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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 / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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