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illicit trade

Experts call for curbing illicit trade

Published 30 Sep, 2026 05:49am

LAHORE: As Pakistan engages with an International Monetary Fund mission over revenue targets and fiscal discipline...

Indian consumer brands: The counterfeit advantage

Updated 24 Aug, 2026 03:46pm

Despite the suspension of formal trade between Pakistan and India, Indian consumer brands have not exactly...

Fiscal deficit puts illicit trade under spotlight

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s widening fiscal deficit in the third quarter of FY 2025-26 has once again exposed deep structural...

Time to fully entrench tobacco track and trace system

Published 05 May, 2026 06:01am

The recent debate on discontinuing Paki stan’s Tobacco Track and Trace System (TTS) demands sober reflection, not...

‘Overvalued’ rupee renders exports uncompetitive: PBC

Updated 12 Apr, 2026 05:03pm

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has stated that a slightly overvalued currency has rendered the...

Weak enforcement fuels illicit trade, undermines revenue targets

Published 23 Mar, 2026 05:24am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s struggle to meet its fiscal targets is predominantly fuelled by an expanding shadow economy...

NA panel told: Smuggling causes Rs750bn revenue loss

Updated 26 Feb, 2026 05:49am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Member Customs (Operations) Shakeel Shah said Wednesday that the ongoing...

FBR set to deploy Track & Trace System to many ‘high-risk’ sectors

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 08:16am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue’s strategy to strengthen revenue collection, counter illicit trade, and ...

Smuggling, illicit trade curbed in a big way: Jul-Nov POL products’ revenue jumps 82pc YoY, PM told

Published 20 Dec, 2025 05:44am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was informed on Friday that revenue from petroleum products surged by 82...

Illicit trade: Govt urged to focus on recovering revenue lost

Published 10 Sep, 2025 06:48am

LAHORE: With Pakistan reeling from the aftermath of devastating floods and heavy monsoon rains, the government has...

‘Economy to suffer if PTB dissolved’

Published 07 Aug, 2025 05:56am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s economy could face a substantial loss of estimated Rs700 billion from the tobacco sector if the...

Sectors including tobacco: ‘Illicit trade continues to be Achilles heel for revenue collectors’

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

LAHORE: As the federal government gears up to present the FY 2025–26 budget today, illicit trade in sectors...

Tax evasion, smuggling: MoC and PRIME update Senate panel

Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Commerce, chaired by Senator Sarmad...

Illicit trade, smuggling: MoC says it doesn’t maintain any related data

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 02:51pm

Suggests a 'Whole-of-Government' approach to address the issue comprehensively

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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