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Additional taxation steps taken thru amendments to Finance Bill

Surcharge shall be payable by every individual and association of persons at the rate of 10 percent of the income tax imposed under Division-I of Part-I of the First Schedule where the taxable income exceeds Rs10 million

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 07:43pm

Tax fraudsters to face jail

ISLAMABAD: Persons involved in tax frauds would face imprisonment up to five years (tax evaded amount less than Rs 1...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 02:21pm

Opinion

Federal budget and pro-cyclical policy

The federal budget, due to come into effect in the next few days, has continued with the pro-cyclical policy...

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 03:16pm

Business & Finance

IT industry: Higher taxation to give big boost to brain drain: FPCCI

KARACHI: Atif Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has raise concerns over the recently announced federal budget 2024–25...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am

FBR to impose sales tax on stationery items

ISLAMABAD: Despite announcement of withdrawal of sales tax on stationery items, the amended Finance Bill 2024 would...

Updated 27 Jun, 2024 11:32am

FBR to create 25 posts of ‘commissioner refund’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to create 25 posts of ‘Commissioner Refund’ in the field...

Updated 27 Jun, 2024 08:52am

Business & Finance

‘FPCCI, Senate budget proposals deserve serious consideration’

KARACHI: Chairman of FPCCI Policy Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, Mian Zahid Hussain on...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Editorials

IMF has role in budget: nothing but the truth

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated on the floor of the House after the wind-up speech of the Federal...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

SIC, PPP lawmakers assail budget

ISLAMABAD: The opposition lawmakers belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed (PTI) Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC)...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 09:00am

Bank deposits: Non-filers can face prospect of 30pc tax

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Atif Ikram Sheikh and...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 08:28am

Business & Finance

KATI condemns proposed fixed tax regime on exports

KARACHI: Johar Qandhari, President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), has strongly condemned...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:42am

Senate panel rejects increased tax on salaried class

ISLAMABAD: The upper house of the parliament, Monday, adopted the report of its finance panel containing...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 09:42am

Proposed amendments in Finance Bill: Telecom operators seek SIFC’s intervention

ISLAMABAD: Telecom Operators Association has sought Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) intervention for...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 09:41am

Opinion

Stock market growth mirage

The stock market is booming, and the KSE 100 index has almost doubled in the past year. The market is at an all-time...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:25am

Editorials

Budget strengthens IMF deal prospects?

EDITORIAL: The rating agency Fitch reaffirmed Pakistan’s rating at CCC reflective of continuing external funding...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:16am

Foreign travel ban on non-filers: NICOP holders, minors, students to be exempted

Tax expert questions how FBR would impose ban on non-filers (family members), who are actually dependent on the filer

Updated 24 Jun, 2024 01:33pm

Disposal of immovable property: 15pc flat rate on gain proposed

ISLAMABAD: Finance Bill 2024 has proposed a flat rate of 15 percent on gain from disposal of immovable property...

Updated 24 Jun, 2024 08:41am

KP to receive Rs1212bn in the head of federal transfers

PESHAWAR: The KP government will receive an estimated amount of Rs 1212 billion in head of federal transfers from...

Updated 24 Jun, 2024 09:17am

Business & Finance

PFVA demands restoration of 1pc tax regime

KARACHI: Fruit and vegetable exporters have rejected the new proposed tax regime for exporters and demanded...

Updated 24 Jun, 2024 08:44am

Value-added textile exporters reject 29pc standard taxation

LAHORE: Value-added textile exporters have rejected the proposed shift from one percent turnover-based Final Tax...

Updated 24 Jun, 2024 12:33pm

Business & Finance

‘Too many’ indirect taxes in budget will fuel poverty: NBG

KARACHI Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, Mian Zahid Hussain has said that some conditions of the...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Export of goods: Finance Bill proposes to change tax regime to ‘minimum tax’

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Bill 2024 has proposed to change the tax regime for export of goods from “final tax regime”...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 02:37pm

Senate panel asks FBR to address concerns of retail sector

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance recommended Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to address concerns...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 09:18am

Royalty arrangement: 25pc of sales promotion, ad expenses disallowed

ISLAMABAD: The government has disallowed 25 percent of sales promotion and advertising expenses under the royalty...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 09:18am

Packaged milk per litre: Consumers to pay Rs50 more from July 1

KARACHI: Pakistani packaged milk consumers will pay an additional Rs50 per litre starting July 1, 2024 due to the...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 11:18pm

Govt assailed for further taxing the salaried class

Lawmakers say imposition of such heavy taxes may lead to an acceleration of brain drain from the country

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 02:10pm

APTMA urges govt to revisit Finance Bill

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) expressing serious concerns over the FY25 budget stated...

Updated 21 Jun, 2024 09:15am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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