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Benchmark KSE-100 index edges down 7.15 points

Robust local sales due to private sector demand lend support

Chinese firm is seeking licences for two projects in Jhimpir

Pakistan pavilion being set up after 8 years, delegates from leading universities will also take part

Companies can start new E&P activities as costs come down

Investment increases 15.1% to $957.4m in July-March 2015-16

The country's largest banking network will begin operations in Urumqi city of Xinjiang province

Key players gather in Brussels to try to push China to scale back overproduction

Ardebelli 'We support cooperation between OPEC and non-OPEC member countries'

Legalisation would be a weapon against traffickers, among whom there are terrorists who make money off of it

The airline would be an addition to the list of strategic initiatives being implemented towards the NTP

Report says Brexit would cause 'permanent' economic damage

China calls for talks after Costa Rica's Recope decides to abandon $1.5 billion refinery upgrade project

Stock markets sank at the start of trade on Monday, with sentiment hit hard by failed Doha talks

US energy giant ExxonMobil facing an onslaught from environmentalists and shareholders

Lost revenue of $285 million annually equivalent to 2.2 percent of Palestinian Gross Domestic Product

Unions have not said how long the walkout will last

Domestic exports shrank 15.6 percent year-on-year for the month, International Enterprise (IE) Singapore says

China's economy grew in the first three months at its slowest quarter-on-quarter rate

Islamic State's income and the population under its control fall by about a third

With global demand depressed, factories remain under-utilised

There are also mounting worries that the markets' robust rebound since February is not sustainable

Top producers failed to reach an agreement on capping output aimed at easing a global supply glut

Pakistan needs to find balance to realise IT sector’s potential .

Political opportunism in absence of structural reforms leaves economy stunted.

LNG import has addressed concerns of many citizens living in newly-constructed apartments.

Country must enhance linkages between firms, research institutes to increase exports, rank high on ECI

Journey of a company from an unknown entity to becoming largest petroleum marketer

Value addition in existing small businesses, new start-ups need of the hour

The Mumbai-based company says that it plans to 'defend its position vigorously in appeals to higher courts'

French Economy Minister repeated his government's commitment to build next-generation nuclear plant in Britain

Major producers both inside and outside the OPEC anxious to stem a market nosedive that has cost exporters billions

Ecuador's Hydrocarbons Minister says his country supports a draft agreement that would freeze output

Rescuers pull 10 students out of a collapsed university apartment in the same settlement on Saturday

Saudi Arabia says it wants all members to participate, despite insisting earlier on excluding Iran

The strike comes as world oil producers gather in Qatar to negotiate an output freeze to boost prices.

For the ballot to be valid, more than 50 percent of the Italian electorate must vote

68-year-old producer says failure to force anti-piracy measures is costing Hollywood millions of dollars

The country is looking to boost its struggling economy and settle a 15-year lawsuit by US investment funds

South Africa ranked as one of the most obese nations on the continent

ECB President Mario Draghi to respond to German politicians' recent criticism

Mohamed bin Salman reiterated that the kingdom will not freeze output unless the Islamic republic did so

Govt’s Vision 2025 envisages digitalising every school, college and university

The Minister said that there is unanimity that CPEC is a historical opportunity for sustained economic development

Implementation is a challenge but deal still on track

Minister reiterates need to focus on research and development

Scientists argue approval of technology given without open-field trial

Company staff pasting fake pictures of meter reading on consumer bills

Association president says regional trade must be promoted

Index down 248 points week-on-week as oil stocks rally