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Sindh PA budget debate becomes politically charged

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly’s fiscal year 2026-27 budget debate turned politically charged on Saturday as the...

Salary tax deposit failure: FBR initiates Rs2.217bn recovery from PIA

Updated 23 Jun, 2026 09:21am

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a recovery notice to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)...

Reflections on federal budget FY27—I

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:34pm

In line with the overall economic policy, the important thing for a budget is to employ its tools – revenue and...

NA panel endorses tax on social media earnings, inherited property CGT

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 09:29am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Thursday approved a proposal to impose...

FCC issues its detailed judgment on Sec 7E of income tax law

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) held that Section 7E of the Income Tax Ordinance (ITO), 2001, is,...

E-resources: Tax credit equal to 10pc of investment introduced

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Bill 2026 has introduced a tax credit equal to 10 percent of investment made in electronic...

Myth of untaxed traders

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

On the eve of the federal budget 2026-27, the government has announced ‘Fixed Tax Assan Scheme’ [no details yet...

Stock market, stationery items and solar panels: Tax rates to remain unchanged

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: The taxation on stock market, stationery items and solar panels would remain the same in budget...

FBR must stop punishing compliance

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:13am

The formal economy is approaching a breaking point. Compliant businesses and taxpayers can no longer be expected to...

The agenda of tax reforms

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

The previous week’s article had highlighted the key features of the tax system of Pakistan, such that strengths and...

Features of taxation system of Pakistan

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

The objective of this article is to highlight the key features of the taxation system of Pakistan, such that...

Expiring sales tax, income tax exemptions: related items to be taxed from July 1

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to impose taxes, from July 1, 2026, on all such goods/items on which...

EPBD launches ‘first-ever’ shadow policy documents

Published 26 May, 2026 04:53am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Policy & Business Development (EPBD) a leading economic think tank on Monday unveiled...

FBR suspends KE’s sales tax registration

Updated 22 May, 2026 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has suspended the sales tax registration of K-Electric with effect...

FBR approached to refund 7E, Super Tax collections

Published 18 May, 2026 05:40am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been approached to refund taxes collected under section 7E (deemed...

Fixing retail evasion upfront

Updated 18 May, 2026 07:33am

Formal businesses in Pakistan lack a level playing field, especially in the FMCG sector. The GST rate of 18 percent...

‘Out of Demand’ tax collection more than doubles in FY2024-25

Updated 14 May, 2026 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: Income tax collection under the “Out of Demand” category recorded an exceptional growth of 110.3 percent...

Striking down a grossly unfair tax law

Updated 09 May, 2026 07:30am

EDITORIAL: Federal Constitutional Court struck down Section 7E of the income Tax Ordinance 2001 that had allowed...

Individuals, SMEs & AoPS: FBR issues draft of ‘complex’ e-return form

Published 08 May, 2026 08:03am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued draft of the complicated/complex electronic income tax...

Super tax is additional tax on income: FCC

Updated 02 May, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: In a significant ruling with far-reaching implications for Pakistan’s tax regime, the Federal...

TPO placed under FD through amendments to rules of business

Published 29 Apr, 2026 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has amended Rules of Business, 1973 to officially bring the Tax Policy Office...

Bank granted relief by ATIR Lahore: Minimum tax cannot be imposed without ‘actual tax payable’

Updated 22 Apr, 2026 09:40am

ISLAMABAD: The Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR), Lahore has ruled that minimum tax under Section 113 cannot...

Taxability of remunerative social media content on YouTube

Updated 09 Apr, 2026 08:31am

General Any person, whether resident in Pakistan or otherwise, being individual or an association of person or a...

Taxing non-resident digital creators

Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:07am

EDITORIAL: The FBR’s new rules for social media content creators, issued on April 2, seek to bring income earned...

WHT collection from contracts tops the list

Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: The withholding tax collection from contracts continued to be the leading source of withholding tax,...

FBR: taxing views, not incomes!

Updated 04 Apr, 2026 08:24am

“When tax policy begins to target hypothetical income, it stops being taxation and starts becoming confiscation”....

FBR misses tax target by Rs610bn

Updated 01 Apr, 2026 09:43am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs9,307 billion during July-March (2025-26) against 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...

Corporate taxes & NFC formula

Published 20 Mar, 2026 06:15am

Pakistan’s debate on fiscal federalism has long been framed around one central question: how should the divisible...

CTO Islamabad refuses to follow FTO’s order

Published 16 Mar, 2026 04:51am

ISLAMABAD: The Corporate Tax Office (CTO) Islamabad has refused to follow an unchallenged order of Federal Tax...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 10	278.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 10	278.05
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 10	161.68
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 10	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 10	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 11	3.58

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 10	7,575.39
India Sensex / Jul 10	77,569.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 10	68,557.73
Nasdaq / Jul 10	26,281.61
Hang Seng / Jul 10	24,175.12
FTSE 100 / Jul 10	10,497.29
Dow Jones / Jul 10	52,637.01
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 10	25,067.09
France CAC40 / Jul 10	8,338.97

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 10	71.41
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 10	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 10	370,744
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 10	4,119.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 10	81.54
Petrol/Litre / Jul 12	310.71
Diesel/Litre / Jul 12	323.30

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 10 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	10.24 ▲ 1 (10.82%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 10 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	10.55 ▲ 1 (10.47%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.02 ▲ 0.19 (10.38%)
Service Textile / Jul 10 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 10 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	41.33 ▲ 3.76 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.01 ▲ 3.46 (10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,081.55 ▲ 189.23 (10%)
Saif Textile / Jul 10 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	52.35 ▲ 4.76 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 10 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	105.39 ▲ 9.58 (10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 10 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.06 ▲ 2.55 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 10 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	4.79 ▼ -0.81 (-14.46%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 10 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	21.56 ▼ -2.4 (-10.02%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 10 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	12.59 ▼ -1.4 (-10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 10 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	59.51 ▼ -6.61 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 10 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	229.11 ▼ -25.46 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 10 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.54 ▼ -3.39 (-9.99%)
Next Capital / Jul 10 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	17.33 ▼ -1.74 (-9.12%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 10 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	17.39 ▼ -1.68 (-8.81%)
Mehmood Tex / Jul 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	207.26 ▼ -18.81 (-8.32%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 10 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.27 ▼ -0.91 (-8.14%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	151,747,897 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	67,529,983 ▲ 0.16
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	51,758,332 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	38,321,177 ▲ 0.19
Pak Refinery / Jul 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	34,731,942 ▲ 0.22
LSE Capital / Jul 10 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	33,568,457 ▼ -0.43
Lotte Chemical / Jul 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	33,037,004 ▲ 1.03
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jul 10 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	32,760,970 ▲ 0.77
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 10 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	27,441,043 ▲ 0.51
Bank Al-Falah / Jul 10 Bank Alfalah Limited(BAFL)	18,753,121 ▼ -0.13

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