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IMF programme & reforms

Pakistan, one of the major victims of climate change, is fighting alone to manage the damages caused due to...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

The Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2023: a comment

General: The Finance Minister has laid Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2023 on the floor of the Parliament. (National...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

Taxation services: FBR plans tech-enabled outreach initiative under WB-funded PRR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) plans to launch technology-enabled outreach initiative under the...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am

Fiscal year 2022-23: Tax target raised to Rs7.64trn

Revenue collection target has been increased after additional revenue measures of Rs170 billion, says Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Asim Ahmad

Updated 17 Feb, 2023 10:15pm

Pakistan

PTI ‘dissidents’ blast govt over money bill

ISLAMABAD: The dissidents of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) – who often blamed the then prime minister Imran Khan...

Published 16 Feb, 2023 07:07am

Opinion

Better late than never, or just too late?

Too bad Finance Minister Ishaq Dar didn’t get to give Moody’s a “befitting reply” for downgrading...

Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am

Opinion

The challenge of SOEs — II

The SOEs (State-Owned Enterprises) are generally being run at the whim of a chosen few, who are beholden to no ...

Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am

Dar presents Rs170bn tax measures

Blames previous government and last year’s devastating floods for the current economic situation

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 09:00am

Big taxation measures taken through money bill

Govt has dropped proposals to raise FED on imported and locally-manufactured cars and energy drinks

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 10:48am

Business & Finance

FBR resumes POS Prize Scheme

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has resumed its suspended Point of Sale (POS) Prize Scheme from 1st...

Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am

Business & Finance

ST dept accused of violating limitation period with FBR’s approval

LAHORE: The sales tax department is violating the limitation period of five years for issuing show cause notices to...

Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am

Business & Finance

To be presented in parliament today: Cabinet approves Finance Supplementary Bill

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Federal Cabinet has approved the Finance Supplementary Bill 2023 to be presented in the...

Published 15 Feb, 2023 07:20am

Rs170bn additional taxes: Do it thru bill, Alvi asks Dar

Ishaq Dar informs that government wants to raise additional revenue through taxes by promulgating an ordinance

Updated 15 Feb, 2023 09:03am

FED on cigarettes doubled

ISLAMABAD: The government has started the implementation of the mini-budget late Tuesday night by doubling the...

Updated 15 Feb, 2023 08:58am

Raising financing for national security: Finance Division decides to avail direct credit lines

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division has reportedly decided to avail direct credit lines from banks/ financial institutions ...

Updated 15 Feb, 2023 09:06am

Business & Finance

Framing ‘Charter of Economy’: LCCI, ICAP and PIPFA announce launch of joint efforts

LAHORE: Minister of State and Chairman Reforms and Resource Mobilization Committee - Ashfaq Yousaf Tola, led an...

Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am

Business & Finance

FTO terms delay in execution of ATIRs’ orders ‘maladministration’

LAHORE: Federal Tax Ombudsman Dr Asif Mahmood Jah has declared that a delay in implementing the orders of Appellate...

Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am

Editorials

Time is of the essence

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) submitted the Memorandum of Economic and Finance Policies (MEFP) to...

Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

Budgetary outcome in 1HFY23

The information on fiscal operations from July to December 2022 of the federal and the provincial governments has...

Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

After the IMF tranche

On December 16, 2021 at a Hamdard University seminar where Dr Miftah Ismail was another speaker, I had said that...

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 01:05pm

Business & Finance

Foreign exchange reserves: Tola underscores need for ‘charter of economy’

LAHORE: Minister of State and Chairman, Reforms and Resource Mobilization Committee Ashfaq Tola has said that the...

Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am

‘Viable’ energy sector: PD fails to prepare plan

ISLAMABAD: Power Division has reportedly failed to prepare a plan for a “viable” energy sector by steering the...

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 08:58am

Business & Finance

KPRA holds workshop for withholding agents

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) organized a capacity building workshop for its withholding...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 06:50am

Opinion

Does Pakistan need domestic debt restructuring?

There is growing consensus over the need for debt restructuring within the policymaking community. However, many...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 06:03am

Business & Finance

FBR drafted no proposal to tax bank deposits

ISLAMABAD: There was no proposal drafted by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) at any stage to impose tax on bank...

Updated 13 Feb, 2023 09:01am

Business & Finance

Tax exemption on import of raw materials: Steps taken to check misuse of quotas by units in tribal areas

PESHAWAR: To ensure that raw materials being imported by manufacturing units in the erstwhile Federally Administered...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

FTO orders FBR to initiate probe into ‘tractor fraud’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has issued an order in favour of poor growers/ farmers community of Sindh...

Updated 13 Feb, 2023 09:19am

Presidential directives: FBR to give explanation to FTO

ISLAMABAD: On the directions of President Arif Alvi, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is bound to give an...

Updated 13 Feb, 2023 09:07am

Editorials

The review: not yet successful

EDITORIAL: The Secretary Finance put a positive spin on the final day of discussions/negotiations with the...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Pakistan

Reprocessing waste transformer oil: Tax notices withdrawn against Pakistan Wapda Foundation

LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has withdrawn notices of excise duty and sales tax against Pakistan Wapda...

Published 12 Feb, 2023 03:56am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 22	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 22	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 22	154.79
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 22	1.23
Euro to USD / Apr 22	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	5010.60
India Sensex / Apr 22	73648.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 22	37438.61
Nasdaq / Apr 22	15451.31
Hang Seng / Apr 22	16511.69
FTSE 100 / Apr 22	8023.87
Dow Jones / Apr 22	38239.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 22	17860.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 22	82.42
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 22	213220
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 22	2328.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 22	82.42
Petrol/Litre / Apr 23	293.94

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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