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25pc tax slapped on imported mobile phones in CBU condition

Updated Sales Tax Act reveals 25 percent sales tax would be charged on the import of mobile phones or satellite phones on the basis of import value (exceeding USD 500) per set, or equivalent value in rupees in case of supply by the manufacturer

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 01:21pm

Mobile phones localisation, export: PMPMA team takes up incentives, other issues with Aurangzeb

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with a...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 09:30am

Business & Finance

First 11 months (July-May) of FY 2023-24: Mobile phones’ import posts 213.97pc growth YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $1.621 billion during the first 11 months (July-May) of the...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

Technology

Pakistan’s mobile phone manufacturing/assembly up 168% in 5MCY24

Country now fulfils 95% of its mobile phone demand through local manufacturing, says Topline Securities

Published 20 Jun, 2024 05:46pm

Business & Finance

Rise in tax on import of cell phones likely

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to increase duties and taxes on the commercial import of mobile phones in CKD/...

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:39am

Pakistan

Suspect held over snatching mobile phones from two KSA diplomats

ISLAMABAD: The city police on Monday claimed to have arrested a suspect allegedly involved in snatching mobile ...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

July-April: mobile phones worth $1.462bn imported

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $1.462 billion during the first 10 months (July-April) of the...

Updated 21 May, 2024 09:02am

Pakistan

Purchasing and selling stolen mobile phones: CM directs IGP to start crackdown against shopkeepers

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that with the political will of the government and the...

Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am

Mobile phones: Jul-Mar imports soar 181.26pc to $1.301bn YoY

Mobile phone imports register 930.92 percent growth on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in March 2024 when compared to $14.846 million in March 2023

Updated 28 Apr, 2024 12:11pm

Pakistan

Robbers go on looting spree in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Robbers and burglars as well as carjackers continued with their looting spree as heavy cash, over 47...

Published 21 Apr, 2024 04:10am

FBR activates Tajir Dost App

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has activated the new Tajir Dost module of the Tax Asaan App, which...

Updated 01 Apr, 2024 08:48am

Pakistan

Mobile phones: customs official accused of imposing levy wrongly

LAHORE: A customs official has allegedly charged levy of smartphones against a consignment of ordinary phones, said...

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am

Regularisation of un-registered mobile phones: FBR issues procedure for commercial importers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a procedure for the commercial importers for regularization...

Updated 25 Mar, 2024 08:51am

Business & Finance

Local manufacturing of mobile phones declined by 4pc in 2023

ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing/assembling of mobile handsets declined by around four percent during the calendar ...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

Business & Finance

India cuts import duty for mobile phone components to 10%

NEW DELHI: India has cut import duty on parts used for manufacturing of mobile phones to 10% from 15%, a move aimed...

Published 31 Jan, 2024 10:18am

Business & Finance

Mobile phones worth $792.612m imported in 1HFY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $792.612 million during the first half (July-December) of the...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

FBR issues ‘final’ notices to non-filers

Senior FBR official says blockage of mobile phones will be done positively this month, but 'not necessarily on January 15, 2024'

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:52am

Jul-Nov: Petroleum group imports witness 16.19pc negative growth

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 16.19 per cent during the first five months...

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:47am

Business & Finance

Jul-Nov mobile phones imports up 112.2pc to $616.54m YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $616.541 million during the first five months (July-November) of...

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:03am

Business & Finance

Jan-Oct: 15.66m mobile phones made locally

ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing plants have manufactured/ assembled 15.66 million mobile handsets during the first 10...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am

Business & Finance

Jan-July 2023: 8.07m mobile phones manufactured by local plants

ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing plants have manufactured/assembled 8.07 million mobile handsets during the first ...

Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am

Business & Finance

Local manufacturing of cellular phones to reduce import: minister

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication, and Science and Technology, Dr Umar Saif has ...

Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:22am

Valuation, assessment: FTO directs DGCV to accurately classify imported cellphones

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Directorate General Customs Valuation (DGCV) Karachi to...

Updated 04 Aug, 2023 08:48am

Pakistan

Islamabad witnesses sharp increase in street crimes

ISLAMABAD: Mobile phones, cash snatching at gunpoint, and car lifting incidents have surged in the metropolis during...

Published 23 Jul, 2023 03:25am

Business & Finance

Mobile phones import registers negative growth during FY 2022-23

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $570.071 million during the fiscal year 2022-23, registering a...

Published 21 Jul, 2023 06:38am

Business & Finance

Jan-May: 4.88m mobile phones manufactured in country

ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing plants have manufactured/assembled 4.88 million mobile handsets during the first four...

Published 11 Jul, 2023 06:08am

Business & Finance

Mobile phones worth $516.488m imported during 11 months

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $516.488 million during the first 11 months (July-May) of the...

Published 25 Jun, 2023 02:57am

Technology

Only around 50pc of women own mobile phones: GSMA

ISLAMABAD: Only around half of all women in Pakistan own a mobile phone compared to 81 percent of men, and without...

Published 11 May, 2023 05:54am

Business & Finance

Jan-Mar: 2.81m mobile phones manufactured locally

Official data suggests that local manufacturing plants have manufactured/ assembled 0.46 million mobile handsets during March 2023 compared to 0.08 million imported commercially.

Updated 07 May, 2023 10:02am

Luxury items including vehicles, mobile phones: RDs imposed through SROs on import expired in March: FBR

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Asim Ahmad said on Thursday that the regulatory duties imposed...

Updated 05 May, 2023 09:04am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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