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Customs fails to prove smuggling of local currency

LAHORE: The customs department has failed to establish smuggling of local currency to Afghanistan from a passenger ...

Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:29am

Anti-smuggling initiative: FBR extends LEAs’ powers up to June 30, 2025

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended anti-smuggling powers of various law enforcement agencies...

Updated 03 Jul, 2024 09:20am

Pakistan

Inspection system to evaluate police performance on the cards: Maryam

will not tolerate any no-go area anywhere in Punjab, chief minister says

Updated 02 Jun, 2024 09:33am

Pakistan

Navy foils major drug smuggling bid

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy has foiled a major drug smuggling attempt in the North Arabian Sea, the Inter-Services Public...

Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am

Pakistan

Commodities’ smuggling: List of 108 Punjab govt officials unveiled

KARACHI: The Ministry of Interior has disclosed the list of 108 officials from Punjab government, who are involved ...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Pakistan

Fight against smuggling: PM assures civil armed forces of full support

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the government would continue providing full support to the civil...

Published 26 May, 2024 02:56am

Pakistan

Stemming smuggling, transit trade misuse: Changes in customs laws on the anvil: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Tuesday, conveyed to the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) that major...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Editorials

Hurting growth of formal economy

EDITORIAL: At a time when the federal government and finance minister are all talking about documenting the economy...

Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am

‘BCA’ on the cards to battle against smuggling

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to establish “Border Control Authority (BCA)” for provision of an...

Updated 01 May, 2024 09:39pm

Editorials

Deregulating petroleum sector: curb smuggling first

EDITORIAL: Finance minister Mohammad Aurangzeb recently said in a conference that bold energy and taxation reforms...

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 12:40pm

Editorials

Another campaign against smuggling

EDITORIAL: Ordinarily, no prime minister should have to hold a special meeting to “direct concerned authorities”...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Spectrum of illegal activities: PM, COAS, CMs take stock of situation

PM Shehbaz Sharif says electricity theft is around Rs400-500 billion per annum

Updated 30 Mar, 2024 08:26pm

Editorials

Tyre smuggling challenge

EDITORIAL: It turns out that yet another unintended casualty of the rupee’s collapse has been the local...

Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am

Business & Finance

Afghan transit trade being misused for smuggling: Hussain Kuli Khan

Smuggled tyres back in market despite clampdown

Published 05 Feb, 2024 04:15pm

Business & Finance

FBR urged to help curb smuggling, ease restrictions on Pak-Afghan trade

PESHAWAR: A delegation of businessmen during a consultation with Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Malik ...

Published 28 Jan, 2024 02:43am

Pakistan

PM takes major step against smuggling

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has directed that measures to prevent smuggling should be...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

Pakistan

PM Kakar orders ‘swift’ action against smuggling of commodities

Caretaker prime minister directs relevant authorities to ensure legal trade and complete documentation in border areas

Updated 08 Jan, 2024 10:44pm

Smuggling, non-duty paid vehicles: LEAs, Intelligence personnel entitled to FBR cash rewards

ISLAMABAD: The officers of the law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies would now be entitled to cash...

Updated 04 Jan, 2024 08:55am

Pakistan

Smuggled, illegally imported goods worth Rs10.5bn seized

KARACHI: The Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation-Customs Karachi has seized smuggled and illegally ...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am

Pakistan

Smuggling bid foiled

KARACHI: Customs officials at Jinnah International Airport Karachi foiled a smuggling bid and recovered goods worth...

Published 19 Nov, 2023 03:14am

Business & Finance

Challenge of smuggling from Iran, Afghanistan: Govt urged to allow steel import only by sea

ISLAMABAD: The documented steel sector on Thursday proposed the caretaker government to allow import of steel only...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

BR Research

50 shades of ‘grey trade’

The crackdown on smuggling is yielding results. However, the food items smuggled through grey channels are still...

Published 03 Nov, 2023 08:45am

Opinion

Caretaker setup deserves praise

The talks between the government and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation are scheduled to take place...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 05:57am

Opinion

A point to ponder

It is a story that will keep you glued to your TV sets once you have viewed a few episodes. This is the story of...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am

Pakistan

DCs directed to intensify crackdown against smuggling

LAHORE: Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman on Thursday ordered all the deputy commissioners to intensify the...

Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am

Pakistan

Raid on two warehouses: Smuggled goods worth Rs650m seized in Quetta

KARACHI: Customs Intelligence & Investigation Quetta on Tuesday launched a significant operation that led to the...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Editorials

Filling the cracks in the system

EDITORIAL: The crackdown on smuggling and illegal business of some exchange companies is yielding results in the...

Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am

Opinion

Investigating under-invoicing with trade data: Red herring or red flag?

“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact”: Sir A. C. Doyle The Pakistan Business Council wrote to...

Published 15 Oct, 2023 03:19am

Editorials

Smuggling of beggars

EDITORIAL: They have been bringing shame and humiliation on the country. In a recent briefing to a Senate standing...

Published 08 Oct, 2023 03:12am

Editorials

Crackdown on smuggling

EDITORIAL: The most recent scare about the economy, especially how complying with IMF conditions, inflated utility...

Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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