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Print - 2015-01-10
July-December 2014 trade deficit up by 33.97 percent

July-December 2014 trade deficit up by 33.97 percent

Pakistan''s trade deficit expanded by 33.97 percent during July-December 2014, provisional trade figures released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday revealed. The PBS data showed that the trade deficit during July-December 2014 was recorded
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
July-December 2014 trade deficit up by 33.97 percent

July-December 2014 trade deficit up by 33.97 percent

Pakistan's trade deficit expanded by 33.97 percent during July-December 2014, provisional trade figures released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday revealed. The PBS data showed that the trade deficit during July-December 2014 was recorded a
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
July-December 2014 trade deficit up by 33.97 percent

July-December 2014 trade deficit up by 33.97 percent

Pakistan's trade deficit expanded by 33.97 percent during July-December 2014, provisional trade figures released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday revealed. The PBS data showed that the trade deficit during July-December 2014 was recorded a
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Friday (January 09, 2015).

Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
US House approves Keystone pipeline, court clears roadblock

US House approves Keystone pipeline, court clears roadblock

The US House of Representatives approved a Republican measure Friday authorising the Keystone XL oil pipeline, hours after a state court removed a legal roadblock to the controversial project''s construction. Lawmakers voted 266 to 153 to pass the bill th
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
US House approves Keystone pipeline, court clears roadblock

US House approves Keystone pipeline, court clears roadblock

The US House of Representatives approved a Republican measure Friday authorising the Keystone XL oil pipeline, hours after a state court removed a legal roadblock to the controversial project's construction. Lawmakers voted 266 to 153 to pass the bill tha
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
US House approves Keystone pipeline, court clears roadblock

US House approves Keystone pipeline, court clears roadblock

The US House of Representatives approved a Republican measure Friday authorising the Keystone XL oil pipeline, hours after a state court removed a legal roadblock to the controversial project's construction. Lawmakers voted 266 to 153 to pass the bill tha
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Correction

Correction

Apropos a news item "July-December revenue collection reaches Rs 1.17bn" carried by Business Recorder on its back page yesterday, the figure should read "Rs 1.17trn". The error is deeply regretted.
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Correction

Correction

Apropos a news item "July-December revenue collection reaches Rs 1.17bn" carried by Business Recorder on its back page yesterday, the figure should read "Rs 1.17trn". The error is deeply regretted.
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Correction

Correction

Apropos a news item "July-December revenue collection reaches Rs 1.17bn" carried by Business Recorder on its back page yesterday, the figure should read "Rs 1.17trn". The error is deeply regretted.
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Board Meetings

Board Meetings

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
PBA elections

PBA elections

Pakistan Broadc-asters Association held its Annual General Meeting yesterday. The board elected the following new office-bearers of PBA for the year 2014-2015: Mir Ibrahim Rahman (GEO), Chairman; Mian Aamer Mehmood (Dunya TV) Senior Vice Chairman; Muhamma
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
PBA elections

PBA elections

Pakistan Broadc-asters Association held its Annual General Meeting yesterday. The board elected the following new office-bearers of PBA for the year 2014-2015: Mir Ibrahim Rahman (GEO), Chairman; Mian Aamer Mehmood (Dunya TV) Senior Vice Chairman; Muhamma
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
British preacher Abu Hamza jailed for life in US

British preacher Abu Hamza jailed for life in US

A US judge sentenced British hate preacher Abu Hamza on Friday to life in prison after a jury convicted him on 11 charges of kidnapping and terrorism, calling his crimes "evil" and "barbaric." The hook-handed imam, blind in one eye and a double-hand amput
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Proposed right issues

Proposed right issues

Right issues proposed by companies listed on Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
British preacher Abu Hamza jailed for life in US

British preacher Abu Hamza jailed for life in US

A US judge sentenced British hate preacher Abu Hamza on Friday to life in prison after a jury convicted him on 11 charges of kidnapping and terrorism, calling his crimes "evil" and "barbaric." The hook-handed imam, blind in one eye and a double-hand amput
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Greek minister tells Wall Street Journal little threat of bank run

Greek minister tells Wall Street Journal little threat of bank run

There is little risk of a bank run, Greece''s finance minister told the Wall Street Journal, although fears the country could be forced to leave the eurozone have spooked global markets. "The probability of a bank run is very small," Guikas Hardouv
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Greek minister tells Wall Street Journal little threat of bank run

