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To a layman, ‘imputed income’ term confusing

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

This author wrote an article for this esteemed paper last week when the draft for the special regime for retailers...

Special tax procedure - back to square one—I

Updated 22 Jul, 2026 06:33am

Through SRO S.R.O. 1109(I)/2026 dated July 14, 2026 the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a Special...

Tax proposed on income from social media platforms

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:35am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Bill 2026 has proposed a significant shift in the taxation of income derived from social...

Stakeholders for more equitable, transparent tax structure

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:58am

LAHORE: A majority of participants at the Business Recorder Forum on challenges facing Pakistan’s textile sector...

PTC ties stability to strong export-led strategy

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has urged the federal government to use Budget 2026-27 as a decisive...

Textile sector urges restoration of Export Facilitation Scheme, final tax regime

Updated 13 May, 2026 07:51am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile and apparel sector on Tuesday urged Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to reinstate...

Reforming Pakistan’s tax policy

Published 09 May, 2026 05:51am

A system at odds with growth Pakistan’s tax system is increasingly at odds with the country’s core economic...

Economy adrift?

Published 09 May, 2026 05:51am

Year after year, prior to annual national budget, many well-founded reform proposals put forward by business...

Reforming Pakistan’s tax policy

Updated 01 May, 2026 07:22am

A system at odds with growth Pakistan’s tax system is increasingly at odds with the country’s core economic...

CCP recommends transparent aviation tax regime

Published 10 Mar, 2026 08:14am

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has recommended a predictable, transparent, and...

KCCI requests FBR chief: Sales tax deferred cases must be processed electronically

Published 13 Jan, 2026 08:00am

ISLAMABAD: The representatives of business community of Karachi have requested Chairman Federal Board of Revenue...

Super tax levy only under single tax regime, FCC told

Published 13 Jan, 2026 06:16am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) was told that Super Tax under Section 4C of the Income Tax...

Migrations by the rich

Updated 13 Oct, 2025 06:35am

The narrowing fiscal space in developed economies has prompted many Western countries to raise taxes on the very...

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...

NTR or FTR: Super tax levy only under single tax regime: SC

Updated 18 Sep, 2025 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was told that the super tax under Section 4C of the Income Tax Ordinance could only be...

A comment on Finance Act 2025—II

Published 02 Jul, 2025 07:24am

Disruption and distortion The tax regime introduced is a final tax regime. This means that such transactions which...

A comment on Finance Act 2025—I

Published 01 Jul, 2025 06:42am

Introduction: The Finance Act, 2025 has been passed by the National Assembly. This Act has introduced some major...

FBR chief urges Senate body to abolish 7th Schedule of ITO, bring banks into normal tax regime applicable to companies

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 09:39am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial, Thursday, strongly recommended Senate...

‘Modern technologies being used to make tax regime fully automatic, transparent’

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am

FAISALABAD: Latest and modern technologies are being used to make the tax regime fully automatic, transparent and...

Pakistan’s textile industry deterioration: Govt has failed to address ‘fatal’ anomaly in EFS

Updated 20 May, 2025 09:20am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s textile industry is rapidly deteriorating as, for over 10 months now, the government has failed...

The high cost of punitive taxation

Published 19 Mar, 2025 05:48am

EDITORIAL: The fundamentally flawed nature of the tax regime operational in Pakistan is both well-documented and...

ACT Alliance report: Tax regime inflicts huge losses on economy

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 08:43am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy is losing over a staggering Rs300 billion annually due to an unsustainable tax regime,...

FY26 budget: Govt urged to introduce fixed tax regime for traders

Published 08 Mar, 2025 02:48am

KARACHI: Malik Khuda Bakhsh, Convener of the FPCCI Energy Committee and President of the Pakistan Business Forum...

Federal Budget: PBF urges govt to implement fixed tax regime for traders

Published 28 Feb, 2025 07:57am

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has demanded the government to implement a fixed tax regime for traders in ...

Govt may collect Rs300bn from agri tax

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 03:17pm

FBR asks provinces to adopt federal schedule of income tax for collection of agricultural income tax

Reforms in agri income tax regimes: IMF urges provinces to implement commitment

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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