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Gen Qamar says army will ‘guard the border’ between people and Covid-19

CCOE to consider cutting domestic gas production, maximising LNG consumption

Additional funds will be used to complete first phase of 2,160MW capacity

Industry experts explore the challenges to employees working remotely in Pakistan

Rising virus cases result in work-from-home policy

Food inflation in urban areas that stood at 15.2% in the preceding month, eased to 13% in March

Independent assessment puts national output losses in range of Rs891b to Rs1.6tr

As per the notification, the marketing/distribution margin has been set at Rs35,000 per ton

Retailers find it difficult to pay workers due to cash shortage

Amount will be largely spent on paying staff salaries and pension

Fresh lending of $200m from World Bank likely to be approved on Thursday

Nine-month shortfall jumps to record Rs693 billion against original target

MOL, OGDC also curtail oil, gas production due to lower demand from refineries

Returns health-sector scheme after provinces refused to share cost

Country director says ADB recognises the extraordinary burden of this pandemic on Pakistan

Pakistan has never developed its manufacturing sector to sustain itself

PTA has so far permitted 24 companies to assemble handsets in Pakistan

Pakistan should not limit exemption from taxes on life-saving goods to 3 months

Govt’s discount window should support existing industrial concerns in health care

Aim to persuade clients that current economic crisis presents investment opportunity

Term it attempt to discourage investors from shifting to environment-friendly technology

Finance secretary says govt working on mechanism to reach out to labourers

Recovery seen following intervention by central bank

CCOE notes petrol demand has dropped by 41% and diesel by 55% due to lockdown

Five export-oriented industries to be supplied electricity at 7.5 cents per unit

Privatisation transactions will be completed after local and international markets recover

Govt making efforts to ensure agricultural production remains unhurt

President Xi also urges fellow member countries to cut tariffs, remove barriers and facilitate trade

As the 3-week nationwide lockdown announced by Modi govt set to have a huge detrimental impact on businesses

Payments to creditors in last quarter are likely to further stretch official foreign currency reserves

Move aims to cope with impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Precious metal forges a 7-year peak on commodity markets

Slide attributed to panic accumulation of greenback in the wake of virus hitting global economies

Benchmark KSE-100 index edges up 38.4 points to end at 27,267.20

Capital value tax abolished to support Pakistan Stock Exchange as market continues to plunge

Says govt should reduce LNG basket price by revising current formula

Insist they have expertise for manufacturing ventilators, other such goods

Benchmark index dives 1,336 points to below 28,000 despite policy rate cut

Fuel tariff cut by Rs15, utility bills to be paid in instalments; labourers to get Rs3,000 per month

Industry set to receive huge blow due to plant closures, suffer more losses

Earlier, Petroleum Division held talks on reducing the return, UFG ceiling

IMF official says these countries should devalue currencies instead of giving credit concessions

Daily tally brings the country’s total infections to 9,037, according to the KCDC

Says it was possible to resume economic activity in states with what he said were relatively low rates of infection

Pakistan’s envoy says joint efforts will help increase bilateral investment, trade, JVs

Aims to facilitate companies, businesses in dealing with current crisis

Majority brokers urge management to shut down market during lockdown

Finance adviser meets businessmen to seek input for economic relief package

Package aimed at offsetting impact of coronavirus outbreak

'Pakistan's aviation sector already lost more Rs10b in last three weeks due to restrictions by other countries'