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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

Pakistan

EC reforms, action against smuggling ‘not contradicting’ IMF conditions: Dr Shamshad

Caretaker finance minister says exchange rate not being manipulated

Updated 15 Sep, 2023 07:05pm

Broadening tax base: IT ministry to lend a helping hand to FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of IT and Telecommunication would fully assist the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in...

Updated 15 Sep, 2023 08:53am

Business & Finance

FBR not ‘rewarding’ taxpayers for timely paying due taxes: report

ISLAMABAD: A taxpayer’s survey of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) revealed that the FBR is not ...

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Import value of Afghan-origin coal declines to $95 PMT

ISLAMABAD: Directorate of Customs Valuation Peshawar has drastically decreased the import value of Afghan-origin...

Updated 14 Sep, 2023 09:09am

Business & Finance

Export growth: towel makers come up with proposals

KARACHI: Senior Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (TMA) Syed Usman Ali has submitted...

Updated 14 Sep, 2023 09:41am

Business & Finance

SECP registers 2,847 new companies in Aug 2023

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 2,847 new companies in the month of...

Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am

FBR de-attaches bank accounts of PIA

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has de-attached the bank accounts of national flag carrier, PIA, on...

Updated 14 Sep, 2023 08:42am

Pakistan

FTO orders action against officers over mistreating used car importer

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has ordered strict action against the Customs officials of Islamabad, who...

Updated 14 Sep, 2023 06:49am

Pakistan

Steel sector: FBR Member assures action over smuggling from Iran, Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Member Customs (Operations), Zeba Hai Azhar, has assured the ...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Finally, PKR’s woes end

“So the dollar is tumbling down.” “Indeed and the airwaves are full of praises for the whippers…” “You...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

Business & Finance

Only 50pc of SECP registered entities file tax returns

ISLAMABAD: A total of 50,000 companies are filing their annual income tax returns out of over 100,000 entities...

Updated 13 Sep, 2023 09:46am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 23	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 23	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 23	154.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 23	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 23	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	5010.60
Nasdaq / Apr 22	15451.31
Dow Jones / Apr 22	38239.98
India Sensex / Apr 23	73884.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 23	37552.16
Hang Seng / Apr 23	16828.93
FTSE 100 / Apr 23	8045.70
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 23	17967.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 22	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 23	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 23	82.41
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 23	2301.86
Diesel/Litre / Apr 23	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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