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Massive tariff overhaul unveiled

ISLAMABAD: The government has introduced massive tariff rationalisation including abolition/reduction of regulatory...

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 08:45am

Markets

Pakistan leather industry seeks cut in import duties on chemicals

Pakistan’s leather industry has proposed lowering of customs duties on the import of chemicals used in leather...

Updated 04 Jun, 2025 10:32pm

Budget 2025-26

Industrial raw materials: Proposals for duty cuts to be submitted to PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan will submit proposals...

Updated 31 May, 2025 02:23pm

Business & Finance

Budget 2025–26 to kick off first phase of National Tariff Policy 2025–30

The first phase of the government reduction plan to lower import duties under the National Tariff Policy 2025-30...

Published 20 May, 2025 02:02pm

Pakistan

National Tariff Policy: govt approves phased elimination of import duties

In a bid to attract investment and promote exports, the federal government on Friday decided to significantly...

Updated 16 May, 2025 05:36pm

Business & Finance

China hits back at Canada with fresh agri tariffs

BEIJING: China announced tariffs on over $2.6 billion worth of Canadian agricultural and food products on Saturday,...

Published 09 Mar, 2025 05:54am

SIFC to take up critical energy sector issues today

ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) will take up critical issues in meeting scheduled to...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 03:11pm

Business & Finance

FBR allows temporary import of vehicles by tourists

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed temporary import of vehicles by tourists without payment ...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:09am

In violation of IMF’s EFF: Ministry drafts incentive plan for semiconductor industry

ISLAMABAD: In violation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ongoing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program,...

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 02:23pm

Customs duty in 2023-24: Petroleum sector, imported vehicles top contributors

ISLAMABAD: Two top contributors of customs duty were the petroleum sector and imported vehicles during 2023-24. The...

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 02:40pm

EFS ends: Exporters now to pay regular income tax: IMF

ISLAMABAD: Exporters will be brought into the regular income tax regime, Exporters Facilitation Scheme terminated,...

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:50pm

Business & Finance

Operating in Gwadar Zone: FBR places checks on import of duty-free vehicles

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has placed strict checks on the import of duties and taxes free...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 08:52am

Import of galvanised coils, sheets from China: LHC dismisses plea against definitive anti-dumping duties

ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed a petition filed against the imposition of definitive...

Updated 11 May, 2024 08:40am

Business & Finance

EU starts probe on Indonesian biodiesel avoiding import duties

BRUSSELS: The European Union said on Thursday it had launched an investigation into whether biodiesel from Indonesia...

Updated 19 Aug, 2023 09:55am

Opinion

Broadening the tax net-II: A solution to taxation woes?

The narrative highlighting the importance of enhancing the number of tax filers also fails to take into account the...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 06:06am

Opinion

How to galvanise our exports

If we can start from an economic policy perspective, policymakers are asking the wrong question: how to increase...

Updated 09 Aug, 2023 06:27am

‘Customs budget notifications’ issued by FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has implemented customs budgetary measures including raise in...

Updated 28 Jun, 2023 09:00am

Import of 133 items from Turkiye: FBR issues concessionary rate of duty

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a list of 133 items on which concessionary rate of customs...

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 09:01am

Duties/taxes-free vehicles import: FBR proposes changes in motor vehicles rules

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made it mandatory for Customs officials to communicate particulars...

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 08:40am

Business & Finance

KATI welcomes SBP for removing CMR condition on imported goods

KARACHI: Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) President Faraz-ur-Rehman has welcomed the State Bank’s...

Published 01 Apr, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

Reforms aimed at enhancing productivity can help economy grow sustainably, says World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy can grow sustainably only if the country introduces productivity-enhancing reforms...

Published 11 Feb, 2023 07:41am

Editorials

Missed revenue target

EDITORIAL: After exceeding projections for several months, it’s the same old story at the Federal Board of Revenue...

Published 05 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 13	283
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 13	282.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 14	144.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 14	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 14	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
India Sensex / Jun 14	81,118.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 14	37,834.25
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Hang Seng / Jun 14	23,892.56
FTSE 100 / Jun 14	8,850.63
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 14	23,516.23
France CAC40 / Jun 14	7,784.68

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 14	72.98
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 14	16,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 14	310,007
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 14	3,432.34
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 14	67.84
Petrol/Litre / Jun 15	253.63
Diesel/Litre / Jun 15	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.93 ▲ 1 (51.81%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.06 ▲ 0.94 (44.34%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.39 ▲ 1 (41.84%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.71 ▲ 0.58 (27.23%)
Invest Bank / Jun 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.11 ▲ 1 (16.37%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.65 ▲ 0.48 (15.14%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 13 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	3.56 ▲ 0.36 (11.25%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 13 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	15.49 ▲ 1.41 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.38 ▲ 4.31 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 13 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	4.75 ▼ -0.65 (-12.04%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jun 13 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.20 ▼ -1.36 (-10.03%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 13 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	37.98 ▼ -4.22 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 13 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,794.55 ▼ -199.39 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	18,889.10 ▼ -2098.79 (-10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 13 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	11.23 ▼ -1.24 (-9.94%)
Arctic Textile / Jun 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	39.72 ▼ -4.26 (-9.69%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 13 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	50.41 ▼ -5.4 (-9.68%)
Shahtaj Textile / Jun 13 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	78.62 ▼ -8.32 (-9.57%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 13 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.69 ▼ -3.23 (-9.52%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	116,655,242 ▲ 1
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	100,891,108 ▲ 0.08
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	85,324,384 ▲ 0.94
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	30,960,243 ▲ 0.62
B.O.Punjab / Jun 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	27,555,139 ▼ -0.26
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	27,294,482 ▲ 0.17
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	27,189,737 ▲ 0.58
Cnergyico PK / Jun 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,834,469 ▼ -0.35
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	23,063,464 ▲ 1
Sui South Gas / Jun 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,700,047 ▼ -0.4

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