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Taxation

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

Finance minister underscores government’s commitment to addressing investor concerns

APTMA urges reversal of double advance taxation structure

Published 30 Aug, 2025 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has strongly protested against the continued ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 3	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 3	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 3	161.34
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 3	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 3	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 3	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 2	7,483.24
Nasdaq / Jul 2	25,832.67
Dow Jones / Jul 2	52,900.07
India Sensex / Jul 3	77,938.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 3	69,243.68
Hang Seng / Jul 3	23,310.80
FTSE 100 / Jul 3	10,679.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 3	25,779.31
France CAC40 / Jul 3	8,508.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 2	17,780
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 3	68.69
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 3	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 3	4,176.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 3	77.12
Petrol/Litre / Jul 4	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 4	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 3 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.02 ▲ 1 (14.25%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 3 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	31.30 ▲ 2.85 (10.02%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 3 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	29.88 ▲ 2.72 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jul 3 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	51.87 ▲ 4.72 (10.01%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 3 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	16.49 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Jul 3 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	24.73 ▲ 2.25 (10.01%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 3 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.13 ▲ 5.83 (10%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 3 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	293.11 ▲ 26.65 (10%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 3 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	104.69 ▲ 9.52 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 3 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	179.23 ▲ 16.29 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 3 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.03 ▼ -2.67 (-10%)
Chashma / Jul 3 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	132.02 ▼ -14.43 (-9.85%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 3 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -7.49 (-8.86%)
UBLPakistanETF / Jul 3 UBLPakistan Enterprise ETF(UBLPETF)	30.78 ▼ -2.69 (-8.04%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 3 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	60 ▼ -5 (-7.69%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jul 3 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	115.50 ▼ -9.5 (-7.6%)
Shams Textile / Jul 3 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	42.51 ▼ -3.49 (-7.59%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jul 3 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	63.05 ▼ -4.81 (-7.09%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Jul 3 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	67.06 ▼ -4.87 (-6.77%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jul 3 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	220 ▼ -14.17 (-6.05%)

Stock	Volume
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 3 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	72,926,913 ▼ -0.17
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	48,189,972 ▼ -0.71
TPL Properties / Jul 3 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	34,206,131 ▲ 0.37
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jul 3 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	27,374,207 ▲ 2.43
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Jul 3 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	26,622,164 ▲ 0.29
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 3 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,962,056 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	21,835,437 ▲ 0.12
Lotte Chemical / Jul 3 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	21,016,185 ▲ 0.99
Pak Reinsurance / Jul 3 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	18,964,300 ▲ 0.39
P.T.C.L. / Jul 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,636,573 ▲ 1.39

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