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Salaried class

Finance ministry rules out additional salary tax relief

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry on Friday categorically ruled out any additional relief for the salaried class...

Lawmakers seek ‘adequate’ relief for salaried, low-income groups

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:31am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly erupted into a heated budget debate on Friday as lawmakers tore into the federal...

Tax relief for salaried class is inadequate: Ejaz

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

ISLAMABAD: Chair-man Economic Policy and Business Development, and former minister Dr Gohar Ejaz termed the tax...

Finance minister addresses post-budget press conference: ‘We’re now moving forward toward growth’

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 05:22pm

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday said that the 2026–27 Budget reflects the government’s...

Rs650bn in enforcement & tax policy steps introduced

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: The government has taken enforcement and tax policy measures of nearly Rs 650 billion including...

Relief for today, questions for tomorrow

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

The budget speech has offered a degree of hope. The initial im-pression is that there are no major new taxes, while...

Businessmen voice mistrust over upcoming budget for FY27

Published 04 Jun, 2026 09:07pm

Ask govt to present export-led growth budget

KTBA seeks abolishment of super tax

Published 30 May, 2026 06:00am

KARACHI: The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has demanded Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to abolish the super tax...

Pakistan’s tax challenge: four conversations, one problem

Updated 23 May, 2026 07:21am

A few days after speaking at a tax workshop in Karachi, I found myself having four very different conversations...

Push for boosting provincial resources

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

EDITORIAL: The federal government has urged the provincial governments to increase own-resources and emphasised the...

Revenue target in FY27 budget: Govt mulls Rs780bn enforcement measures instead of new taxes

Updated 12 May, 2026 09:24am

Taxpayers can expect relief in the next budget as the government avoids new taxes, focusing instead on robust enforcement

The salaried class: stop confiscatory taxation—II

Published 10 Nov, 2025 05:47am

Comparison with untaxed sectors makes this injustice even more visible, as agriculture sector that in totality...

The salaried class: stop confiscatory taxation—I

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

Pakistan’s economy faces critical challenges, including fiscal issues, declining industrial productivity, and a...

Tax returns filing by salaried class: FBR rectifies major error

Updated 12 Sep, 2025 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: Following intervention of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday...

Private sector vital for economy: Aurangzeb

Updated 19 Aug, 2025 09:20am

KARACHI: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Monday stressed that Pakistan’s private sector will play the...

Budget ironies

Updated 24 Jun, 2025 08:18am

Budget-making in Pakistan largely follows the narrow path laid out by the IMF, where the Fund’s primary focus...

Budget FY26: Aurangzeb announces major tax relief for salaried class, solar sector

Updated 21 Jun, 2025 04:57pm

Individuals earning between Rs600,000 -Rs1.2mn annually will be taxed at just 1%

Pakistan budget for 2025-26 to consolidate economic gains, NA told

Updated 21 Jun, 2025 02:59pm

ISLAMABAD: Amid criticism from opposition lawmakers, Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani on Friday said...

Finance Bill 2025–26: Salaried class demands substantial relief

Published 20 Jun, 2025 07:05am

KARACHI: With deep concern and in the spirit of national responsibility, representatives of Pakistan’s salaried...

Pakistan salaried class rejects govt’s claim of giving relief in income tax

Published 19 Jun, 2025 08:35pm

Representatives of the Salaried Class Alliance of Pakistan (SCAP) said on Thursday the government had done a “number...

IMF agreed to spare agriculture sector from taxes, says PM Shehbaz

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 05:55pm

PM says agriculture sector “already under pressure” in country

PPP says will protest against ‘oppressive & cruel’ budget

Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has termed federal budget-2025-26 as “oppressive and cruel” and...

No package given to exporters under URAAN Pakistan: FCCI

Published 12 Jun, 2025 06:18am

FAISALABAD: Expressing his immediate reaction to the Finance Minister’s presentation of the annual budget for...

Rs17.6trn FY26 Budget unveiled under the shadows of IMF conditions, US tariff tensions and war threat

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Federal expenditure cut by a hefty 7%

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 6	278.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 6	278.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 7	161.89
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 7	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 7	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 7	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 6	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 6	7,537.43
Nasdaq / Jul 6	26,121.16
FTSE 100 / Jul 6	10,651.77
Dow Jones / Jul 6	53,055.91
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 6	25,817.89
France CAC40 / Jul 6	8,479.87
India Sensex / Jul 7	78,460.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 7	68,848.59
Hang Seng / Jul 7	23,604.16

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 6	17,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 6	375,030
Petrol/Litre / Jul 7	297.53
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 7	69.01
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 7	4,125.55
Diesel/Litre / Jul 7	309.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 7	78.97

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 7 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	6.42 ▲ 1 (18.45%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 7 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	54.84 ▲ 4.99 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 7 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	356.50 ▲ 32.41 (10%)
Cresent Jute / Jul 7 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	15.29 ▲ 1.39 (10%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 7 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	24.65 ▲ 2.24 (10%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 7 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	354.66 ▲ 32.24 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 7 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	216.87 ▲ 19.72 (10%)
IbrahimFibres / Jul 7 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	328.36 ▲ 29.85 (10%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Jul 7 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	60.40 ▲ 5.49 (10%)
Prosperity Weav / Jul 7 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	75.76 ▲ 6.89 (10%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 7 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	29.58 ▼ -3.29 (-10.01%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 7 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	33.02 ▼ -3.67 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 7 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	105.61 ▼ -11.73 (-10%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jul 7 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	809.92 ▼ -89.99 (-10%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 7 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	19.47 ▼ -2.16 (-9.99%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jul 7 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	64.01 ▼ -5.76 (-8.26%)
Sana Ind / Jul 7 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	36.20 ▼ -2.81 (-7.2%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 7 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	12.33 ▼ -0.86 (-6.52%)
Dewan Textile / Jul 7 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	10.50 ▼ -0.73 (-6.5%)
Intermarket Securities / Jul 7 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	21.55 ▼ -1.31 (-5.73%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jul 7 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	52,650,635 ▲ 0.77
B.O.Punjab / Jul 7 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	25,367,630 ▲ 0.47
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 7 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	22,195,836 ▲ 0.09
Pak Elektron / Jul 7 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	10,463,444 ▲ 0.52
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 7 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	9,635,796 ▼ -2.16
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 7 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	8,366,331 ▲ 0.43
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jul 7 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	6,813,071 ▼ -1.1
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,802,300 ▲ 0.01
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 7 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	5,955,346 ▲ 0.49
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 7 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	5,744,910 ▼ -3.29

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