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Two 660MW plants show govt’s determination to push coal into energy mix

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves had increased 3.1% on a weekly basis on April 1

Asks industrialists to impart skills training to youth, establish institutes

Want K-P mineral development and regulation act to go through

Wants TDAP to explain spending on exhibitions

Rises 623.91 points on possible reclassification to MSCI’s emerging markets index

1% increase in Chinese apparel prices means 2.53% rise in US demand for Pakistani exports

OICCI says stable macroeconomic indicators key reason

Stakeholders discuss importance of project, want everyone’s cooperation

LCCI, other officials want govt to trust locals in developing country

Money to be recovered from consumers, will be used to settle K-P’s net profit arrears

Increase 9.71% during 10MFY16

President Mamnoon urges businesses to continue economic contribution

Says measures to increase collection have started paying dividends

Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 420.26 points

PM Sharif will attend launch of ‘peace line’ project that will ease electricity shortages

Deal was finalised after all prospective providers were asked to participate, adds handout

Nielsen report says its share has grown 43.5% over last six years

Questions raised over country’s transparency in import, export procedure

After withdrawal of protection, Lotte Chemical has been suffering losses or the last 4 years

Prosecutors file lawsuit against over the Samarco mine dam burst that killed 19 and wreaked environmental havoc

Philip Morris and the Polish government had lodged appeals against a tobacco directive by the EU

In all about 15 banks were named in the suit for alleged manipulation of the ISDA fix rate

Air France warned of doubts over fuel prices, some bloated routes and uncertainty over the economic and politics

Chinese court rules against Apple in a case it brought against a small maker of 'iPhone'-branded leather goods

Google autonomous test fleet will more than double with the addition of 100 new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans

Even if Obama avoids public spat, he faces prospects of presiding over the trade dispute during final months in office

M4 project will connect other highways to Faisalabad and Multan

Ship fully equipped to enforce security, another two to be launched soon

According to finance minister, Pakistan focuses on growth and jobs despite security challenges

FBR considering charging higher rates of income tax from those who are outside the tax net

Argues fertiliser producer has not paid GIDC, filed court cases against govt

Government focuses on domestic energy resources in the long run

Benchmark KSE-100 index closes at 34,897.30 points

Says issues need to be resolved in regulation, monitoring and pricing.

Company says liquidity issues and meeting excessive regulatory and reporting requirements serves no purpose anymore

Both projects fall on eastern alignment of CPEC and are critical for connecting Beijing with the port city of Gwadar

Global risks including slowdown in China and the danger of Britain leaving the bloc are harming the economic recovery

Britain votes on June 23 in an in-out referendum on whether to stay in the EU

The figure is more than half of Nigeria's current foreign exchange reserves of $27 billion

AIIB will jointly finance major new highway in Pakistan in its first co-financed project with ADB

The Greenpeace leak was a 'storm in a teacup' Brussels says

Will the ambitious TTIP, the world's largest trade pact, ever see the light of day?

Government stimulus measures, lower commodity prices and low unemployment will help drive regional expansion

Stacy Pincus accuses world's biggest coffee retailer of serving its customers 'much less than advertised fluid...

The interpretations being given to these texts appear to be misleading at best and flat out wrong at worst: US

The premier said Pakistan was actively pursuing regional integration and projects such as the CPEC

Not a single equity fund posted net loss in the month

Sees terrorism as common concern for both sides

Benchmark KSE-100 index drops 151.77 points