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general sales tax

Businessmen voice mistrust over upcoming budget for FY27

Published 04 Jun, 2026 09:07pm

Ask govt to present export-led growth budget

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

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 09:20am

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

Local cotton: Pakistan govt working to abolish 18% GST, says minister

Updated 29 May, 2025 08:25am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Wednesday that the government is...

Pakistan govt set to slap GST on POL products, hike petroleum levy

Updated 21 May, 2025 10:00am

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly decided to increase the petroleum levy from Rs80 to Rs90 per litre and to...

GST rate on packaged milk to be revised, PDA told

Published 07 Mar, 2025 05:45am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) Rana Tanveer Hussain assured the Pakistan...

Petrol price likely to remain unchanged

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:48am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering maintaining the current price of petrol while implementing a slight...

Higher sales tax threatens government’s EV promotion efforts: EDB official

Published 11 Sep, 2024 12:44pm

An official from the Engineering Development Board (EDB) warned that raising the general sales tax (GST) on electric...

Budget proposals: PBC calls for mining FBR data to identify new taxpayers

Updated 02 May, 2024 10:41pm

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s largest corporate sector advocacy platform, has urged the...

Petrol price slashed by Rs5.45, diesel’s by Rs8.42

Updated 01 May, 2024 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government announced a significant reduction in petroleum product prices, up to Rs 8.74 per...

Unified GST collection proposed

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

EDITORIAL: The World Bank has urged the government of Pakistan to merge various federal and provincial revenue...

Gang behind bogus GST invoices busted

Published 15 Feb, 2024 05:39am

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation (Inland Revenue), Islamabad has busted an organised...

GPP for KP project: Implementation progress rated as satisfactory by World Bank

Updated 11 Aug, 2023 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the overall implementation progress of the Governance and Policy Programme (GPP)...

Up to Rs14 cut in ex-depot fuel prices likely

Updated 30 Mar, 2023 08:31am

ISLAMABAD: Federal government may announce a substantial reduction in ex-depot fuel prices up to Rs14 per litre ...

Single returns portal: Failure to make portal functional for GST officials irks World Bank

Updated 23 Jan, 2023 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has expressed concerns that the single returns portal has not yet become fully...

A case for restoration of zero rating

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Exports remained largely stagnant from 2012 to 2018, while regional competitors witnessed commendable export growth...

Analyst links survival of industries to reduction in power bills

Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am

KARACHI: Unless the ‘imposed charges’ on electricity bills are offloaded and the bills are reduced, the survival...

IMF gets on board at last

Published 21 Sep, 2022 05:57am

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative to Pakistan after witnessing the ...

GST collection on bills: SHC seeks reply from govt, KE

Published 18 Aug, 2022 05:26am

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday sought a response from the federal government and KE in a case...

15pc cut in oil prices recommended

Updated 14 Jul, 2022 10:43am

Petroleum levy to stay unchanged at Rs10 per litre

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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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