Greek minister tells Wall Street Journal little threat of bank run

There is little risk of a bank run, Greece's finance minister told the Wall Street Journal, although fears the country could be forced to leave the eurozone have spooked global markets. "The probability of a bank run is very small," Guikas Hardouve
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Greek minister tells Wall Street Journal little threat of bank run

Greek minister tells Wall Street Journal little threat of bank run

There is little risk of a bank run, Greece's finance minister told the Wall Street Journal, although fears the country could be forced to leave the eurozone have spooked global markets. "The probability of a bank run is very small," Guikas Hardouve
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Kerry heads to India seeking economic gains

Kerry heads to India seeking economic gains

US Secretary of State John Kerry was to leave late Friday for India on his first foreign trip of 2015, with a heavy focus on trade and investment with the South Asian economic giant. His tour will also take him to Geneva for talks Wednesday with his Irani
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Kerry heads to India seeking economic gains

Kerry heads to India seeking economic gains

US Secretary of State John Kerry was to leave late Friday for India on his first foreign trip of 2015, with a heavy focus on trade and investment with the South Asian economic giant. His tour will also take him to Geneva for talks Wednesday with his Irani
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Kerry heads to India seeking economic gains

Kerry heads to India seeking economic gains

US Secretary of State John Kerry was to leave late Friday for India on his first foreign trip of 2015, with a heavy focus on trade and investment with the South Asian economic giant. His tour will also take him to Geneva for talks Wednesday with his Irani
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Father sacrifices five children 'to gain magic powers'

Father sacrifices five children 'to gain magic powers'

A father-of-six is on the run after strangling five of his children to death, apparently believing the sacrifice would endow him with magical powers including alchemy, police said Friday. Ali Nawaz Leghari, 40, killed the two girls and three boys, aged be
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Father sacrifices five children 'to gain magic powers'

Father sacrifices five children 'to gain magic powers'

A father-of-six is on the run after strangling five of his children to death, apparently believing the sacrifice would endow him with magical powers including alchemy, police said Friday. Ali Nawaz Leghari, 40, killed the two girls and three boys, aged be
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Weekly SPI inflation up by 0.53 percent

Weekly SPI inflation up by 0.53 percent

The weekly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) inflation increased by 0.53 percent during the week ended January 8, 2015. The provisional data, released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, shows that the SPI for the week under review was recorded at 210.53 poin
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Weekly SPI inflation up by 0.53 percent

Weekly SPI inflation up by 0.53 percent

The weekly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) inflation increased by 0.53 percent during the week ended January 8, 2015. The provisional data, released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, shows that the SPI for the week under review was recorded at 210.53 poin
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Weekly SPI inflation up by 0.53 percent

Weekly SPI inflation up by 0.53 percent

The weekly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) inflation increased by 0.53 percent during the week ended January 8, 2015. The provisional data, released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, shows that the SPI for the week under review was recorded at 210.53 poin
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Sindh chief minister has only Rs 20 million assets

Sindh chief minister has only Rs 20 million assets

Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah is the poorest among all the four chief ministers of Pakistan, according to annual assets details of parliamentarians released by Election Commission of Pakistan. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif tops the four provin
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Sindh chief minister has only Rs 20 million assets

Sindh chief minister has only Rs 20 million assets

Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah is the poorest among all the four chief ministers of Pakistan, according to annual assets details of parliamentarians released by Election Commission of Pakistan. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif tops the four provin
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
One more hanged in Musharraf attack case

One more hanged in Musharraf attack case

A former technician of Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Khalid Mehmood, was hanged to death in Adyala Jail here on Friday night. Sources said that Khalid Mehmood, son of Ahmed Khan, was convicted for his involvement in the attack on the then President Pervez Mus
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
One more hanged in Musharraf attack case

One more hanged in Musharraf attack case

A former technician of Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Khalid Mehmood, was hanged to death in Adyala Jail here on Friday night. Sources said that Khalid Mehmood, son of Ahmed Khan, was convicted for his involvement in the attack on the then President Pervez Mus
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Scrutiny of seminaries begins

Scrutiny of seminaries begins

Intelligence agencies have identified some seminaries having links with the terrorist organisations. An official said that according to a report of intelligence shared during a meeting regarding the implementation of 19 points of National Action Plan (NAP
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Scrutiny of seminaries begins

Scrutiny of seminaries begins

Intelligence agencies have identified some seminaries having links with the terrorist organisations. An official said that according to a report of intelligence shared during a meeting regarding the implementation of 19 points of National Action Plan (NAP
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Fazl meets Shahbaz to step up pressure on government

Fazl meets Shahbaz to step up pressure on government

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday said the recent constitutional amendments give the impression of strong bias against some specific religious institutions. No action can be taken without the consent of the religious
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Fazl meets Shahbaz to step up pressure on government

Fazl meets Shahbaz to step up pressure on government

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday said the recent constitutional amendments give the impression of strong bias against some specific religious institutions. No action can be taken without the consent of the religious
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Eight killed in Imambargah blast

Eight killed in Imambargah blast

At least eight people, including a policeman, were killed and 17 others injured in a powerful suicide blast near an Imambargah situated in Chitain Hatain area of the garrison city on Friday. Police officials said the security personnel deployed at the gat
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Friday (January 09, 2015).

Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Eight killed in Imambargah blast

Eight killed in Imambargah blast

At least eight people, including a policeman, were killed and 17 others injured in a powerful suicide blast near an Imambargah situated in Chitain Hatain area of the garrison city on Friday. Police officials said the security personnel deployed at the gat
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Friday (January 09, 2015).

Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Friday (January 09, 2015).

Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Three FC men martyred in convoy attack near Gwadar

Three FC men martyred in convoy attack near Gwadar

At least three soldiers of Frontier Corps (FC) were martyred when their convoy came under gun and rocket attack in a remote hilly area of Gwadar district on Friday. The security convoy was on its routine patrolling in Sunt Sar area, around 70 kilometres n
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Three FC men martyred in convoy attack near Gwadar

Three FC men martyred in convoy attack near Gwadar

At least three soldiers of Frontier Corps (FC) were martyred when their convoy came under gun and rocket attack in a remote hilly area of Gwadar district on Friday. The security convoy was on its routine patrolling in Sunt Sar area, around 70 kilometres n
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Ad valorem 20 percent RD imposed on sugar import

Ad valorem 20 percent RD imposed on sugar import

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed ad valorem regulatory duty @ 20 percent on the import of raw and beet sugar, Gur (jaggery), cane sugar, white crystalline cane sugar and white crystalline beet sugar from January 9, 2015. In this regard, the
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Ad valorem 20 percent RD imposed on sugar import

Ad valorem 20 percent RD imposed on sugar import

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed ad valorem regulatory duty @ 20 percent on the import of raw and beet sugar, Gur (jaggery), cane sugar, white crystalline cane sugar and white crystalline beet sugar from January 9, 2015. In this regard, the
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Ad valorem 20 percent RD imposed on sugar import

Ad valorem 20 percent RD imposed on sugar import

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed ad valorem regulatory duty @ 20 percent on the import of raw and beet sugar, Gur (jaggery), cane sugar, white crystalline cane sugar and white crystalline beet sugar from January 9, 2015. In this regard, the
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Foreign non-resident shareholders to pay five percent WHT

Foreign non-resident shareholders to pay five percent WHT

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will impose a 5 percent withholding tax on all foreign non-resident shareholders (FNRS), who enjoy the benefit of Pakistan source dividend income, but do not file their income tax statements. The FBR has issued instructi
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Foreign non-resident shareholders to pay five percent WHT

Foreign non-resident shareholders to pay five percent WHT

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will impose a 5 percent withholding tax on all foreign non-resident shareholders (FNRS), who enjoy the benefit of Pakistan source dividend income, but do not file their income tax statements. The FBR has issued instructi
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Foreign non-resident shareholders to pay five percent WHT

Foreign non-resident shareholders to pay five percent WHT

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will impose a 5 percent withholding tax on all foreign non-resident shareholders (FNRS), who enjoy the benefit of Pakistan source dividend income, but do not file their income tax statements. The FBR has issued instructi
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Friday (January 09, 2015).

Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Friday (January 09, 2015).
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Friday (January 09, 2015).

Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Oil price decline good for GDP growth: FBR chief

Oil price decline good for GDP growth: FBR chief

Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Tariq Bajwa stated that a decline in oil prices is going to have positive impact on overall economic growth as it would enhance industrial units'' competitiveness. Bajwa told a Senate committee here on Friday that g
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Oil price decline good for GDP growth: FBR chief

Oil price decline good for GDP growth: FBR chief

Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Tariq Bajwa stated that a decline in oil prices is going to have positive impact on overall economic growth as it would enhance industrial units' competitiveness. Bajwa told a Senate committee here on Friday that go
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Oil price decline good for GDP growth: FBR chief

Oil price decline good for GDP growth: FBR chief

Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Tariq Bajwa stated that a decline in oil prices is going to have positive impact on overall economic growth as it would enhance industrial units' competitiveness. Bajwa told a Senate committee here on Friday that go
Published 10 Jan, 2015 12:00am