Tahir Amin

Aurangzeb tells Senate body: Faceless system to end corruption of tax machinery

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Sunday informed the Senate Standing Committee on Finance that the...

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 09:19am

Proposal seeking abolishment of CVT on foreign assets approved

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Finance Sunday approved a budgetary proposal to abolish Capital Value Tax...

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 09:02am

Import of aircraft, parts: ST exemption solely for PIACL opposed

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance Sunday strongly opposed a proposal to grant sales tax exemption...

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 09:01am

Anomaly Committee-Business reconstituted

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division has re-constituted the Anomaly Committee-Business in order to identify and remove the...

Updated 15 Jun, 2026 09:19am

Rs476bn allocated for green equipment

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has included green subsidies in the budget for the next fiscal year, with Rs476...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

NA panel concerned at fixed tax scheme for traders

Lawmakers question the budget's ambitious revenue targets and new taxes, noting limited focus on stimulating economic growth, investment, and employment.

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Business & Finance

Outsourcing seized goods’ auction: Senate panel approves customs proposal

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance Saturday approved a customs proposal under the Finance Bill 2026...

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

Finance minister addresses post-budget press conference: ‘We’re now moving forward toward growth’

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday said that the 2026–27 Budget reflects the government’s...

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 05:22pm

Budget FY27: Govt tries to make sure IMF stays in good humour

Rs18.77trn budget presented • Rs7.02trn fiscal deficit targeted • Development expenditure squeezed • Tax collection target raised to Rs15.26trn • 4pc economic growth rate set • Defence spending up 18pc • Agriculture, retail and real estate sectors still remain unscathed from due taxation

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 08:32am

Debt servicing to devour 43pc of budget

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to spend around Rs8.054 trillion on debt servicing, including interest payments and...

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

Business & Finance

KP gets PASSCO wheat: ECC approves Rs9.28bn TSGs

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Friday approved Technical Supplementary Grant...

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

Business & Finance

Rs27.58bn budgeted from 4G/5G licenses

ISLAMABAD: The government has budgeted Rs27.685 billion from 4G/ 5G licenses under the head of non-tax revenue for...

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

USD23.37bn foreign assistance budgeted

ISLAMABAD: The government has budgeted foreign assistance of USD 23.378 billion at the dollar rate of Rs 290 -...

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 03:47pm

Business & Finance

Public debt totals Rs83.285trn by March-end

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt amounted to Rs 83,285 billion by the end of March 2026, registering an...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:34am

FY26 growth target missed on 2025 floods, ME conflict, Trump tariffs

ISLAMABAD: Growth target of 4.2 percent set for the outgoing fiscal year 2025-26 has been missed by 0.5 percent and...

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:12am

Business & Finance

Federal Budget on 12th: Schehzad

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will present the federal budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year in the...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:58am

World Bank approves additional USD300m financing for T4HP

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has approved an additional USD 300 million in financing for the Tarbela Fourth...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan

The Cost of Delay: Pakistan's environment at a tipping point

ISLAMABAD: World Environment Day arrives each year with familiar pledges, speeches and symbolic commitments. Yet for...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

Pakistan

Civil servants: Foreign nationality declaration made mandatory

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has made it mandatory for all civil servants to disclose whether they or their...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

No consensus yet on provinces’ shares under NFC Award

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has yet to secure the consensus of provincial governments on a proposal to retain...

Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:11am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 15	160.01
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 15	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 15	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 15	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 12	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 12	7,431.46
Nasdaq / Jun 12	25,888.84
Dow Jones / Jun 12	51,202.26
India Sensex / Jun 15	76,764.22
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 15	69,593.64
Hang Seng / Jun 15	24,816.13
FTSE 100 / Jun 15	10,499.85
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 15	25,012.02
France CAC40 / Jun 15	8,447.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 12	21,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 12	375,947
Petrol/Litre / Jun 15	373.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 15	80.67
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 15	4,327.01
Diesel/Litre / Jun 15	378.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 15	76.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Arctic Textile / Jun 12 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)
Zephyr Textile / Jun 12 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 12 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.02 ▲ 3.37 (10.01%)
Elahi Cotton / Jun 12 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	285.76 ▲ 25.98 (10%)
National Silk / Jun 12 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	161.26 ▲ 14.66 (10%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 12 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	28.59 ▲ 2.6 (10%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 12 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	92.20 ▲ 8.38 (10%)
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 12 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	8.44 ▲ 0.73 (9.47%)
IGI Holdings / Jun 12 IGI Holdings Limited(IGIHL)	284.15 ▲ 23.93 (9.2%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Jun 12 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.33 ▲ 8.38 (9.11%)

Stock	Price
Idrees Tex. / Jun 12 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	50.10 ▼ -5.57 (-10.01%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 12 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	121.46 ▼ -13.49 (-10%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jun 12 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9.45 ▼ -1 (-9.57%)
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 12 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	22.19 ▼ -2.28 (-9.32%)
ARM Green Industries / Jun 12 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	46.40 ▼ -4.77 (-9.32%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 12 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.80 ▼ -2.36 (-9.02%)
East West Ins. / Jun 12 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	48.54 ▼ -4.42 (-8.35%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 12 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	5.20 ▼ -0.45 (-7.96%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 12 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	15.42 ▼ -1.33 (-7.94%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	20.42 ▼ -1.72 (-7.77%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	57,747,470 ▲ 0.15
B.O.Punjab / Jun 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	52,924,034 ▲ 0.93
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 12 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	52,648,271 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,511,471 ▲ 0
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 12 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	35,896,472 ▲ 4.01
Oilboy Energy / Jun 12 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	33,427,696 ▼ -1.72
F. Nat.Equities / Jun 12 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	28,855,016 ▼ -0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 12 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	25,681,007 ▼ -0.82
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 12 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	24,755,100 ▲ 0.24
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 12 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	20,120,122 ▲ 0.31

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