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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 / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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