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tax to GDP

Finance Minister says new AI-led tax model to issue notices

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 11:22pm

Says the government expects overall remittances for this year to close anywhere between $41 and $42 billion

PHMA seeks tax, energy and trade reforms before budget

Updated 11 May, 2026 09:16am

Exporters urge Pakistan to reform tax and energy policies, and boost trade diplomacy to protect its struggling export industry.

Economic horoscope: Pakistan at the edge

Published 28 Feb, 2026 04:56am

If nations had horoscopes, Pakistan’s for 2026–2031 would not be written in the stars. It would be written in debt...

PM forms traders-led panels

Updated 28 Oct, 2025 09:24am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed eight specialized working groups comprising top business leaders...

Pakistan govt to implement FBR transformation plan: Aurangzeb

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:40am

ISLAMABAD: The government remains fully committed to implement the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) transformation...

World Bank defers additional $70m IDA credit to Pakistan Raises Revenue

Updated 21 May, 2025 10:02am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has deferred the approval of additional International Development Association (IDA)...

Improving tax-to-GDP ratio crucial to ease Pakistan debt burden: FBR official

Published 20 May, 2025 09:18pm

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chief commissioner Aftab Alam said on Tuesday improving tax-to-GDP ratio was...

Pakistan FM Aurangzeb holds virtual meetings with UAE banks

Updated 20 May, 2025 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday underscored commitment to...

Call for taking action against illicit trade

Published 29 Jul, 2024 06:37am

LAHORE: Without expanding the tax base and strict implementing a comprehensive track and trace system, the ...

‘Eat the rich’

Published 01 Jul, 2024 08:37am

“Banker’s budget”, remarked the top financial journalist in the country, as news broke over the weekend that the...

‘Parallel’ ministries/ deptts to be shut down: Aurangzeb

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 05:31pm

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday reiterated the government’s commitment...

Aurangzeb vows to raise tax-to-GDP ratio to 13pc

Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Thursday, defended taxation measures taken in the budget for the...

Hurting growth of formal economy

Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am

EDITORIAL: At a time when the federal government and finance minister are all talking about documenting the economy...

SIFC helps FBR collect Rs6.71trn in Jul-Mar FY24

Updated 09 Apr, 2024 09:50am

The government is likely to achieve its Rs 9.415 trillion revenue collection target for 2023-24

UN expects Pakistan’s GDP growth to clock in at 2% in 2024, improve further in 2025

Starts a countrywide survey of business and commercial units for registration of non-filers

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 13	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 13	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 14	159.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 14	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 14	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 14	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 14	7,785.76
India Sensex / Aug 14	78,009.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 14	68,713.80
Nasdaq / Aug 14	26,729.16
Hang Seng / Aug 14	25,116.85
FTSE 100 / Aug 14	10,750.11
Dow Jones / Aug 14	53,732.41
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 14	26,440.31
France CAC40 / Aug 14	8,636.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 13	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 13	394,749
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 14	82.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 14	4,376.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 14	84.80
Petrol/Litre / Aug 15	325.43
Diesel/Litre / Aug 15	383.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gammon Pak / Aug 13 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	28.25 ▲ 2.57 (10.01%)
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 13 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.13 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Aug 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	49.58 ▲ 4.51 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 13 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	79.51 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	47.19 ▲ 4.29 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 13 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	114.83 ▲ 10.44 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	90.50 ▲ 8.23 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 13 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	336.04 ▲ 30.55 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	68.84 ▲ 6.26 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Aug 13 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.07 ▲ 6.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Tech. / Aug 13 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	29.87 ▼ -11.86 (-28.42%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Aug 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	20.71 ▼ -2.3 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.20 ▼ -2.72 (-9.09%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.11 ▼ -0.46 (-8.26%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.14 ▼ -1.43 (-7.7%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 13 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	39.82 ▼ -3.18 (-7.4%)
ARM Green Industries / Aug 13 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.60 ▼ -4.43 (-7.38%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	64.02 ▼ -4.9 (-7.11%)
Pak Tobacco / Aug 13 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1,364.29 ▼ -96.5 (-6.61%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	247,072,281 ▲ 0.57
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	103,802,064 ▼ -0.46
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,235,369 ▲ 5.93
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	39,092,471 ▼ -1.51
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,025,744 ▲ 0.01
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	19,608,245 ▲ 3.36
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,204,913 ▲ 0.18
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,337,298 ▼ -0.48
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	15,140,554 ▼ -0.31
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 13 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,138,754 ▲ 0.53

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