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tax to GDP

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 / Jun 30	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 30	162.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 30	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Jun 30	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 30	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 30	7,499.36
India Sensex / Jun 30	76,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 30	70,062.32
Nasdaq / Jun 30	26,213.72
Hang Seng / Jun 30	22,881.02
FTSE 100 / Jun 30	10,497.12
Dow Jones / Jun 30	52,319.20
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 30	24,995.81
France CAC40 / Jun 30	8,403.99

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 30	69.50
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 30	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 30	364,228
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 30	4,015.43
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 30	76.80
Petrol/Litre / Jul 1	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 1	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 1 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	9.16 ▲ 1 (12.25%)
Asim Textile / Jul 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 1 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.27 ▲ 2.21 (10.02%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	86.52 ▲ 7.87 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 1 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.62 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 1 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	242.24 ▲ 22.02 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 1 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	154.74 ▲ 14.07 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 1 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	95 ▲ 8.64 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 1 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	41.58 ▲ 3.78 (10%)
Bawany Air Products / Jul 1 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	37.11 ▲ 3.37 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	18.32 ▼ -1.35 (-6.86%)
Khalid Siraj / Jul 1 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	13.33 ▼ -0.85 (-5.99%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 1 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -3.97 (-5.93%)
Saritow Spinning / Jul 1 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	23.84 ▼ -1.48 (-5.85%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 1 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	27.50 ▼ -1.55 (-5.34%)
Saif Textile / Jul 1 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	41 ▼ -2.01 (-4.67%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jul 1 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.01 ▼ -0.17 (-4.07%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	41.20 ▼ -1.7 (-3.96%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 1 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	25 ▼ -1 (-3.85%)
Din Tex. / Jul 1 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	78.03 ▼ -3.06 (-3.77%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Jul 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,867,432 ▲ 1.26
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	19,210,446 ▼ -0.15
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	17,664,756 ▲ 5.6
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 1 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	17,535,141 ▲ 0.56
Hascol Petrol / Jul 1 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	13,816,678 ▲ 0.38
National Bank / Jul 1 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	10,143,260 ▲ 5.25
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	9,603,000 ▼ -1.35
Lotte Chemical / Jul 1 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	9,562,917 ▲ 0.38
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,841,629 ▼ -0.13
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	5,985,747 ▲ 0.01

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