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Huzaima Bukhari

Opinion

The 'leaks'

In The Panama Papers, the leaked data covered nearly 40 years, from the late 1970s throughout the end of 2015. It...

Published 08 Oct, 2021 04:30am

Opinion

FBR & tax appellate system

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is allegedly interfering in the quasi-judicial functions of Commissioners of...

Published 01 Oct, 2021 04:07am

Opinion

National Tax Academy—II

In the light of what was discussed in the first part, Case for All-Pakistan Unified Tax Service: PTI & ...

Published 24 Sep, 2021 04:40am

Opinion

Need for National Tax Academy—I

On March 12, 2020, as per Press release of Ministry of Finance, the National Tax Council [NTC] was established and...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 03:52am

Opinion

Pathetic direct tax collection

The dismal share of income tax in overall collection of taxes during the last many decades testifies to the lack of...

Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am

Opinion

Road-map for Afghanistan

The global war on terror fought under the command of the United States of America (USA) in Afghanistan is expected ...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:58am

Opinion

New FBR chairman

On August 24, 2021, Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, a junior but highly competent officer of Internal Revenue Service ...

Published 27 Aug, 2021 04:52am

Opinion

FBR under cyberattack-II: Wake-up call

Interestingly, FBR is not only collecting taxes but is also responsible for dealing with Anti-Money Laundering and...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

Opinion

FBR under cyberattack—I: Wake-up call

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the apex federal revenue collection body, is entrusted with the responsibility ...

Updated 19 Aug, 2021 02:08pm

Opinion

Independence Day reflections

Tomorrow, the nation will celebrate 75th Independence Day with a hope that the incumbent government is going to ...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Opinion

Our national priorities

The claws of corruption have engulfed us, and its force is getting stronger with each passing day. Although the...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:18am

Opinion

Countering corrupt practices

Corporations around the world use bribery and demonstrate other unethical behaviours to generate business from local...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

Opinion

Taxes and social democracy

“The perks culture has also held real estate development hostage for decades as officials seek to reward ...

Published 24 Jul, 2021 04:27am

Opinion

Pakistan: ML/CFT challenges in trade

Trade is used as an ally for money laundering by misdeclarations of goods, under-invoicing and...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:03am

Opinion

Overriding ‘doctrine of mutuality’

Through the Finance Act, 2021 [“the Act”], the Parliament has made an amendment with retrospective application ...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

Opinion

Historic collection by FBR

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has surpassed the third-time revised target of fiscal year (FY) 2020-2021 and for...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:20am

Opinion

Taliban, Americans, terrorism & drug trade

Tomorrow, June 26, will mark the International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. The theme for 2021 is “Share facts on drugs, save lives”.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Opinion

Salaried class and tax brutality

The proposed taxation of salary income on gross basis, for the first time in Subcontinent since the introduction of...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

Opinion

Cautious optimism or justified pessimism?

The Finance Bill 2021 with federal budget will be unveiled today. Will it bring relief for the unemployed, ...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Opinion

Taxes, inflation & social welfare

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has achieved a historic milestone of collecting taxes of Rs 4.17 trillion in the...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 1 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.99 ▲ 0.80 (36.53%)
Yousuf Weaving / Jul 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	5.51 ▲ 0.56 (11.31%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	8.90 ▲ 0.90 (11.25%)
Azgard Nine / Jul 1 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	11.28 ▲ 1.00 (9.73%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 1 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	3.79 ▲ 0.29 (8.29%)
Sanofi-Aventis / Jul 1 Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited(SAPL)	1148.48 ▲ 80.12 (7.50%)
Bolan Casting / Jul 1 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	53.55 ▲ 3.73 (7.49%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Jul 1 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	142.14 ▲ 9.91 (7.49%)
MithchellsFruit / Jul 1 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	91.69 ▲ 6.39 (7.49%)
Allawasaya Tex / Jul 1 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1525.00 ▲ 106.00 (7.47%)

Stock	Price
F.Treet Manuf / Jul 1 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	9.78 ▲ -1.00 (-9.28%)
Husein Sug.Convert.Pref. / Jul 1 Husein Sugar Mills Ltd Convertible Preference Shares(HSMCPS)	4.99 ▲ -0.51 (-9.27%)
AEL Textile / Jul 1 AEL Textile Limited(AEL)	12.95 ▲ -1.05 (-7.50%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jul 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	150.77 ▲ -12.22 (-7.50%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 1 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	31.21 ▲ -2.53 (-7.50%)
Bank Of Khyber / Jul 1 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	13.92 ▲ -1.08 (-7.20%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jul 1 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	10.16 ▲ -0.77 (-7.04%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jul 1 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	25.00 ▲ -1.75 (-6.54%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jul 1 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	7.50 ▲ -0.44 (-5.54%)
Quice Food / Jul 1 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	3.82 ▲ -0.19 (-4.74%)

Stock	Volume
Agritech Limited / Jul 1 Agritech Limited(AGL)	9,614,500 ▼ 0.00
Yousuf Weaving / Jul 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	5,016,500 ▼ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Jul 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4,705,000 ▼ 0.00
G3 Technologies / Jul 1 G3 Technologies Limited(GTECH)	4,358,000 ▼ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Jul 1 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	4,332,500 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Jul 1 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	3,891,837 ▼ 0.00
Sui North Gas / Jul 1 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	2,448,092 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	2,072,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	2,010,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	1,717,062 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	204.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	204.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 30	135.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 30	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 30	1.21
Euro to USD / Jun 30	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Jun 30	1.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 30	3785.38
India Sensex / Jun 30	53018.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 30	26186.80
Nasdaq / Jun 30	11028.73
Hang Seng / Jun 30	21859.79
FTSE 100 / Jun 30	7169.28
Dow Jones / Jun 30	30775.43
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 30	12783.77
France CAC40 / Jun 30	5922.86

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 30	106.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 30	18180.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 30	120000.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 30	1805.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 30	97.14

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