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FBR links FY27 revenue outlook to tax-economy relationships

Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has declared that the accuracy of tax projections for 2026-27 would...

Nestle chief briefs minister about co’s plans for expansion

Published 09 Dec, 2025 03:29am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, has reaffirmed the government’s...

SAPM Haroon meets Sialkot SME Cluster to focus on challenges

Published 07 Dec, 2025 02:38am

LAHORE: SAPM Haroon Akhtar meets Sialkot Small & Medium Enterprise Cluster to focus on SME challenges, tax ...

Traders decry ‘cumbersome’ tax procedures

Published 24 Nov, 2025 04:59am

PESHAWAR: Members of the business community have urged the government and Federal Board of Revenue to widen tax...

Taxing a shrinking economy

Published 18 Nov, 2025 06:05am

Excessive taxation is a dangerous pill, one that may be swallowed in the short term, but without structural...

Pursuing stabilisation at the cost of growth?

Updated 08 Nov, 2025 06:42am

EDITORIAL: The economic stabilisation phase is dragging on painfully long. The government has little choice but to...

Zohran Mamdani, Neoliberalism, and democratic socialism

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

‘If Western countries, or some of them, were to abandon their habitual capitalist and nationalist postures and...

Tax irregularities: PRA seizes records of restaurants, cafés

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has seized the business records of several restaurants and cafés across...

FBR has failed to implement ATIR order

Updated 20 Oct, 2025 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has failed to implement a key direction issued by the Appellate...

LTBA concerned at reappointment of retired officer in FBR

Published 18 Oct, 2025 06:00am

LAHORE: Tax professionals have expressed grave concerns over reappointment of retired officers at senior positions ...

From tax strain to economic gain: Pakistan’s journey toward growth

Updated 13 Oct, 2025 07:54am

Pakistan has recently experienced multiple rounds of fuel price hikes, significantly impacting both consumers and...

KP gas station owners call for tax reforms

Published 06 Oct, 2025 05:55am

PESHAWAR: Owners of CNG filling stations have called for reforms in Gas Infrastructure Development Cess and Gas...

LCCI, PIAF for tax base expansion to achieve high tax-to-GDP ratio

Published 06 Oct, 2025 05:55am

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front...

Expert warns of IRIS slowdown ahead of IT return filing deadline

Published 29 Sep, 2025 02:56am

ISLAMABAD: A tax expert has expressed serious concern over the likely slowdown of the Federal Board of Revenue’s...

Tax experts, others urge FBR to extend IT return filing deadline

Published 29 Sep, 2025 02:56am

ISLAMABAD: Tax advisers, lawyers, chartered accountants and tax practitioners have requested Chairman Federal Board...

Tax expenditure remains at 2.1pc of GDP

Updated 24 Sep, 2025 09:05am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s tax expenditure remained at 2.1 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), which is...

Tax income from agriculture

Published 09 Sep, 2025 05:43am

EDITORIAL: Noted economist Dr Hafeez Pasha, while speaking on Aaj television lamented the well-below potential...

Speeding up tax justice

Published 24 Aug, 2025 03:01am

EDITORIAL: The decision to assign all tax and financial cases directly to the divisional benches of the Islamabad...

Foreign investors: FBR forms body for resolution of tax disputes

Published 20 Aug, 2025 03:24am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted a committee for resolution of tax disputes of foreign...

Notification of TY25 return form sought: IRIS still facing technical glitches: ILA

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: International Lawyers Association (ILA) has conveyed to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that the IRIS...

PCJCCI hails FBR’s move to withdraw ‘excessive’ tax measures

Published 12 Aug, 2025 03:12am

LAHORE: Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) strongly welcomes the Federal Board of...

Tax exemption scandal hits excise dept

Published 03 Aug, 2025 02:55am

LAHORE: A damning audit report has revealed widespread irregularities in the tax exemption process for 5-marla...

