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Tax relief costs govt over Rs2trn

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: Total tax exemptions, concessions/reduced rates, zero-rating and special tax treatments to various...

Budget: tax on hybrid cars may stay unchanged; up to 25pc sales tax on import of EVs likely

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:26am

Sources tell Business Recorder several sales tax exemptions are set to expire on June 30, 2026

Expiring sales tax, income tax exemptions: related items to be taxed from July 1

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to impose taxes, from July 1, 2026, on all such goods/items on which...

Super tax is additional tax on income: FCC

Updated 02 May, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: In a significant ruling with far-reaching implications for Pakistan’s tax regime, the Federal...

FPCCI seeks extension of tax exemptions

Published 16 Feb, 2026 04:22am

PESHAWAR: The President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Atif Ikram Sheikh,...

Sugar import by TCP: Deadline for exemption of duties, taxes extended

Published 30 Sep, 2025 05:54am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday extended the date for exemption of duties and taxes on the...

Tax exemptions, revenue loss, tax expenditure: FBR uses data of more than 80 entities for calculation

Updated 21 Sep, 2025 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has used data of Pakistan Stock Exchange, Securities & Exchange...

Tax Expenditure Report 2025: Major beneficiary sectors of tax relief listed

Updated 09 Sep, 2025 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: Major beneficiary sectors of income tax exemptions/concessions and reduced rates are pension, social...

Tax exemptions: Alternative measures helped bridge revenue gap, says FBR

Published 09 Sep, 2025 05:43am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has admitted that the revenue shortfall on account of tax...

Steel units in former FATA, PATA: PALSP urges PM to reject tax relief restoration

Updated 30 Aug, 2025 08:23am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) on Friday urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...

National food security demands farmers’ security

Published 11 Jul, 2025 03:20am

Pakistan’s agriculture is not just a food-producing sector — it is the economic backbone of rural Pakistan and the...

No subsidy or tax relief on imports: ECC sticks to sugar deregulation

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 11:24am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has reaffirmed its stance on deregulating sugar...

ST, duty exemptions on imported cotton, yarn being withdrawn, Aurangzeb tells NA

Updated 24 Jun, 2025 11:18am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb informed the National Assembly on Monday that the government has...

PSA seeks exemption to green energy from SIC

Updated 23 Jun, 2025 09:37am

LAHORE: Pakistan Solar Association (PSA) has asked the government of Sindh to exempt the green energy sector from...

Enterprises in SEZs, STZs: NA panel recommends capping tax exemptions

Updated 17 Jun, 2025 09:41am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Monday recommended a budget proposal...

18pc duty on solar panels rejected: FPCCI opposes withdrawal of tax exemptions on merged districts

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 08:38am

PESHAWAR: Akbar Khan, Coordinator of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) for Khyber...

Tax relief costs kitty Rs5.84trn

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: Total tax exemptions, concessions/reduced rates, zero-rating and special tax treatments to various...

Think tank seeks tax exemptions for construction sector

Published 02 Jun, 2025 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: An Economic Thinktank has strongly recommended Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to exempt construction...

Ex-FATA/PATA: Rs45bn GST exemptions under scrutiny

Updated 15 May, 2025 09:24am

Federal Board of Revenue likely not to extend sales tax exemption to erstwhile tribal areas beyond June 30, 2024

Aurangzeb upbeat about reversal of US tariffs

Updated 01 May, 2025 02:45pm

Finance Minister says challenge with the US is not about tariffs but rather trade imbalance

PVMA chief slams tax exemption policy for FATA/PATA

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

KARACHI: Sheikh Umer Rehan, Chairman of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA), has strongly...

Remittance boom: A blessing or a crutch?

Published 12 Feb, 2025 08:55am

In January 2025, Pakistan’s workers’ remittances crossed $3 billion again, marking a 25.2 percent increase compared...

Aurangzeb’s statement welcomed

Updated 13 Jan, 2025 08:42am

PESHAWAR: Former Vice President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FPCCI) Abdul Rehman...

Tax relief withdrawal and meterization: Nepra seeks recovery plan from TESCO

Updated 03 Jan, 2025 03:21pm

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has sought recovery plan from Tribal Areas...

Tax exemptions in FY24 amounted to Rs3.8trn: FBR

Updated 08 Nov, 2024 09:58am

Report by FBR shows Income Tax expenditure was Rs 476.96 billion (6.66 percent of FBR’s collection, 12.30 percent of total expenditure and 0.57 percent of GDP)

Pakistan’s coal tax breaks have sparked an old debate: fossil fuel vs renewable energy

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 22	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 22	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 22	161.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 22	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 22	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 22	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 22	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 22	7,472.79
India Sensex / Jun 22	77,094.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 22	72,353.96
Nasdaq / Jun 22	26,166.60
Hang Seng / Jun 22	23,768.52
FTSE 100 / Jun 22	10,437.85
Dow Jones / Jun 22	51,712.71
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 22	25,139.69
France CAC40 / Jun 22	8,400.11

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 22	74.29
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 22	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 22	378,345
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 22	4,191.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 22	79.41
Petrol/Litre / Jun 23	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jun 23	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 22 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	6.01 ▲ 1 (19.96%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 22 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.16 ▲ 0.63 (11.39%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jun 22 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	17.90 ▲ 1.63 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 22 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	22.50 ▲ 2.05 (10.02%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jun 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	34.38 ▲ 3.13 (10.02%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 22 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Husein Industries / Jun 22 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	44.63 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 22 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	27.70 ▲ 2.52 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jun 22 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	24.72 ▲ 2.25 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 22 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	42.20 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Millat Tractors / Jun 22 Millat Tractors Limited(MTL)	312.38 ▼ -294.88 (-48.56%)
Agritech Limited / Jun 22 Agritech Limited(AGL)	52.81 ▼ -5.4 (-9.28%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 22 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	132.45 ▼ -11.99 (-8.3%)
National Silk / Jun 22 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	207.79 ▼ -16.55 (-7.38%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 22 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	42.84 ▼ -2.89 (-6.32%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 22 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	64.80 ▼ -4.27 (-6.18%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 22 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	169.88 ▼ -10.74 (-5.95%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jun 22 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	48.66 ▼ -2.88 (-5.59%)
Octopus Digital / Jun 22 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	36.20 ▼ -2.06 (-5.38%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	50.77 ▼ -2.71 (-5.07%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	59,558,108 ▼ -0.03
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 22 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	59,270,992 ▲ 0.8
TPL Properties / Jun 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	56,035,517 ▲ 0.71
Sui South Gas / Jun 22 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,023,298 ▲ 0.91
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jun 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	30,194,155 ▲ 3.13
Oilboy Energy / Jun 22 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	27,894,240 ▲ 2
Loads Limited / Jun 22 Loads Limited(LOADS)	23,907,499 ▲ 0.32
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	21,866,447 ▼ -0.29
Dar-es-Salaam / Jun 22 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	18,768,017 ▲ 2.05
Service Long March / Jun 22 Service Long March Tyres Limited(SLM)	18,498,415 ▲ 0.21

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