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LHC upholds cantonment tax under PO 13, 1979

Published 20 Mar, 2026 06:15am

LAHORE: The Lahore High court has held that the tax levied by a cantonment board within its jurisdiction under...

Fallacies behind super tax validation

Updated 10 Feb, 2026 06:40am

“Power to levy taxes is a sine qua non for a State. In fact, it is an attribute of sovereignty of a State…it must be...

Super tax: FBR’s comments on FCC verdict

Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), with Asma Hamid appearing as the principal counsel for the...

FBR counsel argues before FCC: Legislature can levy a tax with retrospective effect

Published 07 Jan, 2026 05:53am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) counsel told the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) that the...

ETPB-managed properties: SC CB suspends PHC’s tax levy verdict

Updated 01 Nov, 2025 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court suspended the Peshawar High Court (PHC) judgment allowing...

FBR tells SC: Chambers, CAs consulted before inserting Sec 4C in tax law

Updated 12 Sep, 2025 09:34am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) told the Supreme Court that it consulted the chambers of commerce and...

Option to levy 10pc super tax: SC CB questions ‘intelligible differentia’

Updated 11 Sep, 2025 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court questioned intelligible differentia based on which the...

Super tax case: Govt slaps new taxes to cover up its failures: judge

Updated 10 Sep, 2025 07:50am

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Judge Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel observed that the government puts an extra burden on the...

Sales tax on services cut to 8pc: Complete removal of five levies proposed

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 03:27pm

KARACHI: The Sindh government has planned important changes in the tax system to make it simpler and to reduce the...

New levy: Taxable profits of builders, developers fixed

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 02:14pm

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has fixed minimum profits of builders and developers for collecting a...

Growth target missed: Economic Survey

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: Economy is likely to have expanded by 2.4% in the fiscal year that ends this month, missing a target of...

Export facilitation scheme to boost exports: FBR collector

Updated 30 Apr, 2023 06:34am

KARACHI: Collector of FBR Collectorate of Customs Export Shafiq Ahmed Latki said that the government has introduced...

Taxation of immovable property

Updated 27 Jan, 2023 11:36pm

The National Assembly through the Finance Act 2012 amended section 37(5) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 [“the...

LHC has held that Section 8(2) (b) of Finance Act is valid

Updated 25 Jan, 2023 08:53am

ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) held that Section 8(2) (b) of the Finance Act, 2022, is valid, ...

India defers tax levy on unblended, dirtier fuel amid rising prices

Published 01 Oct, 2022 01:54pm

NEW DELHI: India has deferred the imposition of taxes on dirtier and unblended retail fuel at a time when it is...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

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Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 20 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	18.71 ▲ 1.7 (9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Jul 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	99.50 ▲ 8.78 (9.68%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jul 20 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	43 ▲ 3 (7.5%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	62.14 ▲ 3.97 (6.82%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.05 ▼ -6.22 (-9.99%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 20 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	190.06 ▼ -19.94 (-9.5%)
Cresent Jute / Jul 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	19.50 ▼ -1.78 (-8.36%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	132 ▼ -12.01 (-8.34%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.70 ▼ -19.39 (-8.21%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 20 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.70 ▼ -1.81 (-8.04%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 20 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	20.51 ▼ -1.78 (-7.99%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	23,699,386 ▲ 0.2
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	14,368,351 ▲ 3.03
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,253,578 ▼ -0.02
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	6,233,204 ▼ -0.15
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	5,826,326 ▼ -0.48
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	5,367,185 ▼ -0.05
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	3,693,209 ▼ -0.33
Pak Stock Exchange / Jul 20 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	3,336,086 ▼ -1.35
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	3,001,197 ▲ 0
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	2,987,100 ▼ -1.99

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