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It can introduce a uniform tariff across the country

FBR has missed first-quarter collection target by Rs56 billion

Issues such as contract design, privatisation of public sector are discussed

Despite their contribution, they are not recognised as workers at all

Growth is not well-planned and the country may slip into balance of payments crisis

Pakistan has been victim of unrealistic policies that could not outgrow certain limitations

Country needs tech firms much more than food joints

Yousuf Dewan Companies will settle debt by selling stake in Dewan Cement, kick off operations with automobile business

US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said an emergency order banning the devices would take effect on Saturday

German automaker’s total expense has now gone up to $16.7b

Company will spend $150m on phase-wise expansion

He believes 80% of IT export earnings come through remittance channel

KSE gained 263.83 points during the week, but remittance and exports data cause worries

Refunds of Rs35b to Rs40b to be given only to textile exporters

Twitter, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has yet to make a profit

About 500 BISP beneficiaries will be trained in various fields

Aim is to strengthen communication linkages, remove travel curbs

These are the most employment- and capital-intensive units

Cabinet energy committee takes decision to privatise the plant in first phase

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index rises 52.27 points

Kashgar Chamber team explores possibilities of business collaboration

Deputy HC second diplomat to visit stock exchange in the last two days

Report praises efforts of water and power ministry to meet targets

First quarter saw 9% decline in country’s exports, 29% rise in trade deficit

More than 770 employees were rounded up from three fictional call-centres in last week's raids

They had committed to switching to coal-based electricity production

Year-on-year decrease mainly due to conclusion of taxi scheme

Consul general assures partnership in trade and investment

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index rises 8.07 points

Further Rs30m lost due to loss of interest income, Rs15m overspent on salaries

For the first quarter of current fiscal year, inflows dropped 5.3%

Churns out 48,767 barrels per day, eclipsing the earlier peak achieved in 2008

IMF mission chief says Pakistani rupee needs depreciation to remain competitive

Billionaires on average became poorer last year as their collective fortunes shrank

Officials said exports sank 10.0 percent year-on-year in September to $184.5 billion

Lira hit 3.0974 to the US dollar at one point, losing more than 0.3 per cent of its value, edged back to 3.0868 later

Halted production of Note 7 will damage Samsung's brand image and eventually hurt future sales of its smartphones

Pensioners hailing from other cities can register in any branch of Bank Alfalah till Nov 30

It has been planned that IT experts would be provided to each ministry to implement e-governance initiatives

The service will only enable the transfer of intra-office data, which will remain fully owned by the business

Key indicators such as factory output, company profits and investment have rebounded

Oil prices were further propelled by remarks from Saudi Energy Minister predicting oil prices could rise further

Company’s share price plunged 4.8% Tuesday morning

Energy agency says relief will come if OPEC producers cut output

Both will establish formal channels in their respective currencies

Says 5% share capital expected to be sold, likely to be biggest share offering in history

Case against South Korean smartphone giant for allegedly violating design patents

Growth of mobile broadband, new online portals attributed as reasons

Since the last week of September, international gold prices have significantly receded

Government aiming to separate transmission, distribution businesses to bring efficiency and reduce losses