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Taxing the same base harder

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

The taxation pressure on a relatively small pool of taxpayers is increasing. FBR has trumpeted an 86 percent...

Govt refuses to share revenue impact figures with NA panel

Updated 16 Jun, 2026 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government Monday categorically refused to share revenue impact of taxation and relief...

PCDMA expresses disappointment over budget

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

KARACHI: Chairman of the Pakistan Chemicals and Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA), Salim Valimuhammad, has said the...

Trade bodies, business leaders laud ‘balanced budget’

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 08:48pm

Congratulate PM Shehbaz, Finance Minister Aurangzeb for presenting 'excellent and public-oriented budget'

Surcharge on salaried taxpayers to go

Updated 13 Jun, 2026 09:02am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday proposed major income tax relief for salaried individuals in the Federal...

Tax relief, Super Tax cuts to boost PSX sentiment: experts

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

KARACHI: The budget has been largely viewed as positive for the equity market, with analysts highlighting tax relief...

Stock market, stationery items and solar panels: Tax rates to remain unchanged

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: The taxation on stock market, stationery items and solar panels would remain the same in budget...

FBR must stop punishing compliance

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:13am

The formal economy is approaching a breaking point. Compliant businesses and taxpayers can no longer be expected to...

Budget 26-27: Stabilisation fatigue is now setting in

Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:02am

EDITORIAL: Balancing the budget is becoming increasingly difficult. Despite imposing exorbitant taxes on the formal...

Budget proposals submitted: Govt should reduce GST rate up to 15pc: UBG

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

KARACHI: President of the United Business Group (UBG), Zubair Tufail, in his recommendations submitted to the...

When taxes punish formal businesses

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:37am

EDITORIAL: While the minister of state for finance has assured a traders’ delegation during recently held...

High tax rates, uncertain policies obstacles for investment: FPCCI

Published 26 May, 2026 04:53am

KARACHI: Saquib Fayyaz Magoon, Senior Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry...

Taxing the formal, rewarding the informal

Updated 04 May, 2026 05:51am

Historically, Pakistan has heavily relied on indirect taxes, which not only have inflationary consequences but also...

Textile exporters decry ‘undeclared war’

Updated 27 Apr, 2026 09:01am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s export industry leaders have accused the federal government of waging an “undeclared war”...

WHT collection from contracts tops the list

Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: The withholding tax collection from contracts continued to be the leading source of withholding tax,...

High tobacco taxes alone not enough

Updated 05 Mar, 2026 06:24am

Pakistan stands at a decisive moment in its struggle against tobacco use. As a signatory to the World Health...

Govt to review tax rates for highest salary slab

Updated 05 Feb, 2026 09:17am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Wednesday said the government will review the tax rates on the...

EDITORIAL: IMF prescription: arithmetic without economics

Updated 12 Dec, 2025 07:38am

EDITORIAL: The IMF Executive Board has completed the second review of Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility, approving...

EDITORIAL: Defining debt clearly

Updated 25 Nov, 2025 08:08am

EDITORIAL: It says something about the country’s fiscal culture that the National Assembly’s economic affairs...

Stability without growth

Updated 10 Oct, 2025 07:08am

Economic stability has turned into stagnation as the government has been unable to resolve fundamental challenges...

Salaried class: WHT collection boosted by higher tax rates: AGP

Updated 22 Sep, 2025 09:24am

ISLAMABAD: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has analysed that the increase in withholding tax collection was mainly...

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...

Policy sans input from stakeholders

Published 12 Jul, 2025 05:49am

EDITORIAL: The industrial sector has been in a steady decline for nearly three decades, and a revival plan was ...

Overseas Pakistanis to be taxed as filers on property deals

Updated 05 Jul, 2025 03:15pm

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has clarified that the rate of advance income tax on purchase and sale...

Pakistan’s export sector at crossroads

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:23am

That Pakistan’s exporters are at a crossroads is a fact. If we are to revive economic momentum and restore our...

Analysis: More of the same, just tighter

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

If the tax rate on bank deposit income is increased by one-third, what exactly is bold about this budget? There is ...

Pakistan govt offers tax relief, cuts rates for salaried class

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 11:12am

ISLAMABAD: The government has announced substantial tax relief measure in the federal budget (2025-26) for salaried...

Over Rs623bn new taxes unveiled

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 11:11am

ISLAMABAD: The government has introduced first of its kind of Finance Bill 2025-26 with extraordinary enforcement...

July-March 2025: LSM experiences 1.5% negative growth

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:49am

ISLAMABAD: Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) has experienced a negative growth of 1.5 percent during July-March 2025...

The Budget of Pakistan

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:40am

The discussion and debates on budget are generally made in technical terms due to which the common man is not able ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 10	278.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 10	278.05
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 10	161.68
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 10	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 10	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 10	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 10	7,575.39
India Sensex / Jul 10	77,569.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 10	68,557.73
Nasdaq / Jul 10	26,281.61
Hang Seng / Jul 10	24,175.12
FTSE 100 / Jul 10	10,497.29
Dow Jones / Jul 10	52,637.01
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 10	25,067.09
France CAC40 / Jul 10	8,338.97

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 10	71.41
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 10	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 10	370,744
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 10	4,119.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 10	81.54
Petrol/Litre / Jul 11	310.71
Diesel/Litre / Jul 11	323.30

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 10 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	10.24 ▲ 1 (10.82%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 10 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	10.55 ▲ 1 (10.47%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.02 ▲ 0.19 (10.38%)
Service Textile / Jul 10 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 10 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	41.33 ▲ 3.76 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.01 ▲ 3.46 (10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,081.55 ▲ 189.23 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 10 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	71.07 ▲ 6.46 (10%)
Saif Textile / Jul 10 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	52.35 ▲ 4.76 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 10 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	105.39 ▲ 9.58 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 10 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	4.80 ▼ -0.8 (-14.29%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 10 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 10 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	21.56 ▼ -2.4 (-10.02%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 10 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	12.59 ▼ -1.4 (-10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 10 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	59.51 ▼ -6.61 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 10 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	229.11 ▼ -25.46 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 10 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.54 ▼ -3.39 (-9.99%)
Next Capital / Jul 10 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	17.20 ▼ -1.87 (-9.81%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 10 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Premier Sugar / Jul 10 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	580.80 ▼ -57.92 (-9.07%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	147,658,505 ▲ 0.3
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	67,471,198 ▲ 0.16
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	51,539,330 ▲ 0.01
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	38,289,177 ▲ 0.19
Pak Refinery / Jul 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	34,681,622 ▲ 0.25
LSE Capital / Jul 10 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	33,460,449 ▼ -0.47
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jul 10 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	32,695,850 ▲ 0.81
Lotte Chemical / Jul 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	31,999,513 ▲ 1.16
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 10 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	27,208,100 ▲ 0.58
Bank Al-Falah / Jul 10 Bank Alfalah Limited(BAFL)	18,703,355 ▼ -0.16

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