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Salaried class

Fixing a broken tax system

Updated 26 Oct, 2026 06:16am

EDITORIAL: The IMF’s (International Monetary Fund’s) call for Pakistan to build on its hard-won economic stability...

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 / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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