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Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 418.61 points.

Poor performance in line with the weak stock market.

Over 571 exhibitors and 750 foreign buyers and importers attended the event.

Consumer Price Index hits 3.24% in February, sparking rate cut hopes.

Rating agency believes highest investment, growth will help close budget deficit.

Commission also did not receive any consultancy services offer for PSM privatisation .

Slowdown in inflation sparks expectations of a further cut in the discount rate

US-based manufacturer of skincare products enters Pakistan

CEO says large financial institutions want to ‘co-invest’ with entity

If allowed, hundreds of thousands of investors will benefit

Entity-specific audit raises question of adhering to procedures

Govt must initiate nationwide drive to promote Islamic financial literacy

Video-sharing website remains blocked; users find a way around ban

The obsession with numbers is unhealthy and destroying the nation’s institutions

Businessmen ask the Netherlands to open commercial office in Multan.

Wants South Asian countries to face common challenges together.

Housing developers concentrate on other cities for potential.

Designed by Bjarke Ingels, the plan aims to rival projects from Apple and Facebook.

Want correct valuation of imports; say revenue of government being dented due to smuggling.

High prices not attracting interest from buyers.

Government set to unfold the new aviation policy this month.

Lack of triggers and foreign selling kept investors sidelined throughout the week.

Insist it would be another Kalabagh dam project if original plan is changed.

Step to improve productivity, says food security minister.

PTBA office in Faisalabad will provide a link to local businessmen for interaction with international buyers

The two-day event included the “Build a Business” workshop for entrepreneurs

World Bank to provide 90% of the $211m project cost.

Initiative taken to educate people about intellectual property rights.

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 130.61 points.

Pakistan, China to sign $3b deal during upcoming Chinese president’s visit.

TDAP says Pakistani entities will get more orders by end of event.

ISPAK confirms reports some operators unblocked video-sharing website.

Steps to overhaul tax machinery still not yielding desired results.

Country’s first LNG terminal expected to start operations in March.

Provisions against bad loans drop 52%.

Fact sheet says load-shedding was at its peak in 2013-14.

Gap of $450 million needs to be bridged to achieve financial close.

Exports to Afghanistan remain under pressure.

Board approves new cost of $255m, 55% of which will be financed by banks.

Move may lead to disputes over seniority, posting and promotion.

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 82.50 points.

During the same period, the SBP received $43 million from multilateral, bilateral and other sources.

Flight of profits from companies operating in Pakistan rises 41.5%.

Beijing has so far released $269m out of a total of $6.5b for the project.

The ambassador was speaking at a gathering of business and political leaders in Delaware

They looked for possibilities of enhancing trade and undertaking joint ventures

In 2013-14, the reserves, however, swelled more than 50%

Solving the cash flow problem means taking on every single powerful entity in Pakistan simultaneously

Android took only 11%, or $2.4 billion, but overall smartphone profits were up 31.4%

A judge awarded a combined $100 million to the plaintiffs in the lawsuits filed in Florida by smokers