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Aurangzeb praises FBR for hitting 95% of tax target

Updated 02 Jan, 2026 07:10am

ISLAMABAD: The government has ruled out the possibility of mini-budget after achievement of around 95 percent of the...

‘Mini-budget’ possibility ruled out

Updated 02 Oct, 2025 09:33am

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says ongoing review talks with the IMF were moving in the right direction

No proposal for mini-budget: FBR chief

Updated 20 Sep, 2025 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial has ruled out the possibility of a...

Floods: budget deficit and/or mini-budget

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 06:27am

The flood damage is rising by the day – both in terms of fatalities and financial losses (private and state owned)...

‘Staggering revenue shortfall can compel govt to bring in mini-budget’

Published 03 Dec, 2024 07:46am

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has feared a staggering revenue shortfall exceeding Rs1 trillion...

Nov revenue collection target: FBR may go for ‘additional measures’

Updated 26 Nov, 2024 01:26pm

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is facing an uphill task to meet its tax collection target of Rs1,003...

Aurangzeb rules out ‘mini-budget’

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 05:01pm

The finance minister says Pakistan has successfully achieved the primary surplus target, the cabinet has approved the National Fiscal Pact, and there is no need to revise the NFC

Mini-budget: Minister says ‘it will be premature to comment’

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 02:54pm

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Revenue Ali Pervez Malik said Thursday that it would be premature to comment...

Proposed mini-budget rejected: Govt urged to slash power rates by 9pc

Published 18 Oct, 2024 07:43am

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry's top officials, Zakki Ejaz and SM Tanveer,...

‘Mini-budget possibility decreasing due to tax reforms’

Published 09 Oct, 2024 08:50am

KARACHI: Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen...

The logjam in the economy continues

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:14am

EDITORIAL: Former finance minister Dr Hafiz Pasha recently maintained that the revenue shortfall that he projected ...

Senior economist says a ‘maxi budget’ will be unavoidable

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: With conventional foreign financing lines largely dry off and expecting a massive shortfall in revenue,...

No new taxation measures or mini-budget under study: FBR

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 01:01pm

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Member Inland Revenue (Policy) Dr Hamid Ateeq Sarwar said Wednesday that...

Mini budget in offing?: increase tax collection by respecting taxpayers

Updated 07 Sep, 2024 02:26pm

With each passing month, the government’s target to collect Rs12.97 trillion as Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR)...

Achievement of revised target of Rs7.641trn: FBR chief asks Karachi taxmen to enforce additional taxation steps

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Asim Ahmad has directed the senior Inland Revenue officials of Karachi...

Inflation out of control

Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:36am

Consumer price index (headline inflation) rose by 31.5 percent in February (up by 3.7 percentage points from...

A reality-check desperately required

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am

The damning indictment of Pakistan’s economic policies continues with the latest attack by Managing Director...

Anomaly in excise duty: Illegal cigarette trade will get a big boost

Updated 25 Feb, 2023 08:59am

ISLAMABAD: The anomaly created by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in new excise duty structure of cigarettes to...

Raise in FBR tax collection target

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:57am

EDITORIAL: Additional taxation measures of 170 billion rupees tabled in parliament on 15 February by Finance ...

LSM troubles deepen

Updated 20 Feb, 2023 10:55am

Large Scale Manufacturing is down 3.7 percent for 1HFY23. For December it is down 3.5 percent – which marks the...

‘Mini-budget’ Dar takes the flak from opposition, govt MNAs alike

Updated 18 Feb, 2023 01:33pm

Lawmakers say mini-budget is meant to crush the poor under skyrocketing inflation

Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2023: Senate adopts recommendations

Updated 18 Feb, 2023 09:00am

ISLAMABAD: The Upper House of the parliament saw a fiery debate on the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2023, on Friday...

FED on beverages/juices under mini-budget: FBR chairman assures to resolve issue

Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday assured Aaron Fishman, Commercial Counselor US Embassy...

Business, industrial community reject mini-budget

Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am

KARACHI: business and industrial community has rejected the mini budget increase in taxes, increase in oil price and...

NA session adjourned without mini-budget approval

Updated 17 Feb, 2023 09:50pm

Session now scheduled to take place on Monday at 5pm

The Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2023: a comment

Currency settles at 264.38 in inter-bank market after 0.38% appreciation

PTI ‘dissidents’ blast govt over money bill

Published 16 Feb, 2023 07:07am

ISLAMABAD: The dissidents of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) – who often blamed the then prime minister Imran Khan...

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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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