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February witnesses 14.6pc decline in mobile phone imports

ISLAMABAD: The mobile phones import in the country has reached US $ 60.02 million during February this year, showing 14.

Published 01 Apr, 2017 11:00am

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Pak-Bahrain economic partnership to grow under CPEC: Khurram Dastgir

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan Thursday said Pakistan and Bahrain would grow e

Published 30 Mar, 2017 04:14pm

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Import of soyabean oil reduces by 58.1pc in 8 months

ISLAMABAD: Soyabean oil import into the country during first eight months of current financial year reduced by

Published 30 Mar, 2017 11:43am

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Need for more interaction in Pak, German business communities

KARACHI: Representatives of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Commerce (FPCCI) and Head of Missi

Published 29 Mar, 2017 05:06pm

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Four factories to start production in Gwadar by the end of 2017

ISLAMABAD: Federal government is beefing up efforts to start production activities in at least four factories in Gwa

Updated 29 Mar, 2017 01:47pm

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CM announces Rs25bn package for Lodhran

LODHRAN: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday announced Rs 25 billion package for development of Lodhra

Published 28 Mar, 2017 08:08pm

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Government allows export of 200,000MT sugar

ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) approved on Tuesday the export of 200,000 metric ton

Updated 30 Mar, 2017 11:15am

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Dar reviews progress on economic reforms

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting here on Monday which reviewed the economic indi

Published 27 Mar, 2017 08:00pm

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Gwadar port crucial for country's fast economic uplift: NA body

GWADAR: The National Assembly's Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping on Monday strongly recommended to the federal g

Published 27 Mar, 2017 07:07pm

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Food exports decrease 11.79pc, import increase 13.47pc

ISLAMABAD: Food group exports from the country during first eight months of current financial year decreased by 11.79 pe

Published 27 Mar, 2017 09:42am

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Rs79,119.948mn released for various power, water projects so far

ISLAMABAD: The Planning Commission has released Rs 79,119.948 million against total allocation of Rs 161,816.37 million

Published 24 Mar, 2017 08:41am

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NAB Chairman, Chinese delegation discuss bilateral ties

ISLAMABAD: A Chinese delegation led by HOU Changan, Secretary General of Communist Party of China of Hubei Provincial Co

Published 22 Mar, 2017 09:08pm

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Pakistan's trade with Myanmar remained small: Khurram Dastgir

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan on Tuesday said that Pakistan's trade with Myanmar

Updated 22 Mar, 2017 02:02pm

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Pakistan wants enhanced ties with UK in trade, investment: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said Pakistan intended to further enhance relations with

Updated 21 Mar, 2017 10:14am

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Khurram says final IP draft to come forth by end 2017

LAHORE: Federal Commerce Minister Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan said on Monday that all the stakeholders were being consulted for intellectual property rights and a final draft in this regard would come forth by end of the current year.

Published 20 Mar, 2017 02:38pm

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'Chinese companies keen to invest in various sectors of Pakistan'

ISLAMABAD: Worldwide Business Culture Exchange Centre (WBCEC) Secretary General Yin Lin Bing Sunday said the Chinese investors considered Pakistan a potential country for business and had come here to explore opportunities for investment.

Published 19 Mar, 2017 09:03pm

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Export enhancement package aims at enhancing country's export

ISLAMABAD: Export enhancement package Rs.

Published 19 Mar, 2017 10:27am

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Political stability vital for economic progress: Ahsan Iqbal

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Prof Ahsan Iqbal has said political stability was vital for economic progress of a country as the political instability in the past rendered country's economy weak.

Published 18 Mar, 2017 07:40pm

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Weekly inflation increases 0.49pc

ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation for the week ended on March 17 for the combined income groups increased by 0.

Published 17 Mar, 2017 10:08am

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Sixth round on Pak-Turkey, FTA to be held in April

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey's sixth round of the negotiations on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to held in coming month of April,2017 was postponed because Prime Minister visit to Turkey.

Published 17 Mar, 2017 09:49am

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FBR directed to meet revenue target for FY 16-17

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday urged Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to undertake all necessary efforts to meet the tax revenue target for the current fiscal year.

Published 16 Mar, 2017 09:25pm

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Tax collection up 7pc, touches Rs2046 billion figure

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization was informed here Thursday that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected taxes of Rs 2046 billion till now, showing over 7 percent increase.

Published 16 Mar, 2017 01:49pm

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CPEC to help promote regional trade: RCCI

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) President Raja Amer Iqbal on Wednesday said trade ties with Central Asian Republics, including Kyrgyzstan, were imperative to boost exports.

Published 15 Mar, 2017 09:52pm

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PMDC produced 1.59 megatonne coal, paid Rs1.896 bln taxes, dividends

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) has produced around 4.

Published 15 Mar, 2017 09:55am

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Pak GDP to grow significantly once CPEC is operational

KARACHI: The GDP of Pakistan is expected to grow substantially once the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) becomes operational.

Published 14 Mar, 2017 08:44pm

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LNG import likely to touch 1200 mmcfd figure by July

ISLAMABAD: Import of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is likely to double by July 2017 from its current volume of 600 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd), official sources said.

Published 14 Mar, 2017 12:17pm

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GB can earn billions through almond exports

GILGIT: The main strength of the economy of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) depends largely on dry fruits and agriculture and is famous for its almond, apricot, cherry and other dry fruits production in the world, But, the most popular fruit of Gilgit Baltistan is

Published 14 Mar, 2017 08:22am

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Public entities urged to follow code of corporate governance

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar said Monday that the public sector corporate entities should ensure strict adherence to the code of corporate governance.

Published 13 Mar, 2017 08:08pm

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NAB arrests Education department official on corruption charges

HYDERABAD: The National Accountability Bureau Sunday arrested an official of the Sindh Education Department and seized his possessions valued at around Rs 285 million.

Published 12 Mar, 2017 08:19pm

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Corruption major hurdle in progress, prosperity: NAB Chairman

ISLAMABAD: Chairman, National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Qamar Zaman Chaudhry on Friday said corruption is root cause of all evils and major hurdle in progress and prosperity of the country.

Published 10 Mar, 2017 07:11pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	80.67
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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