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India says no proposal to offer long-term tax relief for domestic equity investors

Published 20 Jul, 2026 04:09pm

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have sold about US$28.03 billion worth of Indian equities so far in 2026

Merged districts of ex-FATA, PATA: Govt to consult IMF for tax relief

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:29am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday said it would consult the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on extending...

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...

Tax relief for salaried class is inadequate: Ejaz

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

ISLAMABAD: Chair-man Economic Policy and Business Development, and former minister Dr Gohar Ejaz termed the tax...

Tax relief costs govt over Rs2trn

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: Total tax exemptions, concessions/reduced rates, zero-rating and special tax treatments to various...

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...

Business leaders, PM Shehbaz in pre-budget consultations

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 09:29am

Representatives from chambers of commerce and industry from across the country submit a raft of proposals aimed at boosting industrial output, exports and investment

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...

Foreign remittance tax exemption case: ATIR grants relief to software exporter

Published 20 Apr, 2026 05:29am

ISLAMABAD: In a major development for Pakistan’s information technology export sector, the Appellate Tribunal Inland...

Sost Dry Port: Over 2,403 Chinese goods granted duty & tax relief

Published 27 Dec, 2025 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday exempted over 2,403 Chinese goods from payment of sales tax,...

FTO denies tax relief on deemed income from immovable properties

Published 26 Dec, 2025 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has refused to grant tax relief to the owners of immovable properties in...

QCCI for more incentives to defence housing scheme a success

Published 07 Dec, 2025 02:38am

ISLAMABAD: Business community of Balochistan has expressed hope that the defence housing schemes would attract heavy...

Minister assures poultry sector of tax relief

Published 26 Oct, 2025 05:51am

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Industries and Production and National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain has assured...

Export schemes: Tax relief costs kitty Rs44bn in FY24

Updated 27 Sep, 2025 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: The duties and taxes exemptions/concessions granted to Pakistani exporters under various export schemes...

Local consumption: Goods imported thru Sost border to get tax relief

Updated 25 Sep, 2025 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government, Gilgit Baltistan government, and local traders’ Supreme Council, on Wednesday,...

Climate emergency: choose policy rethink, not theatrics

Published 12 Sep, 2025 05:54am

According to the Punjab Agriculture Department, kharif crops cover about 18 million acres of farmland in the ...

Tax Expenditure Report 2025: Major beneficiary sectors of tax relief listed

Updated 09 Sep, 2025 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: Major beneficiary sectors of income tax exemptions/concessions and reduced rates are pension, social...

Steel units in former FATA, PATA: PALSP urges PM to reject tax relief restoration

Updated 30 Aug, 2025 08:23am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) on Friday urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...

PEA seeks tax relief for e-commerce, digital payments

Published 11 Aug, 2025 05:49am

KARACHI: The Pakistan eCommerce Association (PEA) has urged the government to reduce the tax burden on the local...

No subsidy or tax relief on imports: ECC sticks to sugar deregulation

Updated 02 Jul, 2025 11:24am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has reaffirmed its stance on deregulating sugar...

Pakistan budget for 2025-26 to consolidate economic gains, NA told

Updated 21 Jun, 2025 02:59pm

ISLAMABAD: Amid criticism from opposition lawmakers, Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani on Friday said...

Finance Bill 2025–26: Salaried class demands substantial relief

Published 20 Jun, 2025 07:05am

KARACHI: With deep concern and in the spirit of national responsibility, representatives of Pakistan’s salaried...

Maximum relief for low & middle-income earners: Aurangzeb

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 01:29pm

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has stated that maximum possible relief has been provided to low- and...

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...

Tax experts describe tax relief as ‘too little, too late’

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

LAHORE: Tax experts have termed tax reliefs as “too little too late” because of stringent economic conditions ...

Budget 2025-26: Pakistan govt offers tax relief to salaried class, but representatives unhappy

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:42pm

In a move to ease the tax burden on the working population, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has announced cuts...

Tax relief costs kitty Rs5.84trn

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: Total tax exemptions, concessions/reduced rates, zero-rating and special tax treatments to various...

SPDC flags concerns as tobacco sector seeks tax relief in budget

Published 22 May, 2025 06:08am

LAHORE: The tobacco industry has called on the government to introduce a third tax tier and lower Federal Excise ...

Pension, tax relief thresholds: FBR working on two major budget proposals

Updated 06 May, 2025 02:21pm

Authority looks to impose some nominal tax where very high amount is paid under head of pensions. Initially, this may cover Grade-22 retired officials, others in same category

Poultry industry urges govt to provide tax relief

Published 06 May, 2025 03:19am

ISLAMABAD: The poultry industry has urged the government for provision of tax relief as in the presence of higher...

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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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