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Taxes

An economic cul-de-sac—II

Updated 14 Jul, 2026 05:59am

The second big force that will be the catalyst for change is the enormous youth bulge in the country; with almost 90...

Direct taxes to make up 50pc of FY27 tax collection: FBR

Updated 13 Jul, 2026 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: Direct taxes are projected to constitute approximately 50 percent of total tax collection during 2026–27,...

Abolishing tax exemptions to Fata, Pata of Malakand: Political parties ask centre to withdraw decision

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

PESHAWAR: The participants of an all parties conference of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa organized under the auspices Pakistan...

Stronger LSM and trade activity: FBR expects surge in FY27 ST collection

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that the improvements in Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM)...

FBR blocks refunds of over Rs6bn of non-compliant taxpayers

Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:43am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Thursday blocked refunds of over Rs6 billion of non-compliant...

Carbon Levy: Experts raise questions about financing transformation to electric mobility

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

ISLAMABAD: The government has introduced a carbon levy on fossil fuels, proposed additional taxes on conventional...

Taxing the same base harder

Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am

The taxation pressure on a relatively small pool of taxpayers is increasing. FBR has trumpeted an 86 percent...

Tobacco growers to hold sit-in against heavy taxes on 20th

Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am

PESHAWAR: The Tobacco Dealers Association has announced an indefinite sit-in in front of the Parliament House in...

Taxes reforms remain a dream

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:34am

The heavy reliance on indirect taxes in the budget for 2026-27, regressive taxes whose incidence on the poor is...

FBR applies buoyancy-based tax collection forecasting for 2026-27

Updated 03 Jul, 2026 09:40am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has applied the buoyancy-based forecasting framework to estimate the...

Rs12.957trn twice-downward revised tax target achieved

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:31am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has achieved the twice-downward revised tax collection target of...

Oil cos raise the alarm regarding frequent changes in pricing formula

Updated 28 Jun, 2026 06:16am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s downstream petroleum sector has sounded an unprecedented alarm over what industry...

Reflections on federal budget FY27—II

Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:31am

Here, it needs to be pointed out that it is highly strange to see that the government has apparently not pursued...

FY2024-25: Total federal tax expenditure estimated at Rs2352.81bn

Published 25 Jun, 2026 06:46am

ISLAMABAD: The total federal tax expenditure for the fiscal year 2024-25 has been estimated at Rs2,352.81 billion,...

Digital invoicing system: FBR to crack down on non-compliant importers from July 1

Published 24 Jun, 2026 06:48am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), from July 1, has decided to take punitive enforcement actions against...

20pc FED on mineral waters, other drinks abolished

Published 24 Jun, 2026 06:26am

ISLAMABAD: The government has abolished 20 percent Federal Excise Duty (FED) on mineral waters, aerated waters,...

IT exports: strong run, hard climb ahead

Updated 24 Jun, 2026 08:19am

Pakistan’s IT exports remain robust. In 11MFY26, exports of IT and IT-enabled services reached USD4.184 billion, up...

CAP warns Third Schedule expansion will overtax consumers

Published 23 Jun, 2026 06:59am

KARACHI: The Chainstore Association of Pakistan (CAP) has expressed serious concern over the proposed inclusion of...

KP Budget

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

EDITORIAL: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) budget for 2026-27 presented by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi unveiled a total...

Fuel price- let the market work

Updated 23 Jun, 2026 07:39am

The government has kept juggling the petroleum pricing formula ever since the US-Iran war started. There was high...

Balochistan Budget

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

EDITORIAL: Balochistan’s latest budget arrives wrapped in the language of fiscal discipline, development and prudent...

Features of federal budget FY27

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

The first article on features of the federal budget of 2026-27 was published last week, with a focus on the more...

NA body approves key safeguards

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance approved a number of key amendments including...

NA body told: Many amendments incorporated in Finance Bill

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

ISLAMABAD: Major amendments have been proposed in the Finance Bill 2026 to incorporate key recommendations of the...

Finance ministry rules out additional salary tax relief

Published 20 Jun, 2026 06:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry on Friday categorically ruled out any additional relief for the salaried class...

NA panel endorses tax on social media earnings, inherited property CGT

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 09:29am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Thursday approved a proposal to impose...

Government suspends KPT’s planned 5% tariff hike

Published 18 Jun, 2026 10:29am

Decision will provide overall relief of more than Rs500 million, says minister

Commercial importers: FPCCI urges govt to provide a level playing field

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 14	278.21
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 14	278.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 15	162.15
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 15	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 15	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 15	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 14	3.55

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 14	7,543.59
Nasdaq / Jul 14	26,107.01
Dow Jones / Jul 14	52,508.27
India Sensex / Jul 15	77,556.34
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 15	68,353.91
Hang Seng / Jul 15	24,690.32
FTSE 100 / Jul 15	10,503.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 15	25,014.54
France CAC40 / Jul 15	8,366.49

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 14	363,628
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 15	79.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 15	4,030.90
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 15	80.61
Petrol/Litre / Jul 16	310.71
Diesel/Litre / Jul 16	323.30

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 15 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	3.98 ▲ 0.48 (13.71%)
Ittefaq Iron Ind / Jul 15 Ittefaq Iron Industries Limited(ITTEFAQ)	9.79 ▲ 1 (11.38%)
LSE Capital / Jul 15 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	7.50 ▲ 0.73 (10.78%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 15 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	14.05 ▲ 1.28 (10.02%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 15 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	13.63 ▲ 1.24 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 15 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	54.74 ▲ 4.98 (10.01%)
Cherat Packaging / Jul 15 Cherat Packaging Limited(CPPL)	107.20 ▲ 9.75 (10.01%)
Cresent Jute / Jul 15 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	22.88 ▲ 2.08 (10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 15 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	30.80 ▲ 2.8 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 15 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	93.49 ▲ 8.5 (10%)

Stock	Price
Agritech Non-voting / Jul 15 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	36 ▼ -4 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 15 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.75 ▼ -2.63 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jul 15 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	13.05 ▼ -1.4 (-9.69%)
EMCO Industries / Jul 15 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	53.50 ▼ -5.56 (-9.41%)
Invest Bank / Jul 15 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	20 ▼ -1.82 (-8.34%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 15 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	173.59 ▼ -12.09 (-6.51%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 15 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,299.89 ▼ -141.59 (-5.8%)
Prosperity Weav / Jul 15 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	69.50 ▼ -4.25 (-5.76%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Jul 15 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	15.10 ▼ -0.85 (-5.33%)
Shield Corp. / Jul 15 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	750 ▼ -40.1 (-5.08%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	52,097,262 ▼ -0.08
Cnergyico PK / Jul 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,750,019 ▼ -0.08
TPL Properties / Jul 15 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	27,820,328 ▲ 1.1
B.O.Punjab / Jul 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	24,382,255 ▲ 0.73
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 15 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	18,204,894 ▲ 0.73
LSE Capital / Jul 15 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	15,363,740 ▲ 0.73
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 15 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	15,330,355 ▲ 0.02
Ghandhara Tyre / Jul 15 Ghandhara Tyre & Rubber Company Limited(GTYR)	14,419,095 ▲ 0.14
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 15 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	12,611,485 ▲ 0.25
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 15 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	12,114,703 ▲ 0.95

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