Tax-to-GDP ratio

Published 29 Jul, 2025 06:04am

EDITORIAL: In the weekly briefing provided to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif by the Chairman of the Federal Board of...

A comment on Finance Act 2025—III

Published 03 Jul, 2025 02:51am

Though the Finance Act, 2025 is applicable from July 1, 2025; however, these provisions would be applicable on the...

IMF rejects tax rebate for teachers, researchers: FBR

Updated 22 Jun, 2025 10:19am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial, Saturday, informed the National Assembly...

Fiscal consolidation and social sector expansion: Punjab govt maintains balanced approach

Published 21 Jun, 2025 06:06am

LAHORE: Despite fiscal challenges and persistent structural rigidities, the Punjab government has maintained a...

Experts urge FBR to broaden tax base to meet FY26 target

Published 20 Jun, 2025 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: Experts recommended that Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) needs to increase the tax base to achieve revenue...

Taxing safety, subsidising risk

Published 20 Jun, 2025 06:20am

The government says it does not want to reward risk-averse investors. It wants to encourage risk takers instead. ...

FBR proposes tax on online academies, recreational clubs

Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:53am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed to impose tax on the income of online academies and...

Numbers speak: Sindh agriculturalists spend more on vehicle registration, pay less in income tax

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 01:22pm

During first half of FY25, applicable agriculture income tax ranged from 5% to 15%. Yet, agriculturists continue to contribute disproportionately little to provincial tax revenues

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 24	278.07
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 24	277.87
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 24	163.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 24	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 24	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 24	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 24	3.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 24	7,411.98
India Sensex / Jul 24	76,059.77
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 24	64,611.15
Nasdaq / Jul 24	24,975.82
Hang Seng / Jul 24	24,963.23
FTSE 100 / Jul 24	10,736.23
Dow Jones / Jul 24	51,947.25
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 24	25,099
France CAC40 / Jul 24	8,372.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 24	89.31
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 24	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 24	366,457
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 24	4,052.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 24	79.98
Petrol/Litre / Jul 25	335.18
Diesel/Litre / Jul 25	383.46

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Jul 24 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	6.38 ▲ 1 (18.59%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 24 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	10.44 ▲ 0.97 (10.24%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 24 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	14.92 ▲ 1.36 (10.03%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 24 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.15 ▲ 1.38 (10.02%)
Metro Steel / Jul 24 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.41 ▲ 2.04 (10.01%)
UDL International / Jul 24 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	21.77 ▲ 1.98 (10.01%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 24 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	54.95 ▲ 5 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	173.26 ▲ 15.75 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 24 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	172.68 ▲ 15.7 (10%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 24 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	31.49 ▲ 2.86 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 24 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,105.08 ▼ -122.79 (-10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 24 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	52.81 ▼ -5.84 (-9.96%)
Shams Textile / Jul 24 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	53.26 ▼ -5.88 (-9.94%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 24 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.51 ▼ -2.54 (-9.75%)
Janana De Malucho / Jul 24 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	139.77 ▼ -14.79 (-9.57%)
East West Ins. / Jul 24 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	48.10 ▼ -4.36 (-8.31%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 24 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	208.50 ▼ -18.84 (-8.29%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	32.13 ▼ -2.85 (-8.15%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 24 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	201.90 ▼ -17.58 (-8.01%)
Lotte Chemical / Jul 24 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	26.81 ▼ -2.31 (-7.93%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	59,327,773 ▲ 0.19
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 24 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,977,902 ▲ 0
Kohinoor Spinning / Jul 24 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	32,626,744 ▲ 0.51
Pak Refinery / Jul 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,565,429 ▲ 0.6
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,618,473 ▲ 0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,591,638 ▼ -0.34
TPL Properties / Jul 24 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	19,232,151 ▼ -0.25
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,140,027 ▲ 0.08
Media Times Ltd / Jul 24 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	15,731,176 ▲ 1
Waves Home Appliances / Jul 24 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	13,338,005 ▲ 0.56

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