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tax revenue

The economy of waiting

Published 23 Sep, 2026 06:05am

Sometimes Pakistan loses an opportunity not by saying no, but by taking too long to say yes. What does an economy...

Revenue forecasting approach realistic: FBR chief

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 08:59am

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial has said that the revenue forecasting...

Gulf remittances stable so far, NA told

Updated 08 Apr, 2026 09:01am

ISLAMABAD: Amid rising concerns over potential declines in remittances due to the escalating Middle East crisis,...

Rethinking the fiscal compact

Updated 04 Mar, 2026 08:50am

EDITORIAL: The federal government’s steadily diminishing fiscal space, the persistent failure of the provinces to...

Fiscal operation data unveiled: Country posts Rs4.105trn primary balance in H1

Updated 07 Feb, 2026 02:05pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan posted a primary balance of Rs 4,105 billion, equivalent to 3.2 percent of gross domestic...

Provincial revenue potential largely untapped: Shehzad

Published 17 Jan, 2026 05:51am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’ provincial revenue potential remains largely untapped, and claims that provinces have...

Adviser to KP CM accuses federal govt of ‘mismanaging’ tax revenue

Published 06 Nov, 2025 06:14am

ISLAMABAD: Muzzammil Aslam, Adviser to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Finance, sharply criticised the...

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 ...

Rs133bn record tax revenue collected through e-Pay Punjab

Published 30 Oct, 2025 05:38am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has collected record tax revenue of over Rs133 billion through e-Pay Punjab, during ...

Transparency in textiles through video monitoring

Updated 29 Oct, 2025 07:22am

The Government of Pakistan’s decision to implement electronic monitoring of production in textile spinning...

FBR, IB recovers Rs178bn in crackdown on evaders since April 2022

Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:15am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on Monday claimed to have recovered a...

Budget neglects ports, shipping and logistics: analyst

Published 25 Jun, 2025 05:41am

KARACHI: Budget 2025-26 study shows that not much has been discussed, allocated or disbursed for ports, mini sea...

Proposed tariff changes perturb chemical, plastic manufacturers

Published 24 Jun, 2025 06:06am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s chemical and plastic manufacturing sector has sounded the alarm over proposed tariff ...

Pakistan debt stock reaches all-time high of Rs75trn

Updated 05 Jun, 2025 10:53am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock surged by over Rs 6 trillion during the first ten months of this...

Bridging policy gaps in IT sector

Published 23 May, 2025 06:12am

EDITORIAL: The increasingly pivotal role that the country’s IT sector plays in driving national development — by...

Pakistan’s tax revenue projected at 12.6% of GDP

Updated 19 May, 2025 09:44am

ISLAMABAD: Total tax revenue is projected at 12.6 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for 2024-25 against...

Tax evasion: PM Shehbaz orders action against individuals, sectors

Updated 14 May, 2025 09:51am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered a sweeping crackdown on tax evasion, calling for strict...

Tax revenue target for 2025-26

Published 06 May, 2025 03:19am

The process of preparation of the federal and provincial budgets is underway now and the respective budgets will be...

Tola underscores need for resolving narrow tax base issue

Updated 04 May, 2025 09:18am

LAHORE: To address the issue of a narrow tax base, the government should implement several solutions, including...

Pakistan loses Rs750bn tax revenue to illicit trade, smuggling yearly: report

Updated 02 May, 2025 09:04am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan loses Rs 750 billion in tax revenue per annum due to illicit trade and smuggling, reflecting...

PCA South uncovers Rs215m tax revenue fraud

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 09:04am

KARACHI: A ghost manufacturing unit has allegedly orchestrated massive money laundering worth Rs 2.4 billion and...

Ministries told to submit FY26 budget proposals

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 02:47pm

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has sought budget proposals for the Federal Budget 2025-26...

Tax revenue: Punjab collects Rs650bn through e-Pay

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:27am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has collected around Rs 650 billion in tax revenue through e-Pay Punjab, developed by...

Elite capture

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 08:08am

EDITORIAL: In economic terms an elite is defined as external rent seekers comprising of an entity or a group who...

NFP, agri tax review: Provincial govts to face IMF scrutiny today

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is set to question the provincial governments on Friday (Nov...

FBR tells IMF: No need for contingency revenue measures

Updated 13 Nov, 2024 10:49am

However, one proposal to impose lower rate of sales tax between 5 to 7 percent on petroleum products under examination

Tax-to-GDP ratio drastically down in 2023-24

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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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