News stories for Huzaima Bukhari

Huzaima Bukhari

Opinion

Accountability, corruption & HR…

The recent Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) reveals that corruption levels are ...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Opinion

Data privacy & protection: challenges

‘….the tax officials on the unlawful directions issued by Chairman of ARU, Barrister Shahzad Akbar with the...

Published 04 Feb, 2022 04:43am

Opinion

Repercussions of ‘mini-budget’

Author Yuval Noah Harari in his book ‘Homo Deus’ writes, “Many thinkers and prophets concluded that famine,...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am

Opinion

The cryptocurrency reality & challenge

Cryptocurrency is a relatively new phenomenon. It emerged in 2009. At the time of its creation, nobody expected that...

Updated 21 Jan, 2022 05:15pm

Opinion

Pakistan deserves recognition

Pakistan’s progress in handling the threat of terrorism and curtailing it significantly is a success story in...

Updated 31 Dec, 2021 11:46am

Opinion

No one be judge in his own cause!

In Karachi one Additional Commissioner in an order passed under section 122(5A) of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am

Opinion

Tax model for prosperity

There is hardly any doubt about the huge tax gap in Pakistan that is about 70% of the actual collection if not more....

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

Opinion

Documenting economy

To achieve financial inclusion-related objectives National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) was launched by...

Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Opinion

Amendment in FATF Recommendation 23

Recommendation 18 of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requires that financial institutions should implement...

Updated 03 Dec, 2021 05:25am

Opinion

Regulating emerging technologies—II

As per the Chainalysis adoption index for the market share of the investment in VAs, Pakistan is ranked as third in...

Published 27 Nov, 2021 05:08am

Opinion

Regulating emerging technologies—I

The technological landscape has changed massively in the last few years and this has also transformed the financial...

Updated 26 Nov, 2021 06:09am

Opinion

The quest for tax reforms

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) surpassed the revised targets for fiscal year (FY) 2020-2021 and for the first...

Published 19 Nov, 2021 04:35am

Opinion

Institutional challenges

The majestic architecture of a state stands with the support of three main pillars, namely, Legislature, Executive,...

Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am

Opinion

FATF: no respite for Pakistan

Once again, our efforts towards the fulfillment of the agenda of Finical Action Task Force (FATF) have fallen short...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am

Opinion

PTI's manifesto: a betrayal of document?

We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our ...

Published 29 Oct, 2021 05:05am

Opinion

Compounding economic ‘crisis’

Rising need of petroleum and its heavy taxation leaves the common man stripped of his earnings, and renders the ...

Updated 22 Oct, 2021 04:46am

Opinion

Leaks and challenges-II

White collar crime investigations need special expertise to deal with different nature of financial crimes. However,...

Updated 16 Oct, 2021 01:23pm

Opinion

Leaks and challenges—I

The selective criteria of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in listing countries with strategic deficiencies ...

Updated 15 Oct, 2021 09:33am

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

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 29 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.42 ▲ 0.62 (16.32%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 29 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	8.15 ▲ 1.00 (13.99%)
KASB Modaraba / Mar 29 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	1.24 ▲ 0.15 (13.76%)
Invest Bank / Mar 29 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.19 ▲ 0.10 (9.17%)
Khyber Tex. / Mar 29 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	369.70 ▲ 25.79 (7.50%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 29 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	43.32 ▲ 3.02 (7.49%)
Khairpur / Mar 29 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	67.61 ▲ 4.71 (7.49%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 29 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.22 ▲ 1.06 (7.49%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Mar 29 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	26.87 ▲ 1.87 (7.48%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 29 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	304 ▲ 20.89 (7.38%)

Stock	Price
Pak. P.V.C. / Mar 29 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	3.91 ▼ -0.99 (-20.20%)
First Pak Mod. / Mar 29 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	1.20 ▼ -0.20 (-14.29%)
Bilal Fibres / Mar 29 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.15 ▼ -0.29 (-11.89%)
Unicap Modaraba / Mar 29 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.61 ▼ -0.19 (-10.56%)
U.D.L.Modaraba / Mar 29 First UDL Modaraba(FUDLM)	4.71 ▼ -0.49 (-9.42%)
Media Times Ltd / Mar 29 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.82 ▼ -0.16 (-8.08%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Mar 29 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	4.07 ▼ -0.34 (-7.71%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 29 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	4.03 ▼ -0.33 (-7.57%)
Metro Steel / Mar 29 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	27.39 ▼ -2.22 (-7.50%)
Nimir Ind.Chem. / Mar 29 Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited(NICL)	57.77 ▼ -4.68 (-7.49%)

Stock	Volume
Telecard Limited / Mar 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	23,781,500 ▼ -0.33
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,342,048 ▼ -0.02
Pakistan Alumin / Mar 29 Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited(PABC)	7,635,500 ▼ -2.29
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 29 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,999,500 ▼ -0.17
Nishat Mills Ltd / Mar 29 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	4,517,772 ▼ -0.92
Shifa Int.Hosp / Mar 29 Shifa International Hospitals Limited(SHFA)	4,299,000 ▲ 8.00
Pak Elektron / Mar 29 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	4,048,000 ▼ -0.07
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3,769,542 ▼ -0.02
Habib Bank / Mar 29 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	3,527,993 ▼ -1.26
D.G.K.Cement / Mar 29 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	3,430,473 ▼ -0.07

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 29	284
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 29	283.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 29	131.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 29	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 29	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 29	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 28	4.81

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	3971.27
Nasdaq / Mar 28	11716.08
Dow Jones / Mar 28	32394.25
India Sensex / Mar 29	57772.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 29	27883.78
Hang Seng / Mar 29	20191.68
FTSE 100 / Mar 29	7506.30
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 29	15242.54
France CAC40 / Mar 29	7139.99

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	18935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 28	175411
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 29	73.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 29	1966.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 29	82

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