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Federal Budget 2025 26

Business community opposes 37A and 37AA of ST Act: FPCCI

KARACHI: Saquib Fayyaz Magoon, Acting President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry...

Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:15am

Markets

Pakistan’s e-commerce sector faces operational costs surge amid new taxes

The cost of doing business for Pakistan’s e-commerce sector has significantly increased following the imposition of...

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 10:24pm

Perspectives

Crowding out development for debt: Pakistan’s fiscal dilemma

Over the past fifteen years, Pakistan’s federal budget has ballooned in size, but not necessarily in wisdom. From...

Published 02 Jul, 2025 04:24pm

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FBR abolishes ACD on imports under 0pc, 5pc and 10pc duty slabs

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has totally abolished Additional Customs Duty (ACD) on the import of...

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 11:30am

Opinion

Outlook for public finances

The federal and provincial budgets for 2025-26 have generally been approved by the respective legislative fora....

Published 01 Jul, 2025 06:01am

BR Research

Ranked 100th – Celebrate Like #1

After a year of economic turbulence, Pakistan’s economy seems to have crawled out of intensive care. Inflation has...

Published 01 Jul, 2025 05:49am

Budget 2025-26

President signs Finance Bill into law

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday gave formal assent to the Finance Bill for the fiscal year 2025-26,...

Published 01 Jul, 2025 05:49am

IPPs warn govt: Furnace oil levies could raise generation costs

ISLAMABAD: Independent Power Producers (IPPs) have warned the government that proposed levies on furnace oil could...

Updated 01 Jul, 2025 11:30am

Budget 2025-26

Rs818.79bn supplementary, excess demands for grants okayed by NA

ISLAMABAD: Despite fierce opposition heckling, the National Assembly on Friday approved supplementary and excess...

Updated 28 Jun, 2025 03:19pm

Budget 2025-26

All cut-motions rejected: NA approves Rs3.951trn demands for grants

ISLAMABAD: Ahead of the passage of the 2025-26 federal budget on Thursday (June 26), the National Assembly on...

Updated 26 Jun, 2025 09:22am

Business & Finance

PAA urges reversal of WHT hike decision

KARACHI: The Pakistan Advertisers Association (PAA) has strongly criticized the hike in Withholding Tax (WHT)...

Published 24 Jun, 2025 06:06am

Budget 2025-26

Budget FY26: Aurangzeb announces major tax relief for salaried class, solar sector

Individuals earning between Rs600,000 -Rs1.2mn annually will be taxed at just 1%

Updated 21 Jun, 2025 04:57pm

Business & Finance

Federal budget: Business community has serious reservations: Mian Zahid

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 21 Jun, 2025 07:01am

Pakistan

NA Speaker, Fazl discuss federal budget

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulan Fazlur Rehman...

Published 20 Jun, 2025 07:22am

Opinion

Health system suffers as cigarette tax left untouched

The federal budget for 2025-26, announced amidst a backdrop of fragile economic recovery, signals a continuation of...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 06:52am

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IMF agreed to spare agriculture sector from taxes, says PM Shehbaz

PM says agriculture sector “already under pressure” in country

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 05:55pm

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Shehbaz shares key features of budget with Zardari

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr and discussed...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:37am

Budget 2025-26

PTI says ‘federal budget favours elite, ignores masses’

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday sharply criticised the federal budget for...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am

Markets

Budget 2025-26: Senate panel opposes tax on imported solar panels

Govt has proposed 18% tax on imported solar panels in budget for FY2025-26

Published 17 Jun, 2025 10:34pm

Budget 2025-26

Pakistan’s exporters urge PM to save value-added industry, seek FTR removal, EFS restoration

Pakistan’s $11 billion value-added export-oriented industry—contributing nearly one-third of the country’s total...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:49pm

Business & Finance

ABC lauds govt for presenting ‘forward-looking’ budget

KARACHI: The American Business Council of Pakistan (ABC) appreciates the Government’s efforts in presenting a...

Published 15 Jun, 2025 03:30am

Business & Finance

Federal budget bereft of pro-business, pro-industry measures: FCCI president

FAISALABAD: Chambers of Commerce & Industry (CCI) and trade associations across the country have expressed...

