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Taxation

PD could not bear excessive taxation: Malik

Updated 21 Aug, 2026 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik on Thursday said that every sector and division needed...

LCCI, Wafaqi Tax Mohtasib agree to strengthen cooperation

Published 24 Jul, 2026 07:51am

LAHORE: Director General of the Office of Wafaqi Tax Mohtasib (Punjab), Riaz Hameed Chaudhry, called on Lahore...

Representation without taxation

Updated 21 Jul, 2026 06:02am

EDITORIAL: The opposition expressed by lawmakers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the imposition of taxes in the merged...

PCDMA urges FBR to implement comprehensive reforms

Published 14 Jul, 2026 06:19am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) Chairman Salim Valimuhammad has called upon...

The missing dividend culture

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 05:00am

For an ordinary investor, buying shares is an act of trust, built on the hope of capital gain and the expectation...

Govt refuses to share revenue impact figures with NA panel

Updated 16 Jun, 2026 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government Monday categorically refused to share revenue impact of taxation and relief...

Budget lacks measures to boost production: FPCCI

Published 13 Jun, 2026 07:48am

KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Friday said the federal budget 2026–27...

Stock market, stationery items and solar panels: Tax rates to remain unchanged

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: The taxation on stock market, stationery items and solar panels would remain the same in budget...

Pakistan’s investment climate: confidence in short supply

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 12:09pm

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s investment climate was already struggling long before the latest Business Confidence Index...

GST: gradual transition to single-digit taxation envisaged

Published 05 Jun, 2026 06:36am

KARACHI: In its pre-budget proposals, the Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Association (PCDMA)has urged the Federal...

KP govt carries out operation against property tax defaulters

Published 25 May, 2026 06:06am

PESHAWAR: The Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa carried out a special operation...

Supporting SMEs and exports: govt still searching for roadmaps

Updated 18 May, 2026 08:01am

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s latest directive to formulate a “comprehensive roadmap” for supporting...

CVT on foreign assets may go: Rs400-500bn tax measures cleared after IMF nod

Updated 17 May, 2026 05:12pm

New tax policies for FY2026-27, approved by IMF, target Rs 400-500 billion through digital invoicing, expanded sales tax, and enhanced data utilization.

Economy adrift?

Published 09 May, 2026 05:51am

Year after year, prior to annual national budget, many well-founded reform proposals put forward by business...

FBR holds urgent moot on new steps to bridge revenue shortfall

Published 05 May, 2026 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Monday convened an urgent meeting of top FBR officials on “new revenue...

Business leaders discuss budget, taxation matters with Aurangzeb

Updated 05 May, 2026 09:04am

KARACHI: A delegation of the business community, comprising Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of...

Taxing the engine of growth to a stall

Published 04 Apr, 2026 06:16am

The government’s decision to jack up petrol price to an unprecedented Rs458.40 per litre, driven largely by a...

Austerity in times of crisis

Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am

Fiscal discipline is more essential in times of geopolitical uncertainty and economic uncertainty. Pakistan is at...

External balance on the edge

Updated 18 Mar, 2026 06:47am

The current account posted a surplus of $427 million in Feb-26, which reduced the 8MFY26 deficit to $700 million,...

CCP market assessment: ‘Civil aviation sector facing mounting economic pressures’

Published 10 Mar, 2026 08:18am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s civil aviation sector is facing mounting economic pressures, structural weaknesses, and an...

Carbon market initiative: TIP outlines legislative roadmap for parliament

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: The Transparency International Pakistan outlined its legislative roadmap for Parliament at a high level...

‘FBR had adopted zero-tolerance policy against harassment of traders’

Updated 16 Feb, 2026 09:38am

HYDERABAD: Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue, Hyderabad, Abdul Khaliq Shaikh, has stated that the Federal Board of...

OPINION: Tax litigation, super tax, and the economics of tax deferral

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 07:26am

The Federal Constitutional Court’s recent judgment, articulated through a preliminary short order, with detailed...

‘Textile exporters being squeezed by regulatory burdens, energy costs’: APTMA

Updated 29 Jan, 2026 08:08am

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Wednesday warned the government that surging input...

Debt crisis rooted in spending, not taxation issues: Gohar

Updated 18 Jan, 2026 08:41am

Ejaz says Pakistan’s public debt trajectory over the past decade clearly shows that ballooning government spending has overwhelmed gains made through higher tax collection

Federal govt punctures claims of stronger provincial tax performance

Updated 16 Jan, 2026 06:45pm

Federal collections are on a trajectory to reach 15% of GDP by June 2028, says Schehzad

OPINION: If wishes were horses: the $63bn export illusion

Updated 12 Jan, 2026 12:53pm

Pakistan is once again chasing a number. This time it is a neat, round, headline-friendly USD 63 billion in exports...

Major sectors challenge govt’s claims of LSM output ‘recovery’

Updated 19 Dec, 2025 09:27am

Industry leaders say more than 150 industrial units have shut down in the past 18 months

The salaried class: stop confiscatory taxation—II

Published 10 Nov, 2025 05:47am

Comparison with untaxed sectors makes this injustice even more visible, as agriculture sector that in totality...

Cut in corporate tax to stimulate growth, EPBD urges govt

Published 14 Oct, 2025 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: Economic Policy and Business Development Chairman Dr Gohar Ejaz has called for a sharp reduction in...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

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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