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Special tax procedure - back to square one—II

Updated 23 Jul, 2026 06:50am

Illustration A A tyre manufacturer produces tyres worth Rs 5 billion where the margin of profit is say 25 percent....

Kayani tells NA: Approx 3.5m shopkeepers to be brought into tax net

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:50am

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Bilal Azhar Kayani announced on Friday that approximately 3.5...

Taxes & enforcement: Finance Bill may introduce Rs1trn measures

Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:09am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Bill 2026 is likely to introduce tax policy and enforcement measures of nearly Rs 1 trillion in...

PDP asks why agri, retail sectors continue to evade tax net

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP), Vice Chairman Azam Minhas has said that every year on the occasion of the...

Pakistan launches fixed tax scheme for small retailers

Updated 05 Jun, 2026 10:09pm

Govt to impose 1% tax on annual retail sales up to Rs200mn

‘Coalition partners taken on board’: Aurangzeb hints at presenting budget on 10th

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday indicated that the government was moving towards...

‘Next budget may create more difficulties for traders’

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

KARACHI: Former Vice President of FPCCI, Tariq Haleem has said that the upcoming federal budget, being formulated...

‘First-ever’ shadow budget unveiled by FPCCI

Updated 26 May, 2026 09:03am

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Monday presented the country’s...

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...

Fixing retail evasion upfront

Updated 18 May, 2026 07:33am

Formal businesses in Pakistan lack a level playing field, especially in the FMCG sector. The GST rate of 18 percent...

‘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...

PRA mulling bringing additional service sectors into tax net

Published 08 Apr, 2026 08:44am

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) is considering to bring additional service sectors into the net to...

Taxing non-resident digital creators

Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:07am

EDITORIAL: The FBR’s new rules for social media content creators, issued on April 2, seek to bring income earned...

There’s need to bring shadow economy into tax net

Published 20 Feb, 2026 05:29am

One of the main functions of any government is to collect revenue and then to prudently spend it on the well-being...

Manufacturers, cos: Govt working on 1.2pc turnover tax solution: FD official

Published 27 Nov, 2025 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: Dr. Najeeb A Memon, Director General (Head of Tax Policy Office), Finance Division assured business...

OPINION: The quest for a wide tax net

Updated 21 Nov, 2025 07:35am

“In FY 2024-25, percentage share of withholding taxes in total Income tax collection was 59 percent compared to 60...

PM praises FBR for record tax return filings

Published 02 Nov, 2025 03:10am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday praised the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for securing a ...

IMF SLA

Updated 20 Oct, 2025 06:18am

At the end of the International Mo netary Fund (IMF) mission (24 September to 8 October 2025) a press release was...

95% Pakistan builders, developers avail amnesty scheme sans compliance

Updated 22 Sep, 2025 09:50am

ISLAMABAD: Over 95 percent of the builders and developers, who availed the tax amnesty scheme, failed to comply with...

FCA improves revenue per GD by 17.3pc: FBR

Updated 11 Sep, 2025 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The landmark initiative of Faceless Customs Appraisement, which is still in its initial phase, has been...

PM orders probe into tax dodgers

Updated 10 Sep, 2025 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: In a renewed push to counter chronic tax evasion and address systemic flaws in revenue collection, Prime...

A system that breeds fraud

Published 24 Jul, 2025 06:19am

EDITORIAL: In his briefing to the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee recently, FBR (Federal Board of...

Widening the tax base

Updated 19 Jul, 2025 08:06am

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while chairing a meeting to review progress of reforms in the Federal Board...

Documentation measures in Finance Act, 2025: an analysis

Published 18 Jul, 2025 06:21am

Pakistan is faced with the serious issue of non-documentation of economic transactions leading to substantial...

Rethinking tax policy

Updated 14 Jul, 2025 07:06am

EDITORIAL: The Asian Development Bank’s recent report, “Taxing informal and hard-to-tax sectors — a policy...

Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP ratio lags due to narrow tax net, informal economy: ADB

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: Despite numerous reforms, Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP ratio remains below regional averages, hindered by the...

MVT more than doubled in FY25

Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:36am

ISLAMABAD: In the outgoing financial year, the motor vehicle tax increased by more than 100 percent in both urban ...

KPRA collects Rs51.56bn, surpassing target by Rs4.56bn

Published 02 Jul, 2025 07:27am

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) has successfully collected Rs 51.56 billion against the...

Vehicles, immovable properties: tax rules set purchase limits

Published 01 Jul, 2025 07:35am

LAHORE: Addition of a new Fifteenth Schedule to the Income Tax Ordinance in the Finance Bill has impacted a number ...

Federal budget: Business community has serious reservations: Mian Zahid

Published 21 Jun, 2025 07:01am

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

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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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