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Cigarette makers launch illegal promotion campaigns

ISLAMABAD: Local cigarette manufacturers have launched illegal cigarette promotion campaigns to encourage young...

Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am

BR Research

Tobaccos: FED raise on the cards?

The tobacco industry’s output has been on a rising trajectory lately, even as top cigarette makers anxiously wait...

Published 20 May, 2022 09:41am

World

Number of smokers worldwide shrinking: WHO

GENEVA: The number of smokers worldwide has dropped steadily in recent years, the World Health Organization said...

Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:24pm

World

Laila Haidari, the mother to Kabul's drug addicts

The founder of a rehabilitation centre for drug addicts, she says many of her social activist friends have already quit the country

Published 08 Jul, 2021 12:57pm

Cigarette makers: Licence for each brand or SKU made mandatory

ISLAMABAD: The government has made it mandatory for the manufacturers of cigarettes to obtain brand licence for each...

Published 13 Jun, 2021 03:56am

LSM sector posts 9pc growth in July-March

ISLAMABAD: During July-March 2021, Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector posted nine percent growth against 5.1...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Pakistan

50pc hike in cigarette price will cut health related budget

ISLAMABAD: An increase in cigarette prices by 50 percent in the coming budget through Finance Bill 2021 would ...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

Pakistan

Smokers: $3.85bn medical bill can be saved by extending NRT

ISLAMABAD: The cigarette use costing a whopping US$3.85 billion to 15 million smokers in the medical bill in...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

Business

Miftah proposes tax on tobacco buying and processing

LAHORE: Former Finance Minister and PML-N leader Miftah Ismail has suggested levying taxes on the purchase and...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

Pakistan

Islamabad district administration to fine underage smokers

The district administration of the Islamabad Capitol Territory has decided to fine smokers under the age of 18 years.
This initiative is an extension of the “Islamabad model city project”, which aims to create awareness for the hazards of tobacco use in the general population.

Updated 29 May, 2021 03:56pm

Editorials

The illegal tobacco industry

EDITORIAL: It is very distressing that local tobacco manufacturers are able to flout all the rules very easily and...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

BR Research

PAKT: soaring profits

After scoring an all-time high gross turnover of Rs166 billion and record profitability of Rs16 billion last year,...

Published 28 Apr, 2021 07:30am

Business & Finance

Curb on illegal trade must: Tobacco sector has potential to fetch Rs150bn revenue

KARACHI: The tobacco sector has a potential of Rs.150 billion revenue generation with strict implementation on rules...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

BR Research

PAKT: record profits

Business is good at a tobacco major. Yesterday, Pakistan Tobacco Company (PSX: PAKT) announced some impressive...

Published 24 Feb, 2021 07:40am

BR Research

Cigarette production steadies

After showing a recovery around the middle of year 2020, the country’s cigarette production has been on a steady...

Published 14 Jan, 2021 07:35am

Business & Finance

FBR confiscate non-duty/ counterfeit cigarettes worth millions

The operations are being carried out by the Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation (Inland Revenue), Faisalabad as part of a drive to curb the illegal trade of non-duty / counterfeit cigarettes.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 11:27am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 8	278.28
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 8	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 8	155.25
USD to Swiss Franc / May 8	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 8	1.25
Euro to USD / May 8	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 7	5187.70
Nasdaq / May 7	16332.56
FTSE 100 / May 7	8313.67
Dow Jones / May 7	38884.26
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	18430.05
France CAC40 / May 7	8075.68
India Sensex / May 8	73566.30
Tokyo Nikkei / May 8	38202.37

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 7	205761
Petrol/Litre / May 8	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 8	77.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 8	2314.41
Diesel/Litre / May 8	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 8 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 8 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 8 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 8 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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