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tax to GDP ratio

FBR’s 5.2pc direct-tax illusion

Published 28 Aug, 2026 06:29am

Celebrations at Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) headquarters on July 1, 2026 were unusually theatrical. Finance...

Beyond tax-to-GDP ratio

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

Every pre and post budget debate in Pakistan presents a familiar headline: the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio remains...

FD sounds the alarm about inflation

Updated 31 Jul, 2026 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has sounded the alarm over the persistent inflation by projecting Consumer Price...

Video monitoring systems at mills: APTMA rejects FBR’s proposal

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:27am

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Friday rejected the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR)...

Documentation push: ATL surcharge goes up

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has significantly increased the Active Taxpayers List (ATL) surcharge...

The agenda of tax reforms

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

The previous week’s article had highlighted the key features of the tax system of Pakistan, such that strengths and...

Business community concerned federal budget

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial...

Pakistan mobilises USD1bn in private, commercial financing: ADB

Updated 21 May, 2026 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: In a major boost for Pakistan’s fragile economy, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has helped the country...

Real GDP grew by 3.8% in H1FY26, deep economic reforms key to sustainable growth: SBP

Updated 13 May, 2026 09:27am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has emphasized that deep-rooted economic reforms are essential to address...

From borrowing to building: reimagining Pakistan’s economic future

Updated 12 May, 2026 08:47am

Pakistan’s economic history is not a story of collapse, but of persistent incompletion. Few large developing...

Taxing the formal, rewarding the informal

Updated 04 May, 2026 05:51am

Historically, Pakistan has heavily relied on indirect taxes, which not only have inflationary consequences but also...

Fiscal reform plan gets off to slow start: World Bank

Updated 02 May, 2026 01:13pm

WB rates overall progress and implementation as ‘Moderately Satisfactory’

Virtual interaction with global investors: Aurangzeb highlights economic stability, reform agenda

Updated 09 Apr, 2026 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Wednesday held a virtual...

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...

Pakistan, IMF and half-told fiscal story

Published 14 Mar, 2026 04:55am

Negotiations between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the release of a USD 1 billion tranche...

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...

Miftah for increasing tax-to-GDP ratio

Published 26 Jan, 2026 08:05am

LAHORE: Former Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that Pakistan’s current tax-to-GDP ratio is 12...

FBR chairman says provinces have to step up tax collection efforts

Published 26 Jan, 2026 06:04am

LAHORE: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Langrial has said that provinces would have to make greater...

Roadmap to raise tax-to-GDP ratio evolved: FBR chief

Published 28 Nov, 2025 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Rashid Mehmood Langrial Thursday said the government has evolved a...

Economists call for steps to incentivise manufacturing sector

Published 27 Nov, 2025 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: Leading economists of the country urged the government to take measures to incentivise the manufacturing...

Editorial: Impediments to inclusive growth

Updated 11 Nov, 2025 12:25pm

EDITORIAL: International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) representative to Pakistan Mahor Binici while addressing a ...

IMF official highlights impediments to growth

Updated 08 Nov, 2025 09:07am

ISLAMABAD: Mahir Binici, the IMF Resident Representative for Pakistan, has said that Pakistan needs to increase its...

Direct tax boost catapults tax-to-GDP ratio into double-digit

Updated 08 Nov, 2025 09:22am

The share of direct taxes is 5.1 percent of the total GDP

‘Mounting tax burden driving economy towards collapse’

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,480.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,753.72
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	90.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,154.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	78.52
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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