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Cigarette, Cement, Sugar Makers: Sales to Be Checked Via...

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 584 words Byline: SOHAIL SARFRAZ The Federal Board of Revenue has decided to install electronic/video-monitoring system at cigarettes, cement, sugar and beverage manufacturers'' premises to check their actual sales/clearances from next fiscal year. Sources told Business Recorder here on Thursday that through

Central Bank No Longer Bound by Limiting Structures?

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 512 words Byline: RECORDER REPORT The State Bank of Pakistan has dismissed the suggestion that an independent central bank "can (and should) impose a hard ceiling on government borrowing to be implemented by bouncing Federal Government cheques (if required SBP further adds that "in our view no central bank

Index Hits Fresh High

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 700+ words Byline: RECORDER REPORT The shares market Thursday welcomed the Budget 2013-14 warmly with the result the KSE-100 Index shot up by 500 points to reach historic high of 22,832.84 points during the intra-day trading. It closed at 22,757.72 which is also highest-ever level. Karachi Stock Exchange

Dar Defends ST Hike

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 664 words Byline: ZAHEER ABBASI An increase in the sales tax rate from 16 to 17 percent will not fuel inflation and increase prices of essential commodities, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar claimed on Thursday. Addressing a post-budget briefing here, Dar clarified that the government had not increased sale tax

KBP Chief Criticises Raise in ST

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 378 words Byline: RECORDER REPORT Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) Chief Sardar Zafar Hussein Khan strongly reacting to the proposed budget for 2013-14 said that one percent increase in Sales Tax will result in five percent hike in the price of agricultural inputs. Hike in electricity tariff, imposition of

Flood Suspends Mingora-Kanju Road Link

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 378 words Byline: RECORDER REPORT River Swat was still in medium flood while the flash water had washed away a part of Ayub Bridge, which link Mingora city with Kanju resulting in the suspension of land route of 0.7 million residents of Tehsil Kabal and Matta with the district head quarters. According to

Prime Minister Will Undertake First Official Visit to Nandipur Project

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 700+ words Byline: MUSHTAQ GHUMMAN Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to undertake his first official visit to the much-delayed 425-megawatt Nandipur Hydropower Project on Saturday (tomorrow) to witness physical development work, officials told Business Recorder on Thursday. In his budget speech, Finance

Saad Resolves to Revive Railways with Help of Employees

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 612 words Byline: SAFDAR RASHEED Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has expressed grave concerns over severe financial crunch in Pakistan Railways, but expressed his firm resolve to revive this national institution with the co-operation of Railways' employees and by working on war footing

Pakistan Seeks US Explanation over Digital Intercepts

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 700+ words Byline: ALI HUSSAIN Pakistan on Thursday demanded explanation from the United States over reports that its National Security Agency (NSA) intercepted 13.5 billion digital reports from the country for intelligence purposes in March this year alone. Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry told

MQM, ASWJ Men, Traffic: Constable among Nine Killed

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 465 words Byline: RECORDER REPORT At least nine persons were killed in different incidents of violence in the city on Thursday, police and rescue reports said. Two men, identified as Kamran, 22, and Abdullah, 30, were found dead in Abbas Goth near Northern Bypass in the limits of Gulshan-e-Maymar police

Minister Asks Officials to Finalise Proposed 'Punjab Local Government...

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 546 words Byline: RECORDER REPORT Punjab Local Government and Community Development (LG&CD) Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has directed the relevant authorities of the Department of LG&CD Punjab to finalise the proposed "Punjab Local Government Act 2013" as early as possible so that the PML-N-led provincial

New Budget: APTMA Fears High Business Costs

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 574 words Byline: RECODER REPORT Spokesman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) apprehended increase in the industrial cost of doing business and high inflation due to various budgetary measures introduced for the fiscal year 2013-14. Textile industry cannot sustain and export inflation, he said.

KESC Disconnects 33 Defaulting PMTs

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 290 words Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has disconnected 33 heavily defaulting PMTs in Baldia Town for poor recovery status and massive illegal connections. KESC disconnected 11 PMTs running in Sector 19-A under MNA funds where consumers had been using electricity through illegal connections but

Call to Develop Fisheries, Agriculture Sectors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 342 words Byline: RECORDER REPORT The consultant of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), Omar Hayat called for the initiating of concrete steps for the development of fisheries and agriculture sectors in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. Talking to Business Recorder, he said fisheries

Sherpao Asks Why There's No Special Financial Package for Khyber...

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 591 words Byline: RECORDER REPORT Chairman, Qaumi Watan Party (QWP), and MNA Aftab Sherpao while commenting on budget 2013-14, has regretted that despite the huge financial losses to business community and badly damaged infrastructure in prolonged militancy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the government has not

Xpress Money, Tameer Bank Launch Door Delivery Service

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 398 words Xpress Money, the world's most dependable money transfer brand, in association with Tameer Bank, on Thursday introduced the Door Delivery Service for its customers in Pakistan, at no additional cost to the beneficiary. This pioneering service has been launched to encourage remitters residing

IHC Upholds Zaka's Suspension

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 262 words The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has upheld the suspension of Zaka Ashraf and ordered the Pakistan inter-provincial committee to name an interim Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman to represent the board in the ICC annual conference in London later this month. The next hearing on the matter will be

Search Operation for Kidnapped Doctors Launched

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 246 words Four doctors who were kidnapped on Wednesday could not be recovered yet, while the Levies personnel started search operation for recovery of the kidnapped doctors. Members of victim families told media persons that four doctors were on way to Zhob from Loralai for attending funeral prayer of Dr

Grams Prices Fall on Grain Market

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 245 words Byline: RECORDER REPORT Grams prices were higher on the wholesale grain market on Thursday in the process of sluggish business, dealers said. On the cereals side, Masoor Canada low type was down by Rs 100 to Rs 7300 and the best variety was lower by Rs 500 to Rs 7400, Guwar Sindh and Punjab

Exchange Rates: Buying and Selling

Business Recorder; Friday, June 14, 2013; 277 words Byline: RECORDER REPORT Countries Selling Buying Buying TT&OD TT Clean OD/T.CHQ USA 98.40 98.20 98.00 UK 154.30 153.98 153.67 EURO 131.42 131.16 130.89 CANADA 96.40 96.20 95.95 SWITZERLAND 107.22 107.01 106.73 AUSTRALIA 92.99 92.80 92.56 SWEDEN 15.11 15.08 15.04 JAPAN 1.0379 1.0358 1.0331 NORWAY