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Sales tax on internet services withdrawn at last moment.

Senate standing committee says income threshold should be lowered for high earners

Benchmark 100-share index gains 56.59 points.

Mr Dar listed Imran Khan’s dharna in August-December among the adverse influences on his performance

The highest number of companies, 155, was registered at the Company Registration Office (CRO), Lahore

Direct flights of Qatar Airways from Faisalabad to international destinations to start from July 17

The rupee remained stable at 101.6/101.8 against the dollar in the inter-bank market on Thursday

Any company pullout will create a gap of $18m in market.

Proposal floated to tax undistributed reserves over 100% of paid-up capital.

SBP’s liquid foreign exchange reserves rose $400 million to $12,313 million against 11,913 million last week

Committee members from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan speak against earmarking meagre funds.

Argues it had failed to pay tax refunds of Rs400m after PAFL acquisition in 2006.

Auto financing also picking up gradually with current estimates at 30%.

First set of unaudited data released after biometric re-verification drive.

Says it will hamper telecom sector growth.

Import of fuel on government-to-government basis continues to be held up

Benchmark 100-share index gains 270.86 points.

According to national bank, President Mugabe's government has discarded its virtually worthless national currency

Protest against two-day gas outage plan.

PARC will provide land for installation of VHT plants, PATCO will run the plant for treatment of fruits and vegetables

Pakistan is also interested in launching a train service to Turkey via Iran

Pilots refuse to operate flights without proper rest, says Palpa

Pakistan’s shipments abroad plunge 5% in 11MFY15; trade deficit widens 11.7%

Avanceon CEO emphasises importance of safety measures.

Amount to $16.6b in first 11 months of current fiscal year.

Exports fall but local demand remains robust.

Strike price determined by Dutch Auction Method now stands at Rs11 per unit.

MSCI to add Pakistan Index to its review list for potential reclassification.

Benchmark 100-share index gains 53 points.

Sindhri is often considered one of the sweetest varieties of mangoes in the world

In addition to surcharges, Nepra approves a cut of Rs2.50 per unit subsidy for power consumers

Decision has the potential to dramatically change dynamics of the Pakistan equity market

Revival of service after 5 years to improve Iran-Balochistan trade

Netflix says it next plans to expand into Spain.

Says most incentives will assist growth; taxation remains neglected area.

Discusses plans to provide IT education and training to women.

Going back on promises in the past leaves industrialists less hopeful.

It is an opportunity for consumers before coercive measures are taken

Say fresh duties to deter sales and increase prices by 25%.

Asks govt to expedite work on major highways between Karachi and Lahore.

14-member German delegation expected to hold talks, Pakistani officials keen on having European carmaker.

Govt looks to impose tax on every transaction done through banking channels

Benchmark 100-share index gains 119.17 points.

The austerity formula has proved, in the long run, to be a stagnation trap for countries that went to the Fund

The crew was detained in UK for questioning on suspicion of smuggling mobiles phones and currency in London on Monday

The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) set up a joint pavilion with nine exhibitors

Talks will be held on power and oil supply.

Book-building process for Dolmen City REIT begins

The portal would educate and train the common people on how to choose the right investment option

He suggested the government to bring down the rate of tax of non-filers to the rate of income tax returns filers