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Aurangzeb unveils new tax measures, targets poultry, mutual funds & govt securities

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb unveiled new taxation measures, including levies on income generated from mutual...

Updated 23 Jun, 2025 07:59pm

BR Research

Real Estate Policy: Suspiciously Strategic

It’s not as if a boon for builders and developers was beyond the realm of possibility in Budget 2026. It was ...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

Budget 2025-26

Maximum relief for low & middle-income earners: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has stated that maximum possible relief has been provided to low- and...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 01:29pm

Budget 2025-26

Withdrawal of 3pc FED on property transfer proposed

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Bill 2025-26 has proposed to withdraw three percent federal excise duty (FED) on the transfer...

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 09:26am

Markets

Expected 5%–20% FED on packaged foods alarms industry

Prices of processed food items to go up if imposed

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 03:01pm

LTO Karachi posts record Rs2.807trn collection

KARACHI: The Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) Karachi has displayed a robust performance in revenue collection during...

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 09:37am

Budget 2025-26

Finance Bill 2025 nearly done: Rs200bn new tax measures of GST, FED expected

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has almost finalized Finance Bill (2025-26) and expected to announce...

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 09:20am

Markets

Minister opposes IMF demand of more taxes on agri sector

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Agriculture Muhammad Baksh Mahar has expressed serious concerns over the International...

Published 01 Jun, 2025 03:03am

Budget 2025-26

FBR links cut in FED on juices with submission of post-dated cheques

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood has linked reduction of federal excise duty (FED)...

Updated 30 May, 2025 09:06am

BR Research

FED on processed foods: nutritional reform or revenue racket?

Pakistan’s latest policy brainwave is to slap an excise duty on processed and packaged food products and call it a...

Updated 29 May, 2025 08:03am

Opinion

Tariff Policy: a bold step towards trade liberalization

The federal government has approved the National Tariff Policy (NTP) 2025–30, a transformative step toward trade...

Updated 26 May, 2025 07:22am

BR Research

More snakes than ladders

If you're a skeptic tempted to file the National Tariff Policy under “never gonna happen,” you’re in sober...

Published 26 May, 2025 05:56am

Budget 2025-26

High-potential consumer items: Pakistan govt mulling imposing FED

ISLAMABAD: The government is reviewing additional revenue generation measure to impose Federal Excise Duty (FED) on...

Updated 23 May, 2025 10:49am

Budget 2025-26

Experts for imposing FED on alcoholic beverages

ISLAMABAD: The government can easily generate handsome amount of revenue to the tune of billions by imposing federal...

Published 22 May, 2025 06:56am

Business & Finance

‘High tax on packaged juices stifles growth, hurts economy’

LAHORE: The formal packaged juice industry in Pakistan continues to reel under the weight of an excessive 20% ...

Published 20 May, 2025 07:21am

Budget 2025-26

5% FED likely on over 50 types of ultra-processed foods

ISLAMABAD: Taking a major revenue generation measure, the government is likely to impose 5 percent federal excise...

Updated 20 May, 2025 09:10am

Opinion

Farm to failure: higher taxes feeding informal sector

The federal government in the past few years has imposed hefty taxes on the documented sector, fueling the informal...

Updated 19 May, 2025 07:22am

Pakistan’s tax revenue projected at 12.6% of GDP

ISLAMABAD: Total tax revenue is projected at 12.6 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for 2024-25 against...

Updated 19 May, 2025 09:44am

Pakistan govt working on options to increase FED

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

Updated 13 May, 2025 09:33am

Pakistan

Eliminating FED alone won’t revive Pakistan’s real estate, says ABAD chairman

Withdrawal of the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on property transactions will not lead to substantial real estate...

Updated 12 May, 2025 04:53pm

Pakistan

Tobacco use claims over 160,000 lives every year: SPDC

LAHORE: Under pressure from the tobacco industry, the government is considering a rollback in the very policy that...

Published 01 May, 2025 06:03am

Business & Finance

Govt set to scrap federal excise duty on property to boost real estate

The government is set to eliminate Federal Excise Duty (FED) on property transactions after Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Updated 23 Apr, 2025 07:11pm

Business & Finance

FED: supply of raw material for soft drinks not proved chargeable

LAHORE: Tax department has failed to prove that supply of syrup as raw material for preparation of soft drinks is...

