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Commercial & industrial imports: Major trade bodies demand end to tax disparity

Published 22 May, 2026 06:41am

KARACHI: Commercial importers have called on the federal government to end the tax gap between commercial and...

Foreign investors eye partnerships at Chemical Forum Expo

Published 25 Apr, 2026 05:54am

LAHORE: The second day of the Pakistan Chemical Forum Expo 2026 at the Expo Centre Lahore proved to be a landmark...

New values of PVC, PU & other coated fabric fixed

Published 24 Apr, 2026 06:03am

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation has fixed new customs values of raw materials, i.e., PVC, PU,...

Imported cargoes: APTMA seeks cut in scanning charges

Updated 16 Apr, 2026 09:17am

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has called for a reduction in scanning charges on import...

SITE Association demands immediate completion of Autobahn Phase III

Published 19 Jan, 2026 05:15am

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad SITE Association of Trade and Industry (HSATI) has expressed serious concern over the delay...

Transporters’ strike affecting industrial sectors: APTPMA

Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association (APTPMA), Lahore and Gujranwala Region, has expressed...

ST, duty exemptions on imported cotton, yarn being withdrawn, Aurangzeb tells NA

Updated 24 Jun, 2025 11:18am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb informed the National Assembly on Monday that the government has...

Illicit cigarettes, raw materials worth Rs648m destroyed

Published 23 Jun, 2025 06:26am

HYDERABAD: In a significant enforcement action, the Regional Tax Office (RTO) Hyderabad and the Directorate of...

EU unveils critical material projects to cut China dependence

Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:22am

BRUSSELS: The EU on Tuesday unveiled dozens of projects to ramp up extraction of critical raw materials in Europe as...

Medical devices, pharmaceuticals: FPCCI proposes reduction in customs duty on raw materials

Published 25 Feb, 2025 07:48am

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has proposed a reduction in customs...

Local raw materials: APTMA says seeking a level playing field

Updated 11 Feb, 2025 02:45pm

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) urgently called on the government to create a level...

FBR set to put more curbs on FATA/ PATA steel sector

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:23am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is reportedly working on a new policy to restrict the import of raw...

Negative list: FBR excludes many items

Updated 16 Jan, 2024 09:41am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has excluded a number of items from the negative list and allowed...

EU parliament backs plans to secure raw materials supply

Published 18 Sep, 2023 07:25am

STRASBOURG (France): The European Parliament approved plans to secure the EU its own supply of critical raw ...

High interest rates, power tariffs, costly raw materials: Textile sector will continue to face economic headwinds: APTMA

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 10:42am

ISLAMABAD: The textile sector will continue to experience economic headwinds related to high interest rates,...

KCCI urges SBP to take notice of banks’ denial to issue LCs

Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am

KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Mohammed Tariq Yousuf, while referring to deep...

CCP urges SBP to enable SMEs to avail lower interest rates

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has asked the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to make it easier...

Pharmaceutical sector granted major tax relief

Updated 10 Jul, 2023 08:51am

ISLAMABAD: The government has provided major tax relief to the pharmaceutical sector by allowing the reduced rate of...

APTPMA chief hails budget

Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am

FAISALABAD: Federal budget 2023-24 is a ‘balanced budget’, nevertheless, there is enough room for improvement...

Budget proposals: KCCI for adopting ‘novel’ approaches to economic challenge

Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am

KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) firmly believes that that out-of-the-box solutions...

Letters of credit: Banks asked to facilitate: Export-oriented sectors find favour with Dar

Updated 22 May, 2023 05:34pm

Finance minister reiterates government’s resolve to overcome challenges and set the economy towards growth

Export facilitation scheme to boost exports: FBR collector

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 7	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 7	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 8	162.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 8	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 8	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 8	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 7	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 7	7,503.85
Nasdaq / Jul 7	25,818.69
Dow Jones / Jul 7	52,925.15
India Sensex / Jul 8	77,782.18
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 8	67,268.49
Hang Seng / Jul 8	24,241.74
FTSE 100 / Jul 8	10,604.19
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 8	25,225.57
France CAC40 / Jul 8	8,377.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 7	17,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 7	372,887
Petrol/Litre / Jul 8	297.53
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 8	72.62
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 8	4,127.97
Diesel/Litre / Jul 8	309.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 8	80.72

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 8 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8.55 ▲ 1 (13.25%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 8 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	9 ▲ 1 (12.5%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	12.29 ▲ 1.12 (10.03%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 8 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	12.72 ▲ 1.16 (10.03%)
Next Capital / Jul 8 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	17.34 ▲ 1.58 (10.03%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 8 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	60.12 ▲ 5.47 (10.01%)
Cresent Jute / Jul 8 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	16.82 ▲ 1.53 (10.01%)
Service Textile / Jul 8 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	47.69 ▲ 4.34 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 8 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	392.15 ▲ 35.65 (10%)
Burshane LPG / Jul 8 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	57.20 ▲ 5.2 (10%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 8 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	26.62 ▼ -2.96 (-10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 8 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,720.29 ▼ -191.14 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 8 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	95.05 ▼ -10.56 (-10%)
Premier Sugar / Jul 8 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	709.69 ▼ -78.85 (-10%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 8 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	20.73 ▼ -2.3 (-9.99%)
Stylers International / Jul 8 Stylers International Limited(STYLERS)	48.54 ▼ -5.24 (-9.74%)
Mehmood Tex / Jul 8 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	206.29 ▼ -22.08 (-9.67%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jul 8 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	54.12 ▼ -5.77 (-9.63%)
Saritow Spinning / Jul 8 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	22.48 ▼ -2.12 (-8.62%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 8 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	18.22 ▼ -1.71 (-8.58%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	220,440,029 ▲ 0.06
Cnergyico PK / Jul 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,673,041 ▲ 0.23
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	90,576,284 ▼ -0.25
LSE Capital / Jul 8 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	63,958,482 ▲ 0.57
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jul 8 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	58,318,246 ▲ 1.12
Pak Refinery / Jul 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	48,063,397 ▲ 1.18
B.O.Punjab / Jul 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	46,341,604 ▼ -1.44
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 8 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	42,465,659 ▲ 0.03
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 8 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	32,660,508 ▼ -4.89
Hira Textile / Jul 8 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	29,072,538 ▼ -0.43

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