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Dr Ikramul Haq

Opinion

Weeding out 'deadwood'

According to a news story, the coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has recently convened a ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Opinion

PTI, FBR & tax directories — II

Even otherwise, the above laws could not override the National Accountability Bureau Ordinance, 1999 (NAB...

Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Opinion

PTI, FBR & tax directories — I

Failure of the coalition of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) vis-à-vis economic governance, changing four finance...

Updated 23 Apr, 2021 11:15am

Opinion

The FATF challenge

The importance of risk-based approach in curtailing the movement of illicit flows of funds is paramount. The...

Published 16 Apr, 2021 03:40am

Opinion

Erstwhile FATA/PATA: Tax issues — II

The FBR has recently issued the following circulars in respect of streamlining the exemptions available in the...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:35am

Opinion

Erstwhile FATA/PATA: Tax issues — I

The merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Provincially Administered ...

Published 09 Apr, 2021 04:51am

Opinion

Simplification of taxes for growth — III

In this concluding part, we are highlighting various proposals already given to the government of Pakistan...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Opinion

Simplification of taxes for growth — II

The government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has been reminded in these columns time and again that no agenda ...

Published 26 Mar, 2021 05:22am

Opinion

Simplification of taxes for growth — I

The biggest challenge on tax mobilisation front faced by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is bridging monstrous tax ...

Published 19 Mar, 2021 05:32am

Opinion

Recouping tax losses judiciously — III

The tax system that will work smoothly for Pakistan, keeping in view our peculiar socio-economic circumstances and...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am

Opinion

Recouping tax losses judiciously — II

The issue before Supreme Court in Constitutional Petition 35 of 2016, Muhammad Hanif Abbasi v Imran Khan Niazi [PLD...

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

Opinion

Recouping tax losses judiciously — I

“Judicial overreach is when the judiciary starts interfering with the proper functioning of the legislative or...

Published 12 Mar, 2021 05:10am

Opinion

FBR, tax potential & enforcement – II

The real significance is quantum of the incremental tax received due to growth in the number of tax filers. FBR...

Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am

Opinion

FBR, tax potential & enforcement — I

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has achieved the target of first eight months (July 2020 to February 2021) of the...

Published 05 Mar, 2021 05:17am

Opinion

There’s need for new tax model

The outdated and oppressive tax structures at federal and provincial levels, wasteful expenses, mounting debt...

Published 26 Feb, 2021 05:20am

Opinion

Tax incentives for NRPs — II

• FBR keeps drafts of proposed laws/amendments “secret”, never making them public and commits blunders when ...

Published 20 Feb, 2021 04:52am

Opinion

Tax incentives for NRPs — I

The coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on February 11, 2021 opted to issue second Presidential...

Published 19 Feb, 2021 04:07am

Opinion

Challenges: role of NEC & NDC — II

What happened after the maiden meeting of NDC is not made public nor has the progress of projects discussed in the...

Published 13 Feb, 2021 04:11am

Opinion

Challenges: role of NEC & NDC — I

The biggest challenge faced by the State of Pakistan as defined in Article 7 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic...

Published 12 Feb, 2021 04:54am

Opinion

FBR performance under the spotlight

The present team of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) deserves appreciation for showing noteworthy performance during...

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:48pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 22	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 22	278.42
USD to Japanese Yen / May 22	156.32
USD to Swiss Franc / May 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 22	1.27
Euro to USD / May 22	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 21	5321.41
Nasdaq / May 21	16832.63
Dow Jones / May 21	39872.99
India Sensex / May 22	74007.26
Tokyo Nikkei / May 22	38615.77
Hang Seng / May 22	19241.22
FTSE 100 / May 22	8384.69
Germany DAX 30 / May 22	18694.36

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 21	213048
Petrol/Litre / May 22	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 22	79.26
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 22	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 22	2413.48
Diesel/Litre / May 22	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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