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First quarter saw 9% decline in country’s exports, 29% rise in trade deficit

More than 770 employees were rounded up from three fictional call-centres in last week's raids

They had committed to switching to coal-based electricity production

Year-on-year decrease mainly due to conclusion of taxi scheme

Consul general assures partnership in trade and investment

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index rises 8.07 points

Further Rs30m lost due to loss of interest income, Rs15m overspent on salaries

For the first quarter of current fiscal year, inflows dropped 5.3%

Churns out 48,767 barrels per day, eclipsing the earlier peak achieved in 2008

IMF mission chief says Pakistani rupee needs depreciation to remain competitive

Billionaires on average became poorer last year as their collective fortunes shrank

Officials said exports sank 10.0 percent year-on-year in September to $184.5 billion

Lira hit 3.0974 to the US dollar at one point, losing more than 0.3 per cent of its value, edged back to 3.0868 later

Halted production of Note 7 will damage Samsung's brand image and eventually hurt future sales of its smartphones

Pensioners hailing from other cities can register in any branch of Bank Alfalah till Nov 30

It has been planned that IT experts would be provided to each ministry to implement e-governance initiatives

The service will only enable the transfer of intra-office data, which will remain fully owned by the business

Key indicators such as factory output, company profits and investment have rebounded

Oil prices were further propelled by remarks from Saudi Energy Minister predicting oil prices could rise further

Company’s share price plunged 4.8% Tuesday morning

Energy agency says relief will come if OPEC producers cut output

Both will establish formal channels in their respective currencies

Says 5% share capital expected to be sold, likely to be biggest share offering in history

Case against South Korean smartphone giant for allegedly violating design patents

Growth of mobile broadband, new online portals attributed as reasons

Since the last week of September, international gold prices have significantly receded

Government aiming to separate transmission, distribution businesses to bring efficiency and reduce losses

Says federal govt ought to provide same concessions as those to CPEC projects

Increase will hurt manufacturing sector, reduce exports

Situation improving after import of LNG, 84 new oil and gas discoveries

Also gave approval for laying new gas pipelines, electrification schemes for villages

Adds no major policy initiative taken so far to empower economic players

Benchmark KSE 100-share Index rises 203.49 points

Oman-based firm awarded first contract, first consignment will see arrival of 55,000 tons

Increases 14% on yearly basis to 2.15 million tons, says local brokerage house

Application of four most critical proposals has been deferred indefinitely

Rates linked with changes in global oil prices which slumped by over 50% in recent past.

System would help food suppliers reduce wastage, improve efficiency and save more capital

Recent uptick in protectionist measures has hurt trade

Hundreds of deaths have sparked lawsuits and calls to tackle problem

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is just one piece of the puzzle

Pakistan’s debt is constantly increasing due to FBR’s inability to collect taxes that match higher spending

HBFC’s decision to focus on low-cost housing leaves many wondering why

However, some animals are more equal than others

'Not only Pakistan but the whole region would extract benefits from CPEC projects'

Rs103 in the wake of political impasse over alleged election rigging

The SPI for the lowest income group also edged up 0.33% compared to the previous week

The book is not priced and will not be available in the market

“No one has been injured as a result of these issues,” Volkswagen Spokeswoman

Finishes at 41,200 as banks and cements shine