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Pakistan tells IMF: Gulf war slows economy, causes revenue losses

Published 29 Sep, 2026 04:48am

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday briefed the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission that the...

Fiscal reforms’ missing piece

Updated 09 Sep, 2026 06:33am

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s recent assurance that the government will “stay the course” on...

August economic outlook: Inflation expected to remain elevated at 10-11pc

Updated 01 Sep, 2026 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: Inflation is expected to remain elevated at 10-11 percent in August 2026 amid global commodity and energy...

Beyond tax-to-GDP ratio

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

Every pre and post budget debate in Pakistan presents a familiar headline: the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio remains...

Monetary policy: unanimity needs explaining

Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11.5 percent was hardly...

Chairman FBR briefs Senate body: Rs1.9trn collected thru power bills in 4 fiscal years

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:45am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected a cumulative Rs1.866 trillion in sales tax and income tax...

Work under way on FBR reforms, cashless economy: Aurangzeb

Published 25 Jul, 2026 10:06pm

New model being introduced in Federal Board of Revenue, says finance minister

Beyond Rs 13 trillion tax collection!

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

Every year, immediately after the close of the fiscal year, the nation is presented with a familiar narrative. The...

Direct taxes to make up 50pc of FY27 tax collection: FBR

Updated 13 Jul, 2026 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: Direct taxes are projected to constitute approximately 50 percent of total tax collection during 2026–27,...

FBR anticipates digitalisation to boost tax collection

Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:43am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has anticipated that the effective taxation of the digital economy in...

FBR applies buoyancy-based tax collection forecasting for 2026-27

Updated 03 Jul, 2026 09:40am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has applied the buoyancy-based forecasting framework to estimate the...

Rs12.957trn twice-downward revised tax target achieved

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:31am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has achieved the twice-downward revised tax collection target of...

FY2024-25: Total federal tax expenditure estimated at Rs2352.81bn

Published 25 Jun, 2026 06:46am

ISLAMABAD: The total federal tax expenditure for the fiscal year 2024-25 has been estimated at Rs2,352.81 billion,...

NA body informed: Rs620bn taxes collected through power bills

Published 18 Jun, 2026 06:54am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance was informed on Wednesday that the government is...

Tax on export proceeds to go down to 1.25pc

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: The government has proposed to reduce tax collection on export proceeds (one percent withholding tax and...

LCCI terms FY27 a ‘balanced budget’

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has termed the Federal Budget 2026-27 a balanced budget...

Big cut in advance tax on property deals proposed

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: The rate of collection of advance income tax from the buyers and sellers of immovable properties are...

When tax hikes lose their fizz

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Pakistan’s taxation system is unfair. Whenever it imposes higher taxes on a certain segment, the formal sector...

Minister reviews PRA’s collection performance

Published 06 Jun, 2026 07:44am

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Housing and Urban Development Bilal Yasin on Friday visited the headquarters of the...

Cigarette sector: Crackdown could generate extra Rs40bn, PM told

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told on Thursday that a crackdown on the country’s cigarette sector...

Audit and enforcement measures: FBR estimates Rs700bn revenue generation in 2026-27

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is set to assign its field formations a tax collection target of Rs92...

ITO does not independently authorise coercive recovery or collection of tax: FTO

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has conveyed to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that investigative...

Taxpayer harassment: ‘FBR officials systematically misuse powers’

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials are systematically misusing the powers available under...

Features of taxation system of Pakistan

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

The objective of this article is to highlight the key features of the taxation system of Pakistan, such that...

Rs868bn shortfall: July-May provisional collection totals Rs11.227trn

Updated 31 May, 2026 10:29am

The FBR faces a daunting challenge, having collected Rs 11,227 billion by May 2026, falling Rs 868 billion short of its revised target, with Rs 2,752 billion still needed in June.

Tax collection: a system designed to fail

Updated 25 May, 2026 08:03am

EDITORIAL: Clearly, Pakistan’s repeated failure to meet tax collection targets is not merely a fiscal problem; it...

Pakistan mobilises USD1bn in private, commercial financing: ADB

Updated 21 May, 2026 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: In a major boost for Pakistan’s fragile economy, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has helped the country...

FBR approached to refund 7E, Super Tax collections

Published 18 May, 2026 05:40am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been approached to refund taxes collected under section 7E (deemed...

‘Out of Demand’ tax collection more than doubles in FY2024-25

Updated 14 May, 2026 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: Income tax collection under the “Out of Demand” category recorded an exceptional growth of 110.3 percent...

Govt committed to boost tax collection: Schehzad

Published 14 May, 2026 05:59am

KARACHI: Advisor to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad on Tuesday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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