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Mian Zahid concerned over proposed 18pc tax on solar panels

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:59am

Business & Finance

Budget: LCCI urges govt to address concerns ahead of NA debate

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the government to ensure immediate ...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 06:58am

Budget 2025-26

Budget 2025-26: Pakistan’s auto industry seeks clarifications about EVs, hybrid cars

KARACHI: The automotive industry is seeking urgent clarification on recent measures proposed in the federal budget...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 09:25am

Business & Finance

Budget boosts agri loans, but growth uncertainty remains

LAHORE: While the budget 2025 continues to present agriculture as the backbone of Pakistan’s economy - ...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 07:24am

Budget 2025-26

Chemical-makers for structural reforms, forward-looking policy framework

LAHORE: The Pakistan Chemical Manufacturers Association (PCMA) has formally expressed its observations regarding the...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 07:26am

Budget 2025-26

Imported cotton yarn: APTMA hails 18pc sales tax imposition

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has appreciated imposing 18 percent sales tax on...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:47am

Business & Finance

PSA opposes 18pc GST on imported solar panels

LAHORE: The Pakistan Solar Association (PSA) has voiced strong opposition to the proposed imposition of 18% General...

Published 12 Jun, 2025 06:18am

Budget 2025-26

Analysis: More of the same, just tighter

If the tax rate on bank deposit income is increased by one-third, what exactly is bold about this budget? There is ...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Budget 2025-26

Accelerating sell-off: GST waiver on aircraft leasing for PIA announced

KARACHI: The federal government has announced to introduce sales tax exemptions on aircraft imports and leasing for...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

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

Budget 2025-26

PBF seeks 18pc GST exemption on yarn, fabric

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has called on the federal government to exempt yarn and fabric from the...

Published 05 Jun, 2025 06:08am

Business & Finance

Farmers warn govt against GST imposition on agri inputs

LAHORE: The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) has warned the government against imposing general sales tax (GST) on...

Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am

Pakistan

Farmers warn govt against GST on agricultural inputs

LAHORE: The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) has warned the government against imposing general sales tax (GST) on...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 07:06am

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

Solar panels: Pakistan govt mulling withdrawing ST exemption

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood said Thursday that the government is examining a...

Updated 30 May, 2025 09:29am

Budget 2025-26

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

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

Updated 29 May, 2025 08:25am

Budget 2025-26

Packaged milk and infant milks: Experts, stakeholders for reversing 18pc ST

ISLAMABAD: The experts and stakeholders from government, industry, and research institutions on Tuesday called for...

Updated 29 May, 2025 06:26am

Budget 2025-26

SAI submits comprehensive proposals for federal budget

ISLAMABAD: The SITE Association of Industry (SAI) has submitted comprehensive budget proposals for the Federal ...

Published 28 May, 2025 06:02am

Budget 2025-26

Reduction in FED on beverages likely in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The government is seriously considering reducing federal excise duty (FED) on beverages (aerated water)...

Updated 27 May, 2025 11:19am

Editorials

Taxation system needs fundamental reform

EDITORIAL: Reportedly, the World Bank (WB) deferred the approval of additional International Development Association...

Published 26 May, 2025 05:56am

Budget 2025-26

APTMA for removing yarn & fabric from ambit of EFS

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the federal government to remove yarn and...

Updated 22 May, 2025 08:49am

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

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

Updated 21 May, 2025 10:00am

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

Opinion

The evolutionary arc of global oil and why Pakistan’s needs to bend it

Pakistan stands at a pivotal energy crossroads. With global momentum pushing toward a post-oil world by 2050[1], as...

Updated 19 May, 2025 07:26am

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

Budget 2025-26

Ex-FATA/PATA: Rs45bn GST exemptions under scrutiny

Federal Board of Revenue likely not to extend sales tax exemption to erstwhile tribal areas beyond June 30, 2024

Updated 15 May, 2025 09:24am

Hike in prices of petrol, diesel likely

Govt expected to approve an increase of over Rs 4 per litre in the price of petrol

Updated 15 May, 2025 02:46pm

Business & Finance

Haroon highlights economic roadmap, reiterates PM’s ‘inclusive progress’ vision

LAHORE: Haroon Akhtar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industry and Production, outlined the...

Updated 04 May, 2025 07:11am

Budget 2025-26

Respite only for salaried individuals as FY26 budget to be ‘tough’ without GST relief: FBR chief

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood, Wednesday, categorically said the upcoming...

Updated 01 May, 2025 11:45am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 16	283.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 16	283.17
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 17	144.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 17	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 17	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
India Sensex / Jun 17	81,649.49
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 17	38,502.10
Hang Seng / Jun 17	23,945.81
FTSE 100 / Jun 17	8,845.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 17	23,441.60
France CAC40 / Jun 17	7,694.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 16	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 16	310,613
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 17	72.01
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 17	3,388.42
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 17	67.96
Petrol/Litre / Jun 18	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 18	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cresent Jute / Jun 17 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	5.57 ▲ 1 (21.88%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	4.55 ▲ 0.67 (17.27%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 17 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.28 ▲ 1 (12.08%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	18.98 ▲ 1.73 (10.03%)
Merit Packaging / Jun 17 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	14.92 ▲ 1.36 (10.03%)
Service Textile / Jun 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	17.88 ▲ 1.63 (10.03%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 17 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	26.81 ▲ 2.44 (10.01%)
Bannu Woollen / Jun 17 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Pak Datacom / Jun 17 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	378.26 ▲ 34.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 17 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.86 ▼ -0.74 (-16.09%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.31 ▼ -0.54 (-14.03%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 17 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.87 ▼ -0.52 (-11.85%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 17 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	77.10 ▼ -8.57 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 17 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	237.39 ▼ -26.38 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	15,300.17 ▼ -1700.02 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 17 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	24.86 ▼ -2.76 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 17 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	43.34 ▼ -4.8 (-9.97%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 17 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,457.04 ▼ -158.06 (-9.79%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 17 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.95 ▼ -0.32 (-9.79%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	239,756,205 ▼ -0.01
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 17 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	97,496,465 ▼ -0.05
Sui South Gas / Jun 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	49,860,990 ▲ 1.54
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 17 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	49,081,749 ▼ -0.54
B.O.Punjab / Jun 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	43,532,329 ▲ 0.17
Bank Makramah / Jun 17 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	41,528,036 ▲ 0.2
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 17 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	37,900,841 ▼ -0.11
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 17 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	37,499,448 ▼ -0.52
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	25,538,700 ▼ -0.21
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	23,790,756 ▲ 0.67

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