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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 / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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