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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...

FBR and the same old cure!

Updated 23 Oct, 2026 06:39am

Pakistan’s tax reform tragedy is captured in Mir Taqi Mir’s unforgettable couplet: “Mir kya saada hain, beemaar hue...

The provincial furor

Published 17 Sep, 2026 02:47am

An observation by a federal minister at an economic summit that the “system has collapsed” ignited a bomb that had...

Zaidi urges startups to look beyond venture capital, study local success models

Published 10 May, 2026 11:36am

Says Pakistan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem should draw lessons from successful local examples

FIA withdraws corruption charges: Tax expert gets a clean chit from court

Updated 01 Nov, 2025 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: Special Court Karachi has outrightly dismissed a case against Shabbar Zaidi, a renowned tax expert and...

Shabbar criticises ‘institutional failures’ in country

Published 12 Oct, 2025 07:39am

KARACHI: Tax expert Shabbar Zaidi on Saturday criticized Pakistan’s institutional failures, saying that while...

SOT Events 2024 concludes in Karachi: Alumni of Beaconhouse School honoured with awards

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

KARACHI: Alumni of Beaconhouse School were honoured with awards in various categories for their outstanding...

Moving the capital back to Karachi

Published 11 Jul, 2024 05:52am

To save Jinnah’s Pakistan, voices are being raised to move the capital back to his city from where the journey had...

Tax expert proposes Karachi as country’s capital

Published 30 Jun, 2024 02:58am

KARACHI: Expressing his resentment over the lack of civic facilities in Karachi, former chairman of the Federal ...

Non-performing bank loans: Finance bill proposes amendments in 7th Schedule

Updated 24 Jun, 2024 08:47am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Bill 2024 has proposed amendments in Seventh Schedule (Banking Schedule) of the Income Tax...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Miftah Ismail is the new Shabbar Zaidi?

Published 05 Jun, 2024 06:41am

“Prime Minister and his band of merry cabinet members are off to China and I think this may be an appropriate time...

Ultimate beneficial ownership: Requirements more stringent in income tax law than corporate one: expert

Updated 28 Oct, 2023 09:49am

ISLAMABAD: The requirements of ultimate beneficial ownership as laid down in the Income Tax law are more stringent...

Recovery of CVT under Finance Act 2022: Taxmen’s orders are without jurisdiction: former FBR chief

Updated 24 Oct, 2023 09:38am

ISLAMABAD: All the orders passed by the taxation officers/Inland Revenue officers for the recovery of Capital Value...

Tax expert accused of harming reputation of FBR officers

Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am

LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Deputy Commissioner Ali Saleh Hayat Kalyar has sent a legal notice to...

Original utility connection holders: Energy firms asked to collect tax data on CNIC basis

Updated 14 May, 2023 10:11am

ISLAMABAD: The Reforms and Resource Mobilisation Commission (RRMC) has recommended electricity/gas companies to...

Foreign companies: expert explains SECP’s steps

Published 11 May, 2023 05:54am

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has taken major measures to facilitate foreign...

Country being steered towards stability: minister

Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said the...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Shehbaz yet to defy his elder brother

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 06:48am

“Ishaq Dar has DOG.” “I don’t think so - I mean if he had a pet we would have known right!” “How would...

Industries/sectors earning over Rs300m: SC directs payment of 4pc super tax within a week

Updated 24 Feb, 2023 08:50am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has directed the industries/sectors earning income above Rs300 ...

Imposition of 10pc WHT on sale of shares: Expert identifies ‘serious’ legal flaws in proposed provision of bill

Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am

ISLAMABAD: There are serious legal flaws in the proposed provision of the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2023 on...

In bid to enhance recovery, FBR speeds up issuing of notices to taxpayers

Published 05 Jan, 2023 05:58am

LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sped up issuing of notices to taxpayers to enhance recovery efforts ...

Caretaker govt to be formed by March, says Shabbar

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

KARACHI: Former chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi claimed Tuesday that a caretaker setup...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Caretaker setup may be in place?

Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am

“The difference between an individual decision maker and an institution is that the former focuses only on Plan A...

Notice issued to Shabbar withdrawn on FTO’s order

Updated 30 Dec, 2022 08:42am

ISLAMABAD: The timely intervention of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has resulted in the withdrawal of an illegal...

Assets declared under two statutes not subject to CVT: expert

Updated 29 Oct, 2022 09:46am

ISLAMABAD: Former chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Shabbar Zaidi Friday said that assets declared...

Revoke FTAs to tackle current account deficit: Shabbar Zaidi

Published 15 Oct, 2022 11:06pm

Recommends imposing 10-year economic emergency in Pakistan

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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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