Business

Branch headed by officer of additional inspector general rank and assisted by DIG

Italian envoy says documentation of economy will help country prosper

Receipts are double the amount got in previous year but are lower than estimates

Board member calls for convening meeting to resolve outstanding issues

Schemes include construction of Lahore Ring Road (Southern Loop-III) at cost of Rs10b

Step taken to compete with cheaper imported coils

These include Taunsa hydropower project, North South Gas Pipeline, others

Federal, provincial govts’ combined spending on uplift in first quarter was less than one-tenth of annual allocations

SBP will launch mobile app, install 1m digital access points over next 3 years

Paris deal enjoins nations to limit temperature rises to well below two-degree Celsius

Benchmark index gains 0.51% to settle at 34,377.61

Prices are also supported by China's factory activity that expanded at fastest pace since 2017

Calls on India to withdraw export-contingent subsidies within periods varying from 90 to 180 days

More than 86,000 5G base stations have already entered services in China

Crucial talks would be held between the Ministry of Petroleum and authorities in December 2019

David Malpass says Pakistan stood among the top ten reformers in this year's report

Survey shows handset shipments rise 2% at 366 million units

Imran Khan approves full implementation of VAT regime for all business segments over next three years

Ministry says board has conducted interviews, will send nominations to PM

Anti-tobacco activists lament elimination of mobile app from system

Expects digitisation in collections and payments following completion of project

Shortfall in collection widens to Rs167b in first four months of FY20

Price of LDO comes down to Rs85.33 per litre from Rs91.89

Benchmark index gains 442.27 points to settle at 34,203.68

Central bank cites no reason for improvement

Protracted US-China trade war weighs on demand outlook for oil

China Mobile announces its services are available in 50 cities - including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen

Qantas was the latest airline to take one of the planes out of the air

Power producers caused additional burden of over Rs7b on power consumers due to generation of expensive electricity

Saudi Arabia’s Al-Tuwairqi Group has filed case in court of arbitration

Earnings per share stand at Rs6.33 in Jul-Sept quarter

Decline comes on back of surge in finance cost

Wheat price may be increased to Rs1,400 per 40 kg

Recommends three schemes of Rs52b to ECNEC

PIA connects more cities to the UAE as it launches flights from Faisalabad and Multan to Dubai

These filling stations will now run on imported LNG

Gives go-ahead for release of 650,000 tons of wheat to K-P, Sindh, Balochistan

IPO delayed till December, reportedly over MBS' dissatisfaction on valuation

Suggests increase of Rs0.27 per litre in high-speed diesel rate

Benchmark index decreases 36.10 points to settle at 33,761.41

United States, China continue to work on interim trade agreement

Relaxes registration conditions; reduces income tax rates by 66%; puts off CNIC condition

Internet users faced difficulties in accessing online content after international submarine cable developed fault

Trade secretary says exports could not be increased until govt removed import duties

Support comes from higher sales, income from other business

Declining volumes drag earnings down; board announces dividend of Rs7 per share

Economic slowdown, rupee devaluation push consumers to go for second-hand cars

Fall comes due to seasonality factor, price hike

Cabinet members resist NAB demand for urea import documents

Petroleum Division considers provision of pipeline gas or LPG cylinders more feasible