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Benchmark KSE-100 index surges 1,203.20 points, settles at 69,619.99

Farmers, businessmen stress need for website accessibility, call for private sector collaboration

Announces first discovery of tight gas in Sindh under new policy

Aims to provide direct crediting of financial assistance through all banks, MFBs nationwide

March sees 2-year high; IFC approves $400m financing for PTCL

Initiates crackdown to safeguard power grid, sets April 23 deadline

Calling the energy crisis in Pakistan the mother of all crises is not an exaggeration

Pakistan fails to utilise canals network more efficiently despite huge cost benefits over road transport

Karachi Safe City project will eliminate 90% of crimes, help businesses flourish

While democracy may be touted as necessity, it is certainly not enough to solve problems

Without such measures, years of economic contraction can breed frustration

CCP probes pricing mechanism as sector gets huge benefit of subsidised gas

Company buys thermal energy assets of country’s largest conglomerate

Both try solving quality problems, hold down costs as Boeing deals with crisis

The envoy announced that the Iranian president was expected to sign a MoU on livestock quarantine and plant protection

Musk has since repeatedly promised such a vehicle to investors and consumers

FPCCI advocates simplification of system to boost tax-to-GDP ratio

Urges banks to prioritise sector, calls it backbone of economy

Court rules Frontier Holdings Limited must bear arbitration costs, set at $250,000

Businessmen ask govt to avoid more loans by promoting local brands

Sum is insufficient to clear backlog which has already reached Rs487b

Announces plans for minimum economic protection to govt functionaries

SPI surges, marking end to slowdown registered in past two weeks

KSE-100 index gains 1,412 points, or 2.11% WoW, settles at 68,416.78

Get boost from rises in vegetable oil, meat and dairy products

Indicates stability as forex reserves continue to grow

Allows borrowing of Rs275b for procurement; no target set for Punjab

Urge focus on middle-class relief, SMEs growth

Survey reveals growing pessimism among businessmen regarding economy

Foreign firms to pump over $400m in wind, solar energy projects

Rupee stable at Rs277.83/$ as bullion body reports surge

Draw govt’s attention towards forex burden, LC confirmation costs

Funding will help pay liabilities of government, clear backlog

Pakistan falls below Haiti, experts warn of catastrophe amid rising debt

Regulator imposes Rs50m penalty on power firms for violations, breach of legislation

Pakistan has already inked deal for buying one LNG cargo per month

SBP cites no reason for increase in reserves

Spike in borrowing indicates rising expenditures met with costly financing

Strategic sale to Liberty consortium streamlines capital allocation

Benchmark KSE-100 index soars 660.75 points, settles at 68,416.78

Council will probe failure of companies to deposit GIDC of billions of rupees

Eyes refinery upgrade, increased incentives under Brownfield Refining Policy 2024

Currency dealers still believe that rupee has the potential to recover to Rs250-260/$ in the coming weeks and months

Successful transport of potato consignment signals regional trade expansion

Presents roadmap for industrial cooperation to boost trade volume

Benchmark KSE-100 index surges 869.77 points, settles at 67,756.04

Tax authority on track to achieve Rs240b annual target

Minister assures textile sector of support, addressing concerns

Sindh’s initiative aims to enhance skills and employability, promotes sector growth

Govt’s PIDE proposes alternative strategies to tackle economic challenges