address business community’s concerns

Meeting participants insist on investing in value chain

Announcement comes after foreign investors reduced their shareholding

Envoy says palm plant project in the pipeline to balance trade volume

It is one of the pioneer government departments that provides facilities to local as well as foreign businessmen

National heart association will submit its report on causes of decline in tax receipts

Asad Umar said on Tuesday that the government was holding consultation for setting up the Business Advisory Council

Rupee remained stable against the dollar at Rs124.1/124.3

Turns down summary as Muhammad Zubair, his brother, was not entitled to pensionary benefits

Sales of cheap variants Ravi and Mehran fall 50% and 42% respectively

Deficit stands at $6.2b; govt’s measures seem to have started producing results

Country has already been successfully experiencing 3G and 4G mobile broadband technology

Benchmark index increases 0.19% to settle at 40,759.53

Firms are removing "Made in China" label by shifting production to countries such as Vietnam, Serbia and Mexico

Marketing head puts Pakistan among the company's best performing markets

New company will be called AliExpress Russia based on the name of an existing Alibaba platform

As NY approves dollar-linked digital currencies

Industry-academia linkages termed essential to fight challenges

Memorandum of Understandings worth $175 million in total have been signed for joint ventures

Market is expecting shortfall of 300,000 tons over the next four months

Pre-departure meeting of a joint trade delegation of TDAP-SCCI was organised before departure to South Korea

Punjab Minister for Agriculture Malik Nouman Ahmad Langrial promises support for sugarcane farmers

Rupee remained stable against dollar at Rs124.1/124.3 in inter-bank market

Improved security situation has made business lucrative in northern areas

Growth may be attributed to recovery in crude oil prices, rupee depreciation

Sets principles to determine new gas prices; blames PML-N government for an expected price hike

First discovery of crude oil, gas from Hangu Formation in Chanda oil field

Will save around $2.6b by substituting furnace oil with LNG

Analysis suggests benefits of IMF programme outweigh the cost country may have to pay