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Telecom firms asked to justify lower tax revenue impact

Updated 16 Jun, 2026 07:02am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue asked the Telecom Operators’ Association (TOA) to...

PRA’s collects over Rs33.7bn in May

Published 12 Jun, 2026 07:31am

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority has collected more than Rs33.7 billion in tax revenue during May 2026,...

Is debt servicing manageable?

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:03am

As per the International Monetary Fund Report (IMF), there are only four (4) countries in the world where the...

Cigarette sector: Crackdown could generate extra Rs40bn, PM told

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told on Thursday that a crackdown on the country’s cigarette sector...

Budget postponement raises multiple questions

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 12:56pm

EDITORIAL: In a press release dated 29 May President Asif Ali Zardari summoned the budget session of the National...

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...

What level of debt becomes unsustainable?

Updated 26 May, 2026 06:56am

The federal budget 2025-26 allocated PKR 8.2 trillion for the payment of interest on debt, which is more than 74...

IMF macroeconomic projections for FY27

Published 26 May, 2026 04:53am

This is the second article on the IMF Mac roeconomic Proj ections for 2026-27 as contained in the IMF Staff Mission...

Centre pushes provinces to boost own-source revenues

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has urged provincial administrations to enhance their own-source revenues,...

Investment needs reform, not another institution

Updated 18 May, 2026 07:20am

The news that went a little less noticed last week was about the government accelerating the merger between the...

Germany warns tax revenues to be hit by Iran war

Published 08 May, 2026 06:08am

FRANKFURT: Germany will generate less tax revenue in the coming years, in large part due to the “irresponsible”...

Pakistan’s tax paradox: a budget season wake-up call

Updated 16 Mar, 2026 07:16am

Every year, as Pakistan approaches the federal budget, a familiar ritual unfolds. Finance ministry officials huddle...

PM Shehbaz orders tighter tax collection enforcement

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 02:05pm

FBR officials outline ongoing initiatives

PRA achieves record Feb collection with 75pc growth

Published 05 Mar, 2026 05:31am

LAHORE: Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has achieved a record tax collection during the month of February,...

The budgetary outcome

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:19am

The outcome magnitudes of the fiscal operations by the federal and the provincial governments have been released...

Govt slammed for increasing taxes on petrol products

Published 17 Jan, 2026 08:11am

KARACHI: Industrialists and businessmen have criticised the government for increasing taxes on petroleum products,...

OPINION: 11th NFC: challenges, hopes & solutions—II

Updated 26 Dec, 2025 07:25am

Since 1947, the Centre has been denying the provinces their legitimate right of sales tax on goods, while the ...

Foreign investment in Pakistan

Published 21 Oct, 2025 06:11am

The inflows of foreign investment in Pakistan have been extremely variable in nature. An analysis of the data from...

Fiscal consolidation set to continue

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 08:23am

Fiscal consolidation is expected to remain on course in FY26. There may be a shortfall in FBR revenues (as was the...

NFC award: MoF holds preparatory session

Updated 27 Aug, 2025 08:43am

ISLAMABAD: In a high-stakes move ahead of Friday’s crucial National Finance Commission (NFC) meeting, the federal...

Budgetary outcome in 2024-25

Published 12 Aug, 2025 03:12am

The detailed statistics on the fiscal operations by the federal and the provincial governments have recently been...

PM spells out his govt’s top tax priorities

Updated 15 Jul, 2025 08:50am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday called for simplifying tax returns and launching digital...

Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP ratio lags due to narrow tax net, informal economy: ADB

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: Despite numerous reforms, Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP ratio remains below regional averages, hindered by the...

PM hails increase in tax revenues

Updated 03 Jul, 2025 08:53am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday delivered a forceful message to the country’s top revenue...

FPCCI’s BMP says budget lacks strategy to revive economy

Published 23 Jun, 2025 05:45am

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has raised strong...

Finance Bill 2025–26: CAP urges govt to overhaul retail tax structure

Published 31 May, 2025 05:56am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s organized retail sector on Friday urged the government to overhaul the current retail taxation...

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-to-GDP ratio declines in FY2024–25, says think tank

Updated 20 May, 2025 08:52am

ISLAMABAD: An economic thinktank has claimed that the tax-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio of the Federal Board...

IMF sets 11 new structural benchmarks for Pakistan under $7bn EFF

Updated 19 May, 2025 09:52am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set eleven new structural benchmarks (SBs) for the ongoing $7...

World Bank rates $118m KP project as ‘moderately satisfactory’

Updated 11 May, 2025 09:49am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the implementation progress of the “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Mobilization and...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 22	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 22	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 22	161.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 22	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 22	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 22	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 22	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 22	7,472.79
India Sensex / Jun 22	77,094.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 22	72,353.96
Nasdaq / Jun 22	26,166.60
Hang Seng / Jun 22	23,768.52
FTSE 100 / Jun 22	10,437.85
Dow Jones / Jun 22	51,712.71
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 22	25,139.69
France CAC40 / Jun 22	8,400.11

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 22	74.29
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 22	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 22	378,345
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 22	4,191.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 22	79.41
Petrol/Litre / Jun 23	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jun 23	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 22 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	6.01 ▲ 1 (19.96%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 22 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.16 ▲ 0.63 (11.39%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jun 22 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	17.90 ▲ 1.63 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 22 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	22.50 ▲ 2.05 (10.02%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jun 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	34.38 ▲ 3.13 (10.02%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 22 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	21.97 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Husein Industries / Jun 22 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	44.63 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 22 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	27.70 ▲ 2.52 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jun 22 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	24.72 ▲ 2.25 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 22 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	42.20 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Millat Tractors / Jun 22 Millat Tractors Limited(MTL)	312.38 ▼ -294.88 (-48.56%)
Agritech Limited / Jun 22 Agritech Limited(AGL)	52.81 ▼ -5.4 (-9.28%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 22 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	132.45 ▼ -11.99 (-8.3%)
National Silk / Jun 22 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	207.79 ▼ -16.55 (-7.38%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jun 22 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	42.84 ▼ -2.89 (-6.32%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 22 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	64.80 ▼ -4.27 (-6.18%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 22 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	169.88 ▼ -10.74 (-5.95%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Jun 22 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	48.66 ▼ -2.88 (-5.59%)
Octopus Digital / Jun 22 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	36.20 ▼ -2.06 (-5.38%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	50.77 ▼ -2.71 (-5.07%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	59,558,108 ▼ -0.03
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 22 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	59,270,992 ▲ 0.8
TPL Properties / Jun 22 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	56,035,517 ▲ 0.71
Sui South Gas / Jun 22 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,023,298 ▲ 0.91
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jun 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	30,194,155 ▲ 3.13
Oilboy Energy / Jun 22 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	27,894,240 ▲ 2
Loads Limited / Jun 22 Loads Limited(LOADS)	23,907,499 ▲ 0.32
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	21,866,447 ▼ -0.29
Dar-es-Salaam / Jun 22 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	18,768,017 ▲ 2.05
Service Long March / Jun 22 Service Long March Tyres Limited(SLM)	18,498,415 ▲ 0.21

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