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Tax policy

Pakistan’s export trap—II

Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am

Why a narrow, low-value and cotton-locked export base can no longer carry the economy India offers an important...

A budget without a tax policy

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

The FY26/27 budget deserves credit for easing the disproportionate burden on Pakistan’s formal sector. Relief on...

Rs650bn in enforcement & tax policy steps introduced

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: The government has taken enforcement and tax policy measures of nearly Rs 650 billion including...

The Retail Fantasy

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:43am

Every tax policy contains an implicit assumption. The latest retailer tax scheme contains one that deserves closer...

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...

Taxing dividends twice

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:57am

Imagine a business group that has built profitable companies, paid corporate tax, listed a subsidiary and generated...

‘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...

Pakistan’s tax challenge: four conversations, one problem—III

Updated 25 May, 2026 07:29am

Coming budget and the new policy architecture This year’s budget will also be watched for another reason. It is...

Pakistan’s tax challenge: four conversations, one problem

Updated 23 May, 2026 07:21am

A few days after speaking at a tax workshop in Karachi, I found myself having four very different conversations...

Budget FY27: out of the box solutions

Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am

The impact of any potential revenue-reducing tax simplification policies introduced in the FY27 budget ahead of the...

TPO placed under FD through amendments to rules of business

Published 29 Apr, 2026 05:57am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has amended Rules of Business, 1973 to officially bring the Tax Policy Office...

MoF’s tax policy unit likely to continue with policy of expanding list of FMCG items taxed on printed retail price

Published 27 Apr, 2026 04:21am

ISLAMABAD: The Tax Policy Unit of Ministry of Finance is expected to continue with the policy of expanding the list...

Fiscal pressure hits essential services: ADB

Updated 24 Apr, 2026 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan continues facing fiscal pressures that constrain investment in essential services and inclusive...

BAT official terms Pakistan ‘biggest’ market of illicit cigarettes

Published 18 Apr, 2026 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: Simon Trussler, British American Tobacco (BAT) Group Head of International Trade and Fiscal Affair has...

FBR: taxing views, not incomes!

Updated 04 Apr, 2026 08:24am

“When tax policy begins to target hypothetical income, it stops being taxation and starts becoming confiscation”....

Aurangzeb meets American Business Forum team

Updated 03 Apr, 2026 09:17am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a meeting with a delegation of...

IMF official praises fiscal performance

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 01:42pm

IMF Communications Director Julie Kozack says IMF staff mission will visit Pakistan from February 25

Constitutional indictment of tax policy: Parliament abdicates, FBR legislates

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 09:49am

Pakistan’s fiscal disorder is no longer confined to high rates, low yields or coercive enforcement. It has crossed...

Aurangzeb apprises international investors of reform agenda

Updated 12 Feb, 2026 08:58am

Meets representatives from the International Finance Corporation, British International Investment, Asian Development Bank and Baltoro Capital

The prohibited zone: why Pakistan’s tax policy cannibalising growth

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 7	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 7	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 7	162.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 7	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 7	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 7	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 7	3.66

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 7	7,503.85
India Sensex / Jul 7	78,180.72
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 7	68,256.96
Nasdaq / Jul 7	25,818.69
Hang Seng / Jul 7	23,496.89
FTSE 100 / Jul 7	10,665.88
Dow Jones / Jul 7	52,925.15
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 7	25,465.25
France CAC40 / Jul 7	8,436.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 7	72.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 7	17,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 7	372,887
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 7	4,105.43
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 7	81.29
Petrol/Litre / Jul 8	297.53
Diesel/Litre / Jul 8	309.50

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 7 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	6.42 ▲ 1 (18.45%)
Hira Textile / Jul 7 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	8 ▲ 0.96 (13.64%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 7 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	9 ▲ 1 (12.5%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jul 7 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	9.70 ▲ 1 (11.49%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 7 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	9.23 ▲ 0.86 (10.27%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 7 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	54.84 ▲ 4.99 (10.01%)
Samba Bank / Jul 7 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	12.64 ▲ 1.15 (10.01%)
EMCO Industries / Jul 7 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	54.53 ▲ 4.96 (10.01%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 7 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	356.50 ▲ 32.41 (10%)
Cresent Jute / Jul 7 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	15.29 ▲ 1.39 (10%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 7 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	29.58 ▼ -3.29 (-10.01%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 7 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	33.02 ▼ -3.67 (-10%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 7 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,911.22 ▼ -212.36 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 7 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	105.61 ▼ -11.73 (-10%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jul 7 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	809.92 ▼ -89.99 (-10%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 7 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	19.47 ▼ -2.16 (-9.99%)
Dewan Textile / Jul 7 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	10.11 ▼ -1.12 (-9.97%)
Chashma / Jul 7 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	119.48 ▼ -12.01 (-9.13%)
Burshane LPG / Jul 7 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	52.20 ▼ -3.28 (-5.91%)
Sardar Chemical / Jul 7 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	90 ▼ -5.51 (-5.77%)

Stock	Volume
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 7 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	75,603,990 ▲ 0.15
TPL Properties / Jul 7 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	72,310,395 ▲ 0.83
B.O.Punjab / Jul 7 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,291,992 ▲ 0.29
LSE Capital / Jul 7 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	37,457,945 ▲ 0.38
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 7 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	28,590,253 ▲ 0.5
Cnergyico PK / Jul 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,117,353 ▲ 0.01
Pak Elektron / Jul 7 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26,932,075 ▲ 0.51
Siddiqsons Tin / Jul 7 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	26,041,247 ▲ 0.31
Thatta Cement / Jul 7 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	20,366,443 ▲ 5.12
Agha Steel Ind. / Jul 7 Agha Steel Ind.Ltd(AGHA)	18,254,907 ▲ 0.2

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