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Cryptocurrency transactions likely to be taxed

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to introduce legislation through Finance Bill 2026 to tax and document...

Stablecoin demand may soon fade: BoE

Published 01 Jun, 2026 04:28am

DUBROVNIK: The popularity of stablecoins could soon fade, replaced by tokenised deposits, or digital versions of...

Crypto exchanges could attract FDI, reverse capital flight: experts

Published 16 Dec, 2025 05:58pm

Pakistan recently issued NOCs to global crypto platforms Binance and HTX

NOCs to Binance, HTX not a ‘blanket approval’: PVARA chief

Published 15 Dec, 2025 04:59am

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) Bilal bin Saqib said that the No...

Bitcoin on thin ice after sinking in flight from risk

Published 22 Nov, 2025 06:10am

SINGAPORE/LONDON: Bitcoin dropped to a seven-month low on Friday, closing in on the USD80,000 level below which some...

FATF calls for action on crypto risks

Published 27 Jun, 2025 03:19am

PARIS: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global financial crime watchdog, on Thursday called on countries to...

Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization—V

Published 03 Apr, 2025 05:49am

The taxation of cryptocurrency assets in Pakistan plays an important role in the broader framework of legalizing...

Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization—IV

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 05:52am

The legalization of cryptocurrency in Pakistan is gaining momentum, requiring a strong regulatory framework to...

Crypto exchange Binance, Musk’s co-investor, to help Twitter with blockchain

Published 28 Oct, 2022 07:57pm

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange that has invested $500 million into Elon Musk’s buyout of Twitter Inc,...

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to restructure and create crypto platform

Published 24 Oct, 2022 06:32pm

JERUSALEM: The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) said on Monday it would reshape its ownership structure and also...

EU agrees rules to tame ‘Wild West’ crypto market

Published 01 Jul, 2022 07:26pm

LONDON: Cryptocurrency companies will need a licence and customer safeguards to issue and sell digital tokens in the...

Cryptocurrency woes: when the bottom gives out

Updated 17 Jun, 2022 11:59pm

Cryptocurrencies have dropped, and it has been a spectacular rout. New lows were hit by Bitcoin, the world's largest...

Bonfire of bitcoin: Why crypto assets are tumbling

Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am

LONDON: The lightning uptake of crypto assets like bitcoin had swelled a volatile sector to a valuation of roughly...

Nigeria’s markets regulator publishes rules on crypto assets

Published 14 May, 2022 07:27pm

LAGOS: Nigeria’s markets regulator has published a set of regulations for digital assets, signalling Africa’s most...

Plunging value of dollar-linked cryptocurrency sparks panic

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

PARIS: A cryptocurrency whose value is supposed to be pegged to the dollar has lost half its value this week,...

Indonesia to impose VAT, income tax on crypto assets from May

Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:38am

JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to charge value-added tax (VAT) on crypto asset transactions and an income tax on capital...

Japan urges crypto firms to comply with sanctions against Russia

Updated 15 Mar, 2022 06:34am

TOKYO: Japanese authorities ordered crypto exchanges on Monday not to process transactions involving crypto assets...

Japan urges crypto exchanges to act in line with sanctions against Russia

Published 14 Mar, 2022 10:47am

TOKYO: Japan has urged crypto exchanges not to process transactions involving crypto assets subject to asset-freeze...

UK says seizes NFTs during fraud probe

Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am

LONDON: Britain’s tax body on Monday said it had seized three digital artwork NFTs while investigating suspected...

Marketplace suspends most NFT sales, citing ‘rampant’ fakes and plagiarism

Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am

LONDON: The platform which sold an NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet for $2.9 million has halted most transactions...

Spain moves to rein in crypto-asset advertising

Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am

MADRID: Spain moved on Monday to regulate rampant advertising of crypto assets, including by social media...

Pakistan has great potential to earn from crypto assets: FPCCI paper

Updated 03 Jan, 2022 09:17am

KARACHI: Pakistan has great potential to encash the windfall gains of billions of dollars in crypto assets of...

German state sells off 100m euro seized crypto stash

Published 27 Dec, 2021 06:45am

FRANKFURT: A German state cashed in on 100 million euros ($113 million) worth of cryptocurrency confiscated from ...

Russian central bank to seek ban on investment in cryptocurrencies

Published 16 Dec, 2021 05:54pm

MOSCOW: The Russian central bank would like to ban investments in cryptocurrencies in Russia, seeing risks to...

Bitcoin tumbles after Turkey bans crypto payments citing risks

Published 16 Apr, 2021 06:27pm

The decision could stall Turkey's crypto market, which has gained momentum in recent months as investors joined the global rally in bitcoin, seeking to hedge against lira depreciation and inflation that topped 16% last month.
In a statement, the central bank said crypto assets were "neither subject to any regulation and supervision mechanisms nor a central regulatory authority", among other security risks.

India to propose cryptocurrency ban, penalising miners, traders

Published 15 Mar, 2021 10:37am

The bill, one of the world’s strictest policies against cryptocurrencies, would criminalise possession, issuance, mining, trading and transferring crypto-assets, said the official, who has direct knowledge of the plan.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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