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Budget FY 2024 25

Heading towards the breaking point

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s claims at a news conference after parliament passed the budget ...

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 06:27am

Pakistan

Experts say Pakistan budget massively negative for struggling healthcare sector

KARACHI: Pharmaceutical industry experts have expressed concerns regarding the recent taxation changes in Pakistan,...

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 05:58am

Budget approved by NA ahead of fresh IMF loan

The approved budget includes several amendments from the original proposal presented on June 12

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 02:13pm

Opinion

Federal budget and pro-cyclical policy

The federal budget, due to come into effect in the next few days, has continued with the pro-cyclical policy...

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 03:16pm

Editorials

Excessive govt expenditure

EDITORIAL: If there were any doubts about whether the ruling elite realise the seriousness of the economic crisis...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 06:15am

Business & Finance

OICCI says has identified ‘critical anomalies’

KARACHI: In a letter to the FBR Anomaly Committee, the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI)...

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 09:16am

NA may approve budget today

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Friday (June 28) is likely to approve Budget-2024-25 including The Finance Bill,...

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 09:17am

Various Divisions: NA approves 9 demands for grants worth Rs145.32bn

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly approved nine demands for grants worth Rs145.32 billion to meet expenditures of the...

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 08:22am

Pakistan

Budget 2024-25: a mixed bag for Pakistan’s climate change efforts

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb, in his budget 2024-25 speech, said Pakistan faces dangers due to the...

Updated 27 Jun, 2024 09:59pm

Perspectives

Protests in Kenya have a lesson for Pakistan, but is the govt listening?

At least 10 protesters were killed during protests, and a section of parliament went up in flames as demonstrations...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 08:51pm

Editorials

IMF has role in budget: nothing but the truth

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated on the floor of the House after the wind-up speech of the Federal...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Pakistan

‘Unless there’s political input’ Budget will be ‘by the babus, for the babus and of the babus,’ says Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that unless and until there is...

Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:15am

Business & Finance

AJK govt unveils over Rs220bn FY2024-25 budget

MIRPUR: The Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) government on Tuesday presented a budget of over Rs 220 billion for the...

Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:15am

Business & Finance

18pc sales tax on packaged milk: Senate proposal offers lifeline

KARACHI: The National Budget 2024-25 originally proposed an 18% sales tax on packaged milk, a measure intended to...

Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:15am

Pakistan

AJK govt presents over Rs220bn budget for FY2024-25

Development expenditure for upcoming fiscal year projected at Rs44 billion

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 10:58pm

Pakistan

After higher taxation, a quiet ‘revolution’ is taking place within Pakistan’s salaried group

Some members of 'Salaried Class Alliance Pakistan' hold press briefing at Karachi Press Club, outlining grievances with 'unfair taxation measures'

Published 25 Jun, 2024 07:39pm

Pakistan

Honoraria for NA, Senate staff but no change in tax rates for salaried group as Aurangzeb wraps up budget discussion

Finance minister Aurangzeb says reduced sales tax to continue to apply on Hybrid Electric Vehicles, stationary items to remain exempted

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 07:32pm

Budget: opposition submits 460 cut motions

ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties in the National Assembly (NA) have submitted as many as 460 motions to cut the...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 08:27am

Pakistan

Finance Bill 2024: Senate proposes whopping 128 recommendations to National Assembly

Senate Standing Committee on Finance unanimously rejects increase in tax on low-tier salaried class, Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla says

Updated 24 Jun, 2024 11:02pm

Pakistan

Aurangzeb assures ‘favourable outcomes’ for public, business in final budget

Finance Division says recommendations being noted and will be considered in finalisation of budget

Updated 24 Jun, 2024 10:50pm

Opinion

Stock market growth mirage

The stock market is booming, and the KSE 100 index has almost doubled in the past year. The market is at an all-time...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:25am

Opinion

The FY25 budget

“I am from the corporate world”, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Finance Minister, proudly stated in a post-budget...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:21am

Editorials

Budget strengthens IMF deal prospects?

EDITORIAL: The rating agency Fitch reaffirmed Pakistan’s rating at CCC reflective of continuing external funding...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:16am

Budget: govt accepts all PPP demands?

Sources say government agrees to prefer PPP for development funds

Updated 24 Jun, 2024 09:32am

Parties stand divided over anti-terrorism operation

Sources say Pakistan and Washington-based lender have made significant progress in their virtual negotiations

Updated 23 Jun, 2024 05:51pm

Pakistan

Govt to see if it can ‘protect’ Pakistan’s salaried class further, says Aurangzeb

Finance minister says additional taxes could have been imposed, but salaried class was 'protected'

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 03:42pm

Pakistan

Rs955bn Balochistan budget unveiled

QUETTA: Balochistan government on Friday unveiled a budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 with a total outlay of Rs 955...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

Govt assailed for further taxing the salaried class

Lawmakers say imposition of such heavy taxes may lead to an acceleration of brain drain from the country

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 02:10pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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