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Why Pakistan needs enforcement before another cigarette tax hike

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 05:59am

Every year before the federal budget, Pakistan hears the same prescription from tobacco-control campaigners: raise...

FBR seals chutes of ‘noncompliant’ sugar mills

Updated 05 Jan, 2026 11:01am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sealed all sugar mills, where the mills’ management refused to...

No tax stamps on 81.01pc of cigarette brands available at retail outlets, says a survey

Published 04 Nov, 2025 07:24am

ISLAMABAD: A newly released survey has revealed that a staggering 81.01 percent of cigarette brands available at...

No cement bag sans tax stamp to be cleared from Nov 1: FBR

Published 28 Oct, 2025 05:39am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will only allow clearance of cement bags from production sites, ...

FBR mulling replacing TTS with video analytics system

Updated 25 Oct, 2025 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is evaluating the adoption of video analytics–based production...

Documented cigarette manufacturers, other sectors: FBR likely to increase prices of tax stamps

Updated 24 Nov, 2023 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to increase the prices of tax stamps used by documented...

People asked to verify tax-paid authentic products through new FBR App

Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has asked the general public to verify the tax paid authentic products...

So much for track and trace

Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:20am

EDITORIAL: It seems we can’t go even a few days without receiving some sort of bad news from the tax and revenue...

FBR directs cement makers to start implementing ‘T&TS’

Updated 19 Aug, 2023 09:48am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed cement manufacturers to start implementation of the Track...

Illicit trade: Cigarette makers question FBR’s performance

Updated 22 Jul, 2023 09:45am

ISLAMABAD: Leading cigarette manufacturers Friday raised serious questions over the performance of the Federal Board...

Seizure of un-stamped goods a must for success of track & trace system

Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: The successful implementation of the track and trace system is directly linked with the outright seizure...

Installation of automated track-and-trace system: FBR encountering compatibility issues at sugar mills

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 11:00am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is facing compatibility issues during the installation of an automated...

Poor monitoring of TTS: FBR suspends supervisory staff at sugar mills

Published 21 Jan, 2023 07:31am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has suspended the supervisory staff deputed for monitoring at the ...

Market flooded with smuggled cigarettes, reveals survey

Published 14 Nov, 2022 05:55am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani markets are once again flooded with smuggled and non-duty paid cigarettes with no tax stamps,...

Manufacturers given Oct 1 deadline: Tax stamps, UIMs needed for removing cement bags from factory: FBR

Published 29 Jun, 2022 07:27am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed the cement manufacturers not to remove cement bags from...

Track-and-trace system: FBR to issue new deadline to tobacco sector

Updated 23 May, 2022 10:06am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will issue a new deadline beyond May 20, 2022 for the documented...

Fertiliser sector: FBR to implement track-and-trace system on July 1

Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will confiscate fertiliser bags being cleared from production sites,...

Cigarette packs without tax stamps will be seized: FBR

Published 27 Mar, 2022 06:23am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will confiscate cigarette packs (without tax stamps) manufactured in...

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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 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	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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