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Around Rs1.5trn revenue gap: Govt mulls PL replacement with new tax steps

Updated 12 Sep, 2026 05:24pm

Govt examining higher FED, regulatory duties on luxury imports, high-end consumption

Pakistan has one institution that works

Updated 08 Sep, 2026 07:31am

The Interior Minister stood at a podium designed for economic analysis and delivered a political statement. “The...

Fazl opposes move to curtail provincial rights, changes to NFC Award

Published 26 Aug, 2026 04:57am

ISLAMABAD: Jamiatul Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl(JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday called for strengthening...

Change in institutional behaviour, political culture sought

Published 14 Aug, 2026 07:38am

ISLAMABAD: The country does not need structural changes; rather, it needs a change in institutional behaviour and...

From rupture to renewal: reclaiming the promise of 1947

Updated 14 Aug, 2026 07:03am

As Pakistan marks its 80th Independence Day this August 14 (today), standard government celebrations offer a...

Independence without fiscal sovereignty

Published 14 Aug, 2026 05:48am

Today (August 14, 2026), Pakistan completes 79 years as an independent state. Political sovereignty passed from...

Balochistan: PM announces major uplift initiatives

Updated 25 Jul, 2026 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a series of major development initiatives for...

Population and the NFC Award

Updated 23 Jul, 2026 06:34am

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s description of the NFC Award’s 82 percent population weightage as...

Erstwhile Fata/Pata: Grand jirga participants discuss imposition of taxes

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

PESHAWAR: A Grand Jirga convened by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held at the Chief Minister’s House in...

NFC Award formula: Aurangzeb hints at reviewing population-based distribution

Updated 16 Jul, 2026 09:34am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday hinted at reviewing the National Finance Commission...

NFC reform and limits of fiscal devolution

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

EDITORIAL: The World Bank’s report on fiscal federalism in Pakistan should prompt a more serious debate on the 18th...

Fiscal imbalances: World Bank advocates for ‘overhaul’ of NFC Award

Updated 02 Jul, 2026 09:23am

Strengthen provincial tax collection, empower local governments

KP Budget

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

EDITORIAL: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) budget for 2026-27 presented by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi unveiled a total...

NFC Award: a system under strain

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 08:43am

EDITORIAL: A recent media report has highlighted a view gaining traction within policymaking circles that the NFC...

KP govt secures major victory for provincial rights at NEC: minister

Published 12 Jun, 2026 08:01am

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Public Relations Shafi Jan has said that the provincial...

Pakistan’s power sector

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Pakistan politically decentralized after the 18th Amendment, but the institutional framework governing electricity...

NFC Award: Opposition accuses govt of seeking to curtail provincial shares

Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:41am

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the federal...

NFC Award: PM holds out assurance to KP CM

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has...

Separate sessions of NA, Senate today

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned separate sessions of the National Assembly and the Senate today...

Budget delayed, budget denied?

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

EDITORIAL: While technically there is no delay in the presentation of the budget to parliament, with 16 June the...

No consensus yet on provinces’ shares under NFC Award

Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has yet to secure the consensus of provincial governments on a proposal to retain...

Undoing NFC Award’s population bias

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:40am

EDITORIAL: A rare political consensus is emerging around one of Pakistan’s most sensitive fiscal questions: whether...

Pakistan’s population projected to rise to 389.9m by 2050

Published 13 May, 2026 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s population is projected to rise from 241.5 million in 2023 to between 371.9 million and 389.9...

Centre’s ‘discrimination’: KP announces province-wide strike

Updated 06 May, 2026 08:56am

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced a province-wide strike on Wednesday, May 6, citing what it...

Interim fix for delayed consensus on NFC award

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

As Pakistan approaches Budget 2026-27, its fiscal federalism is mired in stagnation rather than progress. The 11th...

Rethinking the fiscal compact

Updated 04 Mar, 2026 08:50am

EDITORIAL: The federal government’s steadily diminishing fiscal space, the persistent failure of the provinces to...

Provinces asked to contribute to Centre under new NFC Award

Published 27 Feb, 2026 05:11am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal urged the provinces to...

EDITORIAL: Inaction on NFC is intriguing

Updated 06 Feb, 2026 09:25am

EDITORIAL: Two months after the inaugural session of the National Finance Commission (NFC) was held on December 4...

IMF team due later this month: Aurangzeb

Updated 05 Feb, 2026 04:30pm

Visit comes as govt insists there is no external financing gap and rollover talks with the UAE remain on track

Aurangzeb, KP delegation discuss NFC releases, fiscal matters

Published 04 Feb, 2026 06:59am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday assured support to the...

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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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