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Finance Act 2025

Tax fraud: FBR issues SOPs for initiating probes, prosecutions, arrests

Updated 07 Mar, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for initiating...

Fata/Pata units: Goods transport restricted to tracked carriers: FBR

Published 02 Dec, 2025 06:26am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed a restriction on industrial units located in the tribal...

Section 175C of ITO: IHC suspends judgement related to issuance of notices to taxpayers

Updated 30 Sep, 2025 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the impugned judgment relating to the issuance of notices to...

Erstwhile Fata, Pata: Committee to reassess GST on goods

Updated 27 Aug, 2025 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: Less than two months after the federal budget for 2025-26 came into effect, the government has...

The glut that ate the rebate

Updated 18 Aug, 2025 08:14am

When China tweaks its export policies, the ripples are felt across the world’s energy markets. So, when Beijing...

FED related cases: FBR allows direct ATIR appeals

Updated 15 Aug, 2025 08:43am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed sales taxpayers to directly file an appeal against the FBR...

Rules updated: Debit/credit card machines and QR Codes must be integrated: FBR

Updated 10 Aug, 2025 07:35am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed the sales tax integrated persons to integrate the ...

IT, IT-enabled services to face 4% WHT

Updated 08 Aug, 2025 04:16pm

ISLAMABAD: The IT and IT enabled services will continue to be subject to withholding tax rate of 4 percent during...

FBR aligns banking income with taxable income

Updated 08 Aug, 2025 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has amended the banking schedule of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 to...

Selected in past three years: FBR grants audit immunity to taxpayers

Published 08 Aug, 2025 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has given immunity from income tax audit to those persons whose income...

Recreational clubs no more non-profit bodies: FBR

Updated 07 Aug, 2025 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has excluded recreational clubs from the definition of non-profit...

FBR to disallow 50% business expenditure

Updated 05 Aug, 2025 11:36am

ISLAMABAD: The federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will disallow 50 percent business expenditure in cases where a person...

Curbs on economic transactions of ‘ineligible persons’: FBR explains Section 114C of Finance Act

Updated 05 Aug, 2025 04:15pm

FBR will set a date to restrict transactions of ineligible persons

COAS Munir instructs FBR to have dialogue with businessmen over arrest powers, penalties: FPCCI

Published 22 Jul, 2025 08:48pm

While focusing on the recently enacted expansions of the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) powers, Federation of...

Finance Act 2025: BMP demands removal of ‘oppressive’ clauses

Published 21 Jul, 2025 05:37am

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has strongly...

Disallowing expenditure: Govt likely to increase limit to Rs2.5m

Published 20 Jul, 2025 03:02am

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to increase the limit from Rs200,000 to Rs 2.5 million for disallowing...

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...

Strike call over tax measures

Published 16 Jul, 2025 05:47am

EDITORIAL: The nationwide strike call by the country’s major chambers of commerce for July 19, in protest against...

Business community stands divided over strike call

Updated 16 Jul, 2025 08:44am

ISLAMABAD: The business community on Tuesday agreed to defer the nationwide strike, as a committee to be headed by...

Transporters too support July 19 strike call

Published 15 Jul, 2025 07:35am

KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Muhammad Jawed Bilwani while strongly...

Inaccurate accounts: Audit firms to undergo AOB inspection

Published 15 Jul, 2025 06:31am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will refer audit firms for inspection by the Audit Oversight Board in...

KCCI, transporters announce July 19 strike against Finance Act provisions

Updated 14 Jul, 2025 10:42pm

The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), joined by goods transport associations from across Pakistan,...

FBR begins regulating input tax adjustment limits from July 1

Updated 14 Jul, 2025 09:34am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started exercising powers against taxpayers to fix higher or lower...

Finance Act 2025: Pakistan’s auto industry grapples with enforcement challenges

Updated 13 Jul, 2025 09:08am

ISLAMABAD: The auto industry is confused to deal with the enforcement of the Finance Act 2025 which has restricted...

Sec 21(s) of ITO: FBR yet to issue guidelines

Updated 12 Jul, 2025 03:37pm

KARACHI: A new provision - Section 21 (s) of Income Tax Ordinance 2001 introduced through the Finance Act 2025 is...

Finance Act 2025 tightens tax rules for businesses, filers

Published 11 Jul, 2025 03:20am

LAHORE: The Finance Act 2025 has brought significant amendments to the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, impacting...

FBR chief rules out withdrawal of law disallowing 50pc cash sales expenses

Updated 10 Jul, 2025 09:02am

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial categorically stated that the government...

Businesses struggle with new tax rule on high-value cash sales

Updated 08 Jul, 2025 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: The business community is facing practical issues while complying with a new income tax provision for...

A comment on Finance Act 2025—IV

Published 06 Jul, 2025 02:42am

Sales Tax Special Regime for Digitally delivered goods: Concept The supply of digitally ordered taxable goods by...

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

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 10:24pm

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

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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	162.40
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

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
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%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (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%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
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%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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