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direct taxes

Direct taxes to make up 50pc of FY27 tax collection: FBR

Updated 13 Jul, 2026 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: Direct taxes are projected to constitute approximately 50 percent of total tax collection during 2026–27,...

Stronger LSM and trade activity: FBR expects surge in FY27 ST collection

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that the improvements in Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM)...

FBR anticipates digitalisation to boost tax collection

Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:43am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has anticipated that the effective taxation of the digital economy in...

PM Shehbaz hints at reducing direct taxes

Updated 26 Feb, 2026 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday hinted at a reduction in direct taxes across the board in the...

Editorial: Impediments to inclusive growth

Updated 11 Nov, 2025 12:25pm

EDITORIAL: International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) representative to Pakistan Mahor Binici while addressing a ...

Direct tax boost catapults tax-to-GDP ratio into double-digit

Updated 08 Nov, 2025 09:22am

The share of direct taxes is 5.1 percent of the total GDP

Direct taxes’ share jumps to 48.7% in Pakistan

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:41am

ISLAMABAD: The share of direct taxes in overall tax collection of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) rose to 48.7...

Fiscal gains with pain

Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:54am

The fiscal consolidation continues. In 1HFY25, the government posted the lowest fiscal deficit as a percentage of...

Punjab to get Rs3.683trn from Federal Divisible Pool

Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:14am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has estimated to receive an amount of Rs 3683,103.227 million from Federal Divisible...

FBR surpasses July revenue collection target

Updated 02 Aug, 2023 09:09am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected Rs538 billion during July 2023 against the...

Tax proposals by the IMF

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 06:49am

EDITORIAL: The $3 billion nine-month-long Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) approved by the International Monetary Fund...

Analysing FBR clarification

Published 15 Nov, 2022 05:52am

EDITORIAL: A Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) clarification, categorically refuting criticism against its existing...

FBR clarification

Updated 14 Nov, 2022 10:04am

ISLAMABAD: While Federal Board of Revenue(FBR) appreciates and acknowledges the importance of direct taxes and...

AGP flags wrong collection of certain WHTs

Updated 12 Oct, 2022 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has found that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is wrongly...

Revenue collection target may be raised to Rs7.42trn

Updated 22 Jun, 2022 10:08am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is expected to increase the revenue collection target of the Federal Board of...

Three major revenue measures may be challenged in court: Shabbar

Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:55am

ISLAMABAD: Three major revenue measures (direct taxes) of the Finance Bill, 2022, having accumulated revenue impact...

Rs2,560bn direct taxes target set for next fiscal year

Updated 08 Jun, 2022 10:13am

ISLAMABAD: The direct taxes target has been projected at Rs 2,560 billion for the next fiscal year against Rs 2,182...

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USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

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S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

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Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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