Published 15 Jun, 2025 03:30am

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Food sector: PVMA Chairman terms Federal Budget disappointing

KARACHI: Sheikh Umer Rehan, Chairman of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA), has termed the...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Business & Finance

Federal budget not beneficial for industrial sector: UBG

KARACHI: United Business Group (UBG) President Zubair Tufail, Core Committee members Malik Khuda Bakhsh, Syed Mazhar...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 07:07am

Business & Finance

Budget: LCCI urges govt to address concerns ahead of NA debate

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the government to ensure immediate ...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 06:58am

Opinion

Budget 2025-2026: Pakistan govt has no vision beyond fiscal survival

The federal budget for financial year 2025-26 presented on June 10, 2025, in the National Assembly, has laid bare...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:22am

Opinion

Policy issues in the EFF programme – II

In addition, lack of adequate regulatory capacity means that it is very likely, as has been the case in real ...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:08am

PPP says will protest against ‘oppressive & cruel’ budget

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has termed federal budget-2025-26 as “oppressive and cruel” and...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am

Budget 2025-26

Budget 2025-26: Pakistan’s auto industry seeks clarifications about EVs, hybrid cars

KARACHI: The automotive industry is seeking urgent clarification on recent measures proposed in the federal budget...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 09:25am

Budget 2025-26

Tariff cuts to cause Rs200bn revenue loss

ISLAMABAD: The tariff rationalization including changes in import duties slabs, abolition/reduction in customs...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 09:35am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 11	284.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 11	284.46
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 11	147.23
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 11	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 11	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 11	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Jul 11	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 11	6,259.75
India Sensex / Jul 11	82,500.47
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 11	39,569.68
Nasdaq / Jul 11	20,585.53
Hang Seng / Jul 11	24,139.57
FTSE 100 / Jul 11	8,941.12
Dow Jones / Jul 11	44,371.51
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 11	24,255.31
France CAC40 / Jul 11	7,829.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 11	68.45
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 11	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 11	306,069
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 11	3,355.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 11	67.42
Petrol/Litre / Jul 13	266.79
Diesel/Litre / Jul 13	272.98

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Jul 11 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	6.60 ▲ 1 (17.86%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 11 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	9.30 ▲ 1 (12.05%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jul 11 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	11.39 ▲ 1.04 (10.05%)
Sally Textile / Jul 11 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	12.73 ▲ 1.16 (10.03%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 11 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 11 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	32.74 ▲ 2.98 (10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 11 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	26.51 ▲ 2.41 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 11 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	26,152.94 ▲ 2377.54 (10%)
Invest Bank / Jul 11 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	13.64 ▲ 1.24 (10%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jul 11 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	16.28 ▲ 1.48 (10%)

Stock	Price
Trust Mod. / Jul 11 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	7.72 ▼ -1 (-11.47%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Jul 11 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	26 ▼ -2.89 (-10%)
Gatron Ind. / Jul 11 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	167.13 ▼ -18.57 (-10%)
EMCO Industries / Jul 11 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	40.59 ▼ -4.16 (-9.3%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 11 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	114.45 ▼ -11.22 (-8.93%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jul 11 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	82.71 ▼ -7.5 (-8.31%)
Bannu Woollen / Jul 11 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	93.89 ▼ -8.46 (-8.27%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Jul 11 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	89.27 ▼ -7.73 (-7.97%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 11 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	80.73 ▼ -6.8 (-7.77%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jul 11 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	9.28 ▼ -0.72 (-7.2%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Jul 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	94,133,007 ▲ 0.08
Aisha Steel Mill / Jul 11 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	25,050,249 ▲ 0.44
Kohinoor Spining / Jul 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	23,604,546 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,915,484 ▼ -0.03
Hascol Petrol / Jul 11 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	19,202,510 ▼ -0.09
Azgard Nine / Jul 11 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	18,508,847 ▼ -0.35
Dewan Motors / Jul 11 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	18,372,236 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Jul 11 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	16,414,076 ▲ 1.28
Image Pakistan / Jul 11 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	15,530,012 ▲ 0.89
Fauji Cement / Jul 11 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,410,246 ▲ 0.59

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