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Interest: PIA receives bids for aircraft lease
Qatar Aviation Lease Company and KL Aero Parts submitted bids for Airbus 320 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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Client security: SECP to launch product to protect equity investors
Product will shield investors from misappropriation of securities by brokers.
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Hydroelectric power: USAID commits $81m for Kurram Tangi Dam
Grant will be spent on the construction of stage-I of the project.
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Diversifying: Textile conglomerate starts relying more on food business
Chenab Group to expand its chain of Italian restaurants across the country.
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Market watch: Bourse closes positive after volatile session
Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 49.70 points.
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Ensuring smooth process: Govt seeks suggestions before spectrum auction
Minister, CEOs meet to ensure successful completion of process.
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Without male pollen, female date palms bear ‘inferior’ fruit
March to June is the prime time for pollination of the date palms.
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PTCL assets: Two dozen properties cannot be transferred to Etisalat
Govt decides not to demand payments for these properties.
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Gas import: KSEW offers to construct LNG vessels, tugboats
Defence production ministry to send summary to PM for approval.
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King of fruits: Mango exporter sees 15% growth this season
With technological progress, country will add two new export markets.
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Pakistan's mobile gaming industry breaks culture barriers
Small but growing IT industry worth an estimated $2.8 billion is being led by young entrepreneurs.
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TIP asks Sindh to follow public procurement rules
Says province should re-invite tenders for open lignite mine.
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Investment body: American Business Council simplifies goals
Members believe clear policies will renew investor confidence.
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Privatisation problems: ‘Excess employees to be given opportunity in Dubai, Qatar’
Minimum workers to be laid off, says Muhammad Zubair.
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Pak Suzuki Motor’s profit revs up 89%
Announces final cash dividend of Rs4 per share.
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Pakistan to ink initial deal on CASA power import project
State minister for water and power, additional secretary leave for Istanbul.
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Market watch: Institutional buying keeps stocks’ upward momentum
Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 320.54 points.
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MOL completes work on $225m gas processing plant
Plant will produce 300 tons of LPG and 30 mmcfd of gas.
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First phase: Hascol Petroleum’s IPO receives positive response
1,191 bidders take part in book-building portion.
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Bureaucratic wrangling: Govt withdraws Dasu project from ECNEC agenda
Water and power ministry submits revised documents late .
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Dent in revenues: Govt admits to revising tax target downwards
Tax collection target now Rs2.345 trillion, development budget sliced as well.
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Spectrum auction in danger, time to act
Current auction design is self-defeating in attracting new entrants and can alienate handful of existing operators.
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Auto industry: Pakistan Auto Show begins today
This year’s show is also expected to attract thousands of attendees.
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Relief: LPG prices remain unchanged
Marketing companies follow move by OGDC, PARCO.
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Local cement dispatches highest ever
Record-breaking growth of 2.9% during the first eight months, says APCMA.
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Professional qualification: CIMA adjusts syllabus to cater to market
Director of learning says change in response to technology development.
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Power board approves projects of 2,630MW capacity
Supports policy amendments to encourage investment in Thar.
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Market watch: Index continues upward amid interest in oil and gas sector
Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 312.61 points.
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Telecom: Grey traffic chips at LDI traffic
International traffic falls 11% YoY in February 2014.
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Entering the market: Shell to take part in bids for LNG import
Dismisses talk that company is going to sell its downstream business.
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Dar allays Afghan concerns over Dasu dam
Clears misunderstanding about location of hydropower project.
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Energy projects: PPP government stays short of targeted spending
Auditors point to lack of planning and mismanagement of funds.
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Privatising options for PIA
A decade ago, as director of administration, I had suggested setting up a PIA hospital on build-operate-transfer basis
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PPIB, ANC sign memorandam for constructing coal-fired plants in Gadani
ANC Holdings to construct two coal-fired plants of 660MW each and a jetty in Pakistan Power Park, Gadani.
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For French buyers: Envoy puts a face to Pakistani products
Says fabric, furniture, fish, rice, mango products have a huge market in France.
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Foreign guidance: Belgium envoy calls for stronger ties
Puts emphasis on education, agriculture and trade.
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Preparations: Germany reiterates help with export growth
PTEA Chairman Sheikh Ilyas Mahmood said that the GSP Plus will help the sagging economy of Pakistan.
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Power sector: Govt opens bids for Kotli hydropower project
Three companies submitted proposals for 100MW project.
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Spat: Travel agents lash out at foreign airlines
Unilateral changes in pricing, payment mechanism anger travel agents.
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Pakistanis invited to China Halal food expo
Businessmen asked to exploit huge market.
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Under the Export Finance Scheme: SBP introduces special incentives for banks, SMEs
Move to contribute towards exports growth of country.
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Iran, Pakistan: Pipeline deal inked under bilateral treaty, says expert
No need to convert gas purchase agreement into treaty to avoid sanctions.
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Financial sector: 2013 a tough year for large banks, warns report
Expresses hope that 2014 will see lower provisioning against non-performing loans .
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Market Watch: Bourse returns to bullish momentum
Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 355.84 points.
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LNG terminal: Hefty payment as capacity charges sparks worries
ECC asks PSO to conduct due diligence before issuing letter of comfort.
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The economic fallout of fiscal austerity
Scaling down development budget may result in short-term gains at the expense of medium-to-long term economic loss.
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‘Decent Capitalism’
Between APTMA, sugar millers, they seem to have decided to secure, promote their profits even at the cost of Pakistan.
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Turkish telecom giant expresses interest in Pakistan spectrum auction
Turkcell set to send a high level delegation to study the Pakistani market closely.
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One day a week: Gas supply to industry, CNG sectors
The current shortfall is 1,250 mmcfd, but the company will restore gas supply to both sectors to meet the need.
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Poor quality: Company uses scrap in the manufacture of transformers
FIA books firm for supplying substandard goods, causing big loss.
















