Published 20 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Sales tax, federal excise: FBR extends date of filing returns

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the date of submission of Sales Tax and Federal Excise...

Updated 19 Apr, 2025 09:28am

Business & Finance

Fruit juice industry: govt mulling 5pc FED reduction

ISLAMABAD: The government is seriously considering 5 percent reduction in Federal Excise Duty (FED) on juices in...

Published 09 Apr, 2025 07:16am

1HFY25 direct tax collection rises 29.4pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The collection of direct taxes has shown an increase of 29.4 percent during first six months of 2024-25...

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 03:13pm

Business & Finance

Return filing deadline extended

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended date for filing of Sales Tax and Federal Excise return...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 05:37am

Opinion

Cigarette tax myths and realities

A well-orchestrated campaign advocating for reduced cigarette taxes has recently gained momentum, primarily driven ...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 06:33am

Editorials

The high cost of punitive taxation

EDITORIAL: The fundamentally flawed nature of the tax regime operational in Pakistan is both well-documented and...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 05:48am

Opinion

Pakistan’s taxation trap: overburdening formal economy feeds the informal

Tax compliance in Pakistan has been dismal for decades, and every increase in tax rates or the imposition of new...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:37am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 10	284.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 10	284.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 10	146.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 10	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 10	1.36
Euro to USD / Jul 10	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Jul 9	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 9	6,263.26
Nasdaq / Jul 9	20,608.23
Dow Jones / Jul 9	44,458.30
India Sensex / Jul 10	83,178.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 10	39,635.72
Hang Seng / Jul 10	23,993.59
FTSE 100 / Jul 10	8,954.79
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 10	24,594.32
France CAC40 / Jul 10	7,915.95

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 9	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 9	301,354
Petrol/Litre / Jul 10	266.79
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 10	68.49
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 10	3,325.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 10	272.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 10	67.73

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Jul 10 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	5.60 ▲ 1 (21.74%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 10 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	7.61 ▲ 1 (15.13%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 10 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	8.30 ▲ 1 (13.7%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jul 10 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	14.80 ▲ 1.35 (10.04%)
Azgard Nine / Jul 10 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	12.71 ▲ 1.16 (10.04%)
B.O.Punjab / Jul 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13.05 ▲ 1.19 (10.03%)
Invest Bank / Jul 10 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	12.40 ▲ 1.13 (10.03%)
Habib Insurance / Jul 10 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	11.52 ▲ 1.05 (10.03%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	29.76 ▲ 2.71 (10.02%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Jul 10 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	28.89 ▲ 2.63 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 10 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	8.02 ▼ -1 (-11.09%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 10 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	8.72 ▼ -1 (-10.29%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 10 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	23.78 ▼ -2.57 (-9.75%)
Din Tex. / Jul 10 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	103.50 ▼ -11.1 (-9.69%)
Sana Ind / Jul 10 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	26.22 ▼ -2.73 (-9.43%)
Pak Datacom / Jul 10 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	296.49 ▼ -29.98 (-9.18%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 10 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	16.30 ▼ -1.62 (-9.04%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 10 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	20.50 ▼ -2.03 (-9.01%)
Crescent Fib. / Jul 10 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	44.01 ▼ -4.31 (-8.92%)
Pakistan Services / Jul 10 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	760 ▼ -73.57 (-8.83%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Jul 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	155,204,034 ▲ 1.19
Kohinoor Spining / Jul 10 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	54,987,041 ▲ 0.3
Hascol Petrol / Jul 10 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	33,228,374 ▲ 0.85
Fast Cables / Jul 10 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	32,586,162 ▲ 0.88
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,556,190 ▼ -0.02
Ghani Chemworld / Jul 10 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	21,385,221 ▼ -0.8
Invest Bank / Jul 10 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	20,861,643 ▲ 1.13
Aisha Steel Mill / Jul 10 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	19,609,398 ▲ 0.19
Big Bird Foods / Jul 10 Big Bird Foods Limited(BBFL)	16,772,554 ▲ 1.25
Secure Logistics / Jul 10 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	16,382,855 ▲ 0.48

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