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Pepco rejects report of expected losses
Pepco has rejected the Transparency International Pakistan’s report about expected losses to the company.
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Civil Aviation Authority officers threaten to move court against promotion policy
The board of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday approved a revised recruitment and promotion criterion.
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IMF assured of 7.6pc hike in power tariff from July
Electricity prices are set to rise a third time in nine months as the government has assured the International Monetary Fund.
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Market closes higher than par
A positive day was seen at the Karachi Stock Exchange on Tuesday with key indices closing in the positive zone.
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Former dictator is on the run: Zardari
President Asif Ali Zardari has said that “we will not take revenge of Benazir Bhutto’s murder.
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Banks disburse Rs215b agricultural credit
Banks disbursed Rs215.039 billion in agricultural credit in the first 11 months (July-May) of the current fiscal 2009-10.
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Reduce the number of govt servants
If the government is serious about balancing its budget and becoming austere, it should reduce its own workforce.
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A stable day at the market
The Karachi Stock Exchange saw several dips and crests during the opening day of the week.
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Rice crop hit by tight water supply
Rice crop is expected to drop by 14% as compared to the last seasonal produce after India has limited water supply.
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The disruptive business of technology
Consumer electronics giant Sony has seen its valuation drop by 80 per cent over the past decade.
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Govt agrees ‘in principle’ to using explosives
The government has in principle agreed to use explosives to blast boulders blocking the flow of water through Attabad lake.
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Poverty and Crony Capitalism
The just distribution of resources is the responsibility of the state.
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Unfulfilled promise, uncontrolled poverty
The government failed to keep up its promise of restricting inflation to single-digits by the end of the current fiscal year.
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Mansha urges US to think big
Quality not quantity was the gist of chairman Nishat Group, Mian Mohammad Mansha’s message to the United States.
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Officials say PIA on a crash course
After six months, PIA continues to wait for the new business plan that is expected to pull it out of financial ruin.
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Market wanders aimlessly as uncertainty dominates investor sentiments
News regarding the implementation of the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) dominated proceedings at the Karachi Stock Exchange.
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Can Kolson survive?
Bankers struggled this week to keep alive the Karachi based company behind one of Pakistan’s prominent food brands.
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WB offers $115m for gas network improvement
The World Bank has offered $115 million to the Sui Southern Gas Company for improving infrastructure.
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Market falls slightly as capital gains tax fuels investor uncertainty
Stocks ended lower on Friday as investors squared their positions amid uncertainty over a capital gains tax.
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Gold climbs to fresh all-time high
The price of gold jumped to a fresh peak when it rose by Rs514 to settle at Rs34,028 per 10 grams.
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Govt to finalise four wind power deals worth $500m
Pakistan this year expects to finalise four wind power deals worth $500 million to exploit a renewable resource.
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Shaikh urges austerity to check inflation
Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh urged political parties to join hands in order to make the country self-reliant.
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Forex reserves fall to $15.71b
Foreign exchange reserves fell to $15.71 billion in the week ended June 11, down from $15.87 billion the previous week.






























