News stories for Dr Ikramul Haq

Dr Ikramul Haq

Opinion

Finance Bill 2026: Extraction cannot deliver!

Every Finance Bill is presented as an instrument of reform! Governments speak of documentation, broadening the tax...

Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am

Opinion

Debt, discipline & rentier state

Pakistan’s economic debate with the release of Economic Survey 2025-26 and federal budget for 2026-27 has again been...

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

Opinion

Myth of untaxed traders

On the eve of the federal budget 2026-27, the government has announced ‘Fixed Tax Assan Scheme’ [no details yet...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Opinion

Overcoming fiscal deficit

On June 10, 2026, the federal government will unveil budget for fiscal year (FY) 2026-27 amidst familiar warnings...

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

Opinion

Budget FY27: out of the box solutions

The impact of any potential revenue-reducing tax simplification policies introduced in the FY27 budget ahead of the...

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

Opinion

Budget 2026–27 & fiscal justice

Pakistan’s budget-making season has once again begun with familiar rituals: consultations with International...

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

Opinion

Unlawful capital assets taxation

A composite reading of the Constitution and the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 leads to an inescapable conclusion. Where...

Published 08 May, 2026 06:08am

Opinion

Debt, power & illusion of wealth

The modern global economy presents a paradox that few policymakers are willing to confront. The world today is...

Published 01 May, 2026 05:18am

Perspectives

Super tax and collapse of constitutional limits

The Federal Constitutional Court’s long-awaited detailed judgment released on April 29, 2026 (short order was...

Published 30 Apr, 2026 05:56pm

Opinion

Tax cases backlog

Pakistan’s tax litigation crisis is routinely described as a function of capacity constraints—too many cases, too...

Published 24 Apr, 2026 06:50am

Opinion

Deepening super tax controversy

The power to tax involves the power to destroy—McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) 316 (1819) The...

Published 17 Apr, 2026 06:16am

Opinion

FBR’s disastrous ‘withholdingisation’

The growing reliance of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on withholding-based minimum tax regime (MTR), introduced...

Published 10 Apr, 2026 05:52am

Opinion

FBR: taxing views, not incomes!

“When tax policy begins to target hypothetical income, it stops being taxation and starts becoming confiscation”....

Updated 04 Apr, 2026 08:24am

Opinion

The essentials of crypto taxation

The global financial system is undergoing a structural transformation driven by the rapid rise of crypto assets,...

Published 03 Apr, 2026 06:08am

Opinion

War with no end-game?

The 15-point plan was delivered via Pakistan, whose army chief has emerged as the key interlocutor between the...

Published 27 Mar, 2026 06:40am

Opinion

Corporate taxes & NFC formula

Pakistan’s debate on fiscal federalism has long been framed around one central question: how should the divisible...

Published 20 Mar, 2026 06:15am

Opinion

RDA: Liability-driven dollarism?

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) launched the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) in September 2020 as a joint venture with...

Published 13 Mar, 2026 06:12am

Opinion

War mania hits global economy

The ongoing war imposed on Iran by Israel, with the United States firmly aligned behind Benjamin Netanyahu, is not...

Published 06 Mar, 2026 05:28am

Opinion

‘Subversion’ of tax treaties?

Pakistan’s tax system is increasingly trapped in a contradiction that can no longer remain unnoticed. On the...

Published 03 Mar, 2026 05:24am

Opinion

Tariffs, constitution & US supreme court

The President asserts the extraordinary power to unilaterally impose tariffs of unlimited amount, duration, and...

Updated 27 Feb, 2026 06:52am

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 19	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 19	161.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 19	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 19	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 19	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 19	3.69

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	7,500.58
Nasdaq / Jun 18	26,517.93
Hang Seng / Jun 18	23,924.81
Dow Jones / Jun 18	51,564.70
India Sensex / Jun 19	77,409.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 19	71,250.06
FTSE 100 / Jun 19	10,363.27
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 19	24,985.82
France CAC40 / Jun 19	8,421.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 19	77.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 19	19,280
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 19	374,205
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 19	4,155.71
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 19	79.67
Petrol/Litre / Jun 21	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jun 21	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 19 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	5.01 ▲ 1 (24.94%)
Dewan Sugar / Jun 19 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.34 ▲ 0.73 (11.04%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jun 19 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	10.76 ▲ 1 (10.25%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 19 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	20.45 ▲ 1.86 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 19 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	45.73 ▲ 4.16 (10.01%)
Husein Industries / Jun 19 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	40.57 ▲ 3.69 (10.01%)
Agritech Limited / Jun 19 Agritech Limited(AGL)	58.21 ▲ 5.29 (10%)
Avanceon Ltd / Jun 19 Avanceon Limited(AVN)	38.39 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Berger Paints / Jun 19 Berger Paints Pakistan Limited(BERG)	120.97 ▲ 11 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 19 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	189.13 ▲ 17.19 (10%)

Stock	Price
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 19 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	15.72 ▼ -1.75 (-10.02%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 19 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	20.90 ▼ -2.3 (-9.91%)
Sally Textile / Jun 19 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	14.57 ▼ -1.32 (-8.31%)
ICC Industries / Jun 19 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	12.37 ▼ -1.04 (-7.76%)
Asia Ins. / Jun 19 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	35.11 ▼ -2.77 (-7.31%)
TPL Properties / Jun 19 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	10.24 ▼ -0.8 (-7.25%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 19 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	32.28 ▼ -2.45 (-7.05%)
Service Textile / Jun 19 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	39.78 ▼ -2.94 (-6.88%)
Quice Food / Jun 19 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	34.18 ▼ -2.46 (-6.71%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 19 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.83 ▼ -0.81 (-6.41%)

Stock	Volume
Sui South Gas / Jun 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	87,347,852 ▲ 0.69
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	80,623,569 ▼ -0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 19 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	47,045,284 ▼ -1.75
B.O.Punjab / Jun 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	34,168,331 ▼ -0.85
TPL Properties / Jun 19 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	33,155,810 ▼ -0.8
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,689,766 ▼ -0.29
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,520,392 ▼ -0.02
Lotte Chemical / Jun 19 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	31,177,846 ▼ -0.25
Saif Power Ltd. / Jun 19 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	28,289,747 ▲ 0.69
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 19 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	23,842,938 ▼ -1.95

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