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Finance Act

DG of Intelligence & Investigation IR: FBR empowers Director to approve inquiry initiation against businessmen involved in tax fraud

Published 18 Mar, 2026 04:35am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has empowered the Director of the Directorate General of Intelligence...

FBR counsel argues before FCC: Legislature can levy a tax with retrospective effect

Published 07 Jan, 2026 05:53am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) counsel told the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) that the...

FBR eases key Finance Act provisions

Updated 05 Aug, 2025 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has relaxed some major enforcement provisions of the Finance Act 2025...

FBR delays Finance Act steps, eases importers declarations

Updated 30 Jul, 2025 08:51am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has delayed implementation of a budgetary measure of Finance Act 2025...

Finance Act expands definition of tax fraud

Updated 17 Jul, 2025 09:12am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Act 2025 has significantly expanded the definition of tax fraud, prompting considerable...

Finance Act restricts IRO’s presence to business premises only

Published 05 Jul, 2025 06:45am

LAHORE: The Finance Act has restricted the presence of Inland Revenue Officer (IRO) to business premises only....

FBR: Messing up a messy law

Published 13 Dec, 2024 07:39am

Actus legis nemini facit injurium (A party should not suffer on account of an act or omission by the Court or State...

APTMA steps up pressure on govt to restore EFS

Updated 01 Dec, 2024 03:21pm

Pakistan’s textile industry accounts for 40 per cent of the country’s industrial workforce, providing livelihoods to millions of families

10pc tax credit allowed by SC to persons who imported, installed machinery till June 2019

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has allowed 10 percent tax credit to the persons who have imported and...

Explaining alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

Published 13 Sep, 2024 07:08am

General, 1. Dispute resolution is a preferred vehicle to settle cases where questions of facts or a composite...

Pulling the rug from under the carpet industry’s feet

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 07:31am

The traditional woolen hand-knotted carpet and rugs manufacturing sector had uniquely positioned Pakistan among the...

Traders show concerns on changes in ST regime

Published 14 Jul, 2024 02:55am

LAHORE: A delegation of traders, led by Khalid Pervez, visited the Lahore Chamber and met with President of Lahore...

FED on transfer of immoveable property

Updated 12 Jul, 2024 08:55am

“Accordingly CVT was abolished through the Finance Act 2010 as charge and levy of CVT became a provincial subject....

SC asks whether or not govt can promise tax credit and then take it away retrospectively?

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was asked to decide whether the government can first encourage businesses to make fresh...

Sale of govt-allotted immovable properties: Scope of WHT exemption expanded

Updated 03 Jul, 2024 08:32am

ISLAMABAD: The government has expanded the scope of withholding tax exemption on the sale of government-allotted...

Tajir Dost Scheme: There should be no extra tax on registered traders: CC

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 09:30am

ISLAMABAD: There should be no additional tax on traders and shopkeepers registered under the Tajir Dost Scheme from...

‘Foreign gifts not for sale’: Govt directs ministries to submit undertaking

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 09:07am

ISLAMABAD: The government has directed all ministries to submit undertaking that duties and taxes free goods...

We understand the pain, will provide relief to salaried class at first opportunity we get: Aurangzeb

Updated 01 Jul, 2024 07:03pm

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that the government will provide relief to the salaried class at the...

New taxation steps create a kind of tunnel vision

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

EDITORIAL: The government is desperate to increase its tax revenues to meet the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

New taxation steps come into effect today

Updated 01 Jul, 2024 09:23am

Government enforces new taxation measures of Rs1.761 trillion

AMENDMENTS ENACTED BY FINANCE ACT, 2024: VIS-À-VIS THOSE PROPOSED IN FINANCE BILL, 2024

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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