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| May 10, 2002 | Friday | Safar 26, 1423 |
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SSGC, SNGPL to be unbundled: Marketing, transmission
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The federal government has decided in principle to un-bundle the two gas utilities, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and Sui Southern Gas Company, into marketing and transmission companies... 
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Oil, gas sector sell-off hits snags
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The process of disinvesting the potential oil and gas sector is getting delayed due to the reservations of the ministry of petroleum and natural resources specially over the...
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Forex market calm; cash holding may rise: Bomb blast
KARACHI, May 9: The killing of sixteen people including twelve French nationals on Wednesday has made no visible impact on foreign exchange market. But bankers say a sudden fall in foreign...
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Govt urged to dedicate old gas fields: Fertilizer industry
KARACHI, May 9: Top executives of the fertilizer industry have urged the government to dedicate old gas fields, discovered, explored and developed at a much less cost, to the fertilizer industry,...
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Blast to hit foreign investment
KARACHI, May 9: The Pakistani business community was on Thursday counting the cost of a suicide bomb attack in this southern port city, fearing increasing terrorism would hit foreign investment and...
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3 companies get licence to market LPG
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The government has granted licences to three local and multinational companies to market liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the country....
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Drawback for ghee, cooking oil notified
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has notified duty drawback facility on export of vegetable ghee and cooking oils....
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Pakistan may buy 100,000 tons palm oil
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9: Malaysian palm oil futures firmed at the close on Thursday, helped by technical buying and strong gains on the physical market, traders said....
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Land route export thru Kabul, CARs allowed
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The Central Board of Revenue has further amended the Customs Rules 2001, allowing exports to all countries, including Afghanistan and through Afghanistan to Central Asian Republics (CARs) by...
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Poor quality jeopardizes exports to Oman
KARACHI, May 9: Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) President Abdullah Rowas has blamed a few of the Pakistani businessmen for supplying poor quality rice, shoes and some other items...
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Bulls rule stock market: index recovers 27.4 points
KARACHI, May 9: Stocks on Thursday performed credibly well allaying fears of a big fresh selloff as bulls fought back to regain an upper hand in a market which ensures smart...
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Textile exports up in 10 months
ISLAMABAD, May 9: Exports of textile manufactures increased by a marginal 0.57 per cent in terms of dollars during the period July-April (2001-02) over the corresponding period previous year, according to...
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Trading picks up on cotton market
KARACHI, May 9: After Wednesday’s interruption caused by the bomb blast, trading on the cotton market on Thursday resumed on an easy note as ginners continued to liquidate long positions fearing...
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Dubai trade fair
KARACHI, May 9: Pakistani exhibitors are displaying textile items, wooden furniture, artificial jewellery and electric fans at 27th International Spring Trade Fair being held in Dubai from May 5 to 10....
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PLGMEA refutes PTA claim
KARACHI, May 9: Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PLGMEA) chairman Fawad Ijaz Khan on Thursday refuted the claim of PTA that the imposition of export duty on finished leather...
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Asian stock markets mixed
TOKYO, May 9: Asian stock markets were mixed on Thursday despite a strong rally in the US with profit-taking emerging in late trading on most bourses in the region....
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Saarc airline
KARACHI, May 9: Charge ‘d affaires of Nepal Embassy Mukhti Nath Bhatta proposed that Saarc member countries should establish joint airline like Scandinavian Airlines, jointly owned by Scandinavian countries....
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, May 9: The activity at the Karachi Port is expected to pick up further as nine ships are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Friday, according to KPT...
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