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Will be commissioned by mid-2017, will provide 600mmcfd additional capacity

Benchmark KSE 100-share index increases 709.94 points

Increase primarily driven on expectations that company would resume production

Govt officials, policymakers, experts to meet in Tajikistan to deliberate on SDG 6

Arrangement has been agreed at the swap ratio of one to four

Directs water and power ministry to expedite work to end load-shedding before general elections

OGRA recommends 19.9% increase in price of petroleum products from July 2016

'Cotton area in Pakistan is down around 15 per cent' secretary general APTMA

Move aims to mobilise part of earnings of overseas Pakistanis on attractive terms

Amounts to $1.45b in 11MFY16 compared to net FDI inflow of $1.08b

Questions raised over appointments of new members in absence of payment law

Benchmark KSE 100-share index gains 37.06 points.

Recomposition based on review period from July 1 to December 31, 2015.

Wants to invest in steel, energy, cement sectors; start joint ventures

Islamabad fails to post impressive growth, reveals report

Urges government to restore free trade regime as envisaged, announced by PM.

ECC approves implementation plan that will require plants to run round the clock irrespective of the cost

Four fresh reserves were found in Sindh and two in K-P

Technology spending for both Britain and Western Europe will turn negative both this year and next due to uncertainty

USITC says imports of corrosion-resistant steel from China and four other countries harming US producers

Says it is important to strengthen confidence, prevent the spread of panic and maintain stability in capital markets

Zhu made the comment at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin in northern China

The company must address similar charges over its 3.0 liter diesel cars with emissions-cheating devices

Lending agency fears Islamabad will abandon reforms

The Thal West 01 was drilled and tested using OGDC’s in-house expertise

Exports to Australia, Libya, Mauritius and South Korea start after remaining banned for 13 years

Hoping to attract much-needed foreign investment

Though the company paid fine, it also filed appeal against Ministry of Environment

Asian giant deliberately reduced value of currency as a result of Brexit

Benchmark KSE 100-share index loses 350.31 points.

Amount will be used to restructure balance sheet, reduce external debt

Asset base of overall financial sector increased 15.1%, financial assets-to-GDP ratio rose to 68.4%

Now investment potential is much better in Pakistan, says FPCCI

Scrapping of duty will provide raw material at competitive prices.

It will help reduce line losses, provide relief to consumers

The aim is for this to be the first step in what we hope will be many reserve coffees from India, says official

The yuan hit an intraday low of 6.6402 per dollar in early trade, down 0.2 per cent from Friday's close

'It will be a really volatile week and people are scared to position into things'

Single house fixation is increasing and pressure on trunk infrastructure is enormously rising

Their bids are being evaluated; no decision has been taken so far

With public institutions in a fix, private sector could help rebuild sport

Only tangible outcome of rate cut will be lower debt servicing cost for govt

Analysts studying country say there is a complete dearth of good leadership

Though neutral for now, the recent geo-political change holds both positive and negative implications for Pakistan

Country losing revenue due to illicit trade in tobacco sector

Expects country’s growth to slow, economic policymaking to suffer

Suggests quarantine deals for export of meat, agri-products

Commerce ministry reviewing first phase of FTA, finds country exported in 253 out of total 7,550 tariff lines

Asks government to help find solutions to save exports

Potential markets remain untapped due to delay in installing VHT plant