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FED on cigarettes

Finance Bill: Govt to introduce third slab in FED on cigarettes

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 07:31am

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to take a bold step in budget to control the growing share of 56 percent of...

Tobacco taxation regime: FED collection in FY2025-26 triggers fresh debate: WHO policy

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recently released policy brief reviewing that Federal Excise Duty...

Why Pakistan needs enforcement before another cigarette tax hike

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:59am

Every year before the federal budget, Pakistan hears the same prescription from tobacco-control campaigners: raise...

FED on cigarettes: WHO suggests upward adjustment

Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has strongly recommended upward adjustment of Federal Excise Duty...

Pakistan govt working on options to increase FED

Updated 13 May, 2025 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: The government is working out different proposals to raise federal excise duty (FED) of various items...

Unravelling cigarette tax revenue mystery

Published 11 Mar, 2025 06:25am

The first half of fiscal year 2025 has painted a perplexing picture of Pakistan’s cigarette industry. The latest...

$1bn revenue loss: Smuggled cigarettes termed biggest challenges

Published 27 Feb, 2025 07:39am

ISLAMABAD: Kingsley Wheaton, Chief Corporate Officer, British American Tobacco (BAT) said that only rationalization...

Rs237bn FED collected from cigarettes in 2023-24

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 09:24am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 237 billion as federal excise duty (FED) from...

FED on cigarettes likely to be increased in budget

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to increase Federal Excise Duty on cigarettes in coming budget (2024-25). It is...

Govt urged to hike FED on cigarettes

Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am

ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Research and Dialogue (CRD) has asked the government to implement recommendations of...

Despite a 146pc FED hike on cigarettes

Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am

EDITORIAL: Going by FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) revenue figures, it has successfully busted the great tobacco...

Minister endorses strategy of increasing taxes on tobacco

Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am

ISLAMABAD: Minister of Information, Broadcasting, and Parliamentary Affairs, Murtaza Solangi, has endorsed the...

Increase in FED on cigarettes: Health advocates call for implementation of World Bank’s recommendation

Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: Health advocates called for immediate implementation of the latest recommendation of the World Bank (WB)...

Tobacco products: Govt urged to further increase taxes

Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: Anti-tobacco activists and health experts on Tuesday asked the government to further increase taxes on...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.42
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 16	7,533.77
Nasdaq / Jul 16	25,881.95
Dow Jones / Jul 16	52,552.97
India Sensex / Jul 17	77,920.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	63,896.48
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,579.70
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,593.72
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,817.28
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,343.48

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	79.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	3,989.08
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.11
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

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Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 17 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	37.27 ▲ 3.39 (10.01%)
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%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.72 ▲ 9.79 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.95 ▲ 2.54 (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%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.61 ▼ -0.98 (-27.3%)
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%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.25 ▼ -16.69 (-10%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.81 ▼ -1.2 (-9.99%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 17 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 17 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.54 ▼ -0.78 (-9.38%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	85,782,795 ▲ 0.17
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,049,582 ▼ -0.58
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,330,537 ▲ 2.9
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,918,262 ▼ -0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,198,734 ▼ -0.26
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,536,542 ▼ -1.23
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,404,498 ▼ -0.3
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,314,007 ▼ -0.39
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,439,447 ▼ -0.13
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,367,016 ▲ 0.47

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