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Economic model ‘flops’: Poverty hits 39.4pc mark, say World Bank officials

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s current economic development model is no longer reducing poverty and provides few benefits to...

Updated 23 Sep, 2023 05:38pm

Customs’ values on import of lubricating oils increased

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation, Karachi has increased customs values on the import of 42...

Updated 23 Sep, 2023 10:13am

‘Diamond’ category in Sohni Dharti Remittance Programme launched

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced the launch of Diamond Category in the Sohni Dharti...

Updated 23 Sep, 2023 08:56am

Minister hands over mutation deed of FBR land to CEO

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Privatisation, Fawad Hassan Fawad, met Sohail Ilahi, CEO Kiran Builders &...

Updated 23 Sep, 2023 09:46am

Business & Finance

Declaration against foreign assets: ‘Taxpayers not filing CVT being held liable to default’

LAHORE: Tax authorities are holding taxpayers liable to default for not filing capital value tax (CVT) declaration...

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am

Business & Finance

Real estate sector: FTO asks FBR to stay vigilant against market prices

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman has strongly recommended to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to remain...

Published 22 Sep, 2023 03:33am

GST evaded through flying invoices estimated at Rs5-6trn

Use of fake/flying invoices to commit sales tax fraud increases after facilitation, automation and easy ways to get sales tax registrations

Updated 22 Sep, 2023 10:00am

Opinion

Only and only elections…

Here’s a scenario. The president doubles down on his deadline for the election, the supreme court agrees that it...

Published 21 Sep, 2023 06:08am

Business & Finance

Right to seek automated refunds: IHC issues notices to FBR chairman, others

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to Chairman Federal Board of Revenue and Chief Commissioner...

Updated 21 Sep, 2023 08:46am

Business & Finance

Customs’ values on import of 23 types of stationery items enhanced

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has upward revised Customs values on the import of 23...

Published 21 Sep, 2023 06:08am

FBR tells Senate body: Rs37bn ‘solar panel scam’ to be probed under AML

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has informed the Senate Standing Committee on Finance that over Rs37...

Updated 21 Sep, 2023 09:05am

Editorials

Privatisation as the way out of current impasse

EDITORIAL: Caretaker Federal Minister for Privatisation Fawad Hassan Fawad has been tasked to expedite the...

Published 21 Sep, 2023 06:08am

BR Research

Banks’ entry into retail forex: need of the hour

Earlier this week, banks presidents had a meeting with finance minister, governor SBP, and a senior officer of an...

Updated 20 Sep, 2023 10:27am

Opinion

Handling the energy crisis

The relentless rise in electricity prices in Pakistan has taken a severe toll on domestic consumers, large-scale...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am

Manual filers declared as active taxpayers by FBR

ISLAMABAD: Following intervention of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has...

Updated 20 Sep, 2023 09:42am

Editorials

Financial account versus current account

EDITORIAL: The expectation during negotiations between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government of...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am

Opinion

Early warning signs

The first quarter of 2023-24 is about to come to an end. It has been an eventful quarter. It started well with the...

Updated 19 Sep, 2023 07:32am

Business & Finance

The Women University Multan: FBR directed to provide tax relief to 20 low-paid women teachers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to provide tax relief to...

Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Business & Finance

Payment of duties, taxes: All LTOs, MTOs and RTOs must stay open till 8pm on 30th: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed all Large Taxpayers Offices (LTOs), Medium Taxpayers...

Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Opinion

Private savings, govt dissaving: debt

Savings by an individual/householder or a government have different objectives and constraints and while a healthy...

Updated 18 Sep, 2023 07:33am

Opinion

Administrative crackdown: will it work?

The State’s crackdown against the smugglers and illegal currency traders has met with initial success. The fear...

Updated 18 Sep, 2023 07:40am

System errors in filing income tax returns, wealth statements irk taxpayers

ISLAMABAD: Taxpayers are facing different problems including technical issues/ errors in timely filing of income tax...

Updated 18 Sep, 2023 10:26am

Financial account not positive enough to cancel out rise in CAD: economist

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s financial account has not been positive enough to cancel out the increase in current account...

Updated 18 Sep, 2023 09:24am

Law of precedent: Lower fora bound to follow decision of higher appellate, admits FBR

ISLAMABAD: Member Legal (Inland Revenue) Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) admitted before Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO)...

Updated 18 Sep, 2023 08:56am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to simplify taxation system

PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry acting president Ijaz Khan Afridi urged the government and Federal...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Govt depts, hospitals, LG and defence institutions: Updated list of FTN recipients issued by FBR

FBR to take policy decision on the issuance of the FTNs to the govt authorities including local govt departments and Tehsil municipal authorities seeking tax exemptions

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 10:52pm

Editorials

About time

EDITORIAL: It’s no surprise that the “massive recovery drive against tax defaulters” has identified the usual...

Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:05am

Pakistan

Need for erecting more gates on Taftan border crossing discussed

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran Friday agreed on installation of additional gates at Mir Javeh-Taftan crossing point to...

Published 16 Sep, 2023 03:03am

Immovable properties: FBR issues guidelines for taxpayers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday issued detailed guidelines for taxpayers to pay tax on...

Updated 16 Sep, 2023 03:59pm

Business & Finance

FBR admits abolished ‘circle-based system’ much better than reformed‘functional-based system’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has admitted that the abolished “Circle-based system” was much...

Published 16 Sep, 2023 03:03am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5022.21
Nasdaq / Apr 17	15683.37
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	7847.99
Dow Jones / Apr 17	37735.31
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	17770.02
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7981.51
India Sensex / Apr 18	72965.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	38103.03

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 17	215964
Petrol/Litre / Apr 18	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.77
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.98
Diesel/Litre / Apr 18	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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