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Taxing traders: a political test

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

EDITORIAL: The announcement last week of the Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for small traders and shopkeepers is the latest...

Efforts under way to rid economy of loss-making SOEs: advisor to PM

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Privatisation Muhammad Ali said the government is trying its level best...

TIP presses PTA to recover $6bn Etisalat dues

Updated 09 Apr, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) has urged the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Privatisation,...

Avoid foreign loans, EAD told

Published 27 Feb, 2026 05:11am

ISLAMABAD: Raising alarm over mounting financial mismanagement, the Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on...

SOEs’ losses declined by Rs74bn in three years: Aurangzeb

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said that financial losses of state-owned enterprises ...

Export schemes: Tax relief costs kitty Rs44bn in FY24

Updated 27 Sep, 2025 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: The duties and taxes exemptions/concessions granted to Pakistani exporters under various export schemes...

Credit to private sector in Pakistan rises 15% YoY in August 2025

Updated 17 Sep, 2025 09:17am

KARACHI: Credit to the private sector posted robust year-on-year growth of over 15 percent in August 2025, driven by...

Ministry to head body for USD15m Coniston-PSM dispute

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 09:12am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Industries and Production is to lead a committee to deal with a nearly decade-old case...

Sugar imports, exports: ‘Govt’s handling inflicts billions of rupees in losses’

Published 15 Jul, 2025 06:34am

KARACHI: Syed Aman Shah, Provincial Convener Balochistan of the Awam Pakistan Party, has said that the ...

PM orders comprehensive overhaul of PNSC

Published 21 Jun, 2025 06:06am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday ordered a comprehensive overhaul of the Pakistan National ...

Rs500m loss inflicted on national exchequer? Senate body raises questions over role of Nespak, NTDC

Published 30 May, 2025 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs raised serious questions over the role of National...

Freelance services: annual foreign exchange inflows may reach $500m in Pakistan

Updated 24 May, 2025 12:22pm

KARACHI: Annual foreign exchange inflows from freelance services are rapidly growing and expected to reach $500...

PM chairs meeting on performance of FBR

Published 23 Mar, 2025 05:26am

ISLAMABAD: On his return from Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Saturday chaired a meeting on the...

Tax on banks’ income: PM’s economic reforms boost exchequer by Rs34.5bn

Updated 23 Mar, 2025 10:20pm

ISLAMABAD: The vacation of stay order by the Lahore High Court regarding tax on windfall income of banks resulted in...

Simply unforgivable

Published 24 Feb, 2025 06:58am

EDITORIAL: The revelation of a land allotment scandal at Port Qasim, potentially costing the national exchequer Rs60...

Crackdown on unregulated sectors to intensify: Aurangzeb

Updated 21 Feb, 2025 02:24pm

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Thursday said the enforcement will be done in a big way against...

Vawda uncovers ‘dubious’ deal in PQ land allotment

Updated 20 Feb, 2025 08:43am

ISLAMABAD: Five hundred acres of Port Qasim’s land worth Rs40 billion was allotted at deferred payment of mere Rs5...

Unrecognised educational institutions: FTO to file report to president on tax affairs

Updated 06 Jan, 2025 03:17pm

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) will file a comprehensive report to President of Pakistan on a reference...

NA body told ‘Telecom sector contributed Rs1,700bn to national exchequer in 6 years’

Updated 03 Jan, 2025 08:08am

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication was informed that ...

SOEs’ sell-off aimed at unburdening kitty: Aleem

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:31am

ISLAMABAD. Federal Minister for Privatisation, Board of Investment and Communications, Abdul Aleem Khan has said the...

Right-sizing body presents suggestions

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 02:03pm

ISLAMABAD: A committee formed to oversee government’s right-sizing on Tuesday presented its recommendations to...

Retirement age proposal

Published 05 Dec, 2024 07:16am

EDITORIAL: The recent proposal to reduce retirement age from 60 to 55 years for the bureaucracy warrants a serious...

Murad tells KCCI: Karachi generates highest revenue due to Sindh govt’s efforts

Published 31 Oct, 2024 07:37am

KARACHI: Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah, in his meeting with a KCCI delegation, said that Karachi is the highest...

MNC deposits Rs15m penalty into exchequer

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am

ISLAMABAD: A multinational company has deposited a penalty of Rs15 million into the national exchequer in line with...

Federal Consolidated Fund: Non-depositing of surplus funds will be reviewed: Aurangzeb

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:45am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Thursday said that the government “needs every single penny to come...

GST relief on scrap: Steel industry urges FBR to implement policy decision

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: The documented steel industry has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to implement policy decision...

PM directs bringing SMEDA under PMO

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 02:36pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed to bring Small and Medium Enterprises Development...

NA Speaker abolishes 220 ‘redundant’ posts

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly speaker has set a target of saving Rs1 billion annually in the budget of the...

‘Privatisation of loss-making institutions to lessen burden on the national exchequer’

Published 14 Aug, 2024 06:40am

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Privatization, Board of Investment and Communication Abdul Aleem Khan said on Tuesday...

Misclassification of steel products: FBR urged to recover taxes from importers

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 08:00am

ISLAMABAD: The documented steel sector has conveyed to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that misclassification of...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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