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Tobacco board proposal raises concerns among stakeholders

LAHORE: The proposal aimed at devolving the Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB) to provincial control has stirred...

Published 02 Jul, 2025 08:20am

ECC directs open market pricing for tobacco

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed the Ministry of National Food...

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 09:30am

Business & Finance

Sectors including tobacco: ‘Illicit trade continues to be Achilles heel for revenue collectors’

LAHORE: As the federal government gears up to present the FY 2025–26 budget today, illicit trade in sectors...

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

Pakistan

Tax evasion, smuggling: MoC and PRIME update Senate panel

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Commerce, chaired by Senator Sarmad...

Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am

Opinion

Collaborative efforts required to reduce smoking rates faster

Pakistan stands at a critical juncture in its efforts to reduce smoking. Rapid progress will require a united...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 06:14am

Business & Finance

Tobacco exports surpasses $100m

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain on Friday said that...

Published 24 May, 2025 07:21am

Business & Finance

Tobacco exporters meet Jam Kamal

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of leading tobacco exporters met with Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan on Monday...

Published 21 May, 2025 06:28am

Business & Finance

Tobacco revenue can increase by bringing illicit trade into tax net

KARACHI: The country’s annual revenue from the tobacco industry could more than double from the current Rs 270...

Published 14 May, 2025 06:26am

Pakistan govt working on options to increase FED

ISLAMABAD: The government is working out different proposals to raise federal excise duty (FED) of various items...

Updated 13 May, 2025 09:33am

Pakistan loses Rs750bn tax revenue to illicit trade, smuggling yearly: report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan loses Rs 750 billion in tax revenue per annum due to illicit trade and smuggling, reflecting...

Updated 02 May, 2025 09:04am

Pakistan

Tobacco use claims over 160,000 lives every year: SPDC

LAHORE: Under pressure from the tobacco industry, the government is considering a rollback in the very policy that...

Published 01 May, 2025 06:03am

Pakistan

SPDC highlights worsening tobacco epidemic

LAHORE: The Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC), a policy research institute has expressed serious concerns...

Published 25 Apr, 2025 06:05am

Pakistan

‘Govt committed to take all possible steps to curb tobacco use’

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s Coordinator on Health, Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath has expressed the...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Business & Finance

SDPI holds seminar: Speakers highlight need for robust tobacco tax policy

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar on Monday expressed serious concern that the absence of taxation on smokeless...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:34am

Opinion

Pakistan’s tobacco control dilemma

Pakistan’s struggle with tobacco control reveals how industry interference and policymaker susceptibility can...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Opinion

Tobacco taxes – treaties, tensions, and trends

Pakistan faces a pressing need for a sustainable tobacco taxation policy, particularly as tobacco use imposes severe...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:15am

Business & Finance

PMPKL exports raw tobacco worth $48m over past five years

LAHORE: Philip Morris Pakistan (PMPKL) has exported raw tobacco worth $48 million over the past five years, driven ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Business & Finance

GLT units: Exporters can remove raw tobacco without making payment against duties: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has allowed exporters to remove unmanufactured tobacco from the GLT units...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

BR Research

LSM: Slow rebound starts

Large Scale Manufacturing index for May 2024 grew 7.3 percent year-on-year – the highest growth in 23 months or July...

Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:28am

BR Research

Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited

Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited (PSX: PAKT) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1947. The...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 08:06am

Pakistan

Cigarette consumption: Pakistan witnesses significant dip: survey

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has witnessed a significant dip in cigarette consumption due to its high prices, according to a...

Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am

Business & Finance

Upcoming budget: SIFC should advocate 26pc rise in tobacco taxes: SPARC

ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has requested the Special Investment...

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 07:13am

Business & Finance

Govt likely to increase levy on tobacco products

ISLAMABAD: The government intends to increase the levy on tobacco products by 30 percent in the upcoming budget in a...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am

Business & Finance

PTC launches 'Made in Pakistan 3.0' initiative

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited (PTC) Monday announced the launch of its 'Made in Pakistan 3.0'...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:29am

Pakistan

KP CM against tax on ‘naswar’

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur Friday opposed taxing Naswar in the upcoming budget of...

Published 25 May, 2024 05:32am

Pakistan

Sharp drop in smoking tobacco confirmed: CRD survey

ISLAMABAD: A latest survey by Islamabad’s Centre for Research and Dialogue (CRD) confirmed a significant 18 ...

Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am

Call to raise tobacco taxes up to 70pc to minimise consumption

Business & Finance

Pakistan

Preventing influence of tobacco making firms: ‘Pakistan’s performance remains unsatisfactory’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s performance in preventing the influence of tobacco manufacturing companies remained...

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	285.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	284.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	148.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jul 15	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 16	6,263.70
Nasdaq / Jul 16	20,730.49
Dow Jones / Jul 16	44,254.78
India Sensex / Jul 17	82,481.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	39,901.19
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,541.19
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	8,965.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,224.23
France CAC40 / Jul 17	7,791.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 16	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 16	305,212
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	66.56
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	3,335.18
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	68.94
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	272.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	284.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Dawood Prop. / Jul 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	6.96 ▲ 0.85 (13.91%)
Chenab Ltd / Jul 17 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.65 ▲ 1 (13.07%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jul 17 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	9.47 ▲ 1 (11.81%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 17 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	9.72 ▲ 1 (11.47%)
Khalid Siraj / Jul 17 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.97 ▲ 1 (11.15%)
Paramount Mod / Jul 17 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	10.20 ▲ 1 (10.87%)
Zephyr Textile / Jul 17 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	16.46 ▲ 1.5 (10.03%)
Int. Knit. / Jul 17 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	31.85 ▲ 2.9 (10.02%)
Bilal Fibres / Jul 17 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	24.07 ▲ 2.19 (10.01%)
Maqbool Tex. / Jul 17 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	44.39 ▲ 4.04 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Kohat Textile / Jul 17 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	68.40 ▼ -7.6 (-10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 17 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	69.99 ▼ -7.23 (-9.36%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	40 ▼ -3.67 (-8.4%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jul 17 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	38.20 ▼ -3.25 (-7.84%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Jul 17 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	322.34 ▼ -27.09 (-7.75%)
Apna Microfin. / Jul 17 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	12.06 ▼ -0.89 (-6.87%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	125.02 ▼ -7.21 (-5.45%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Jul 17 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	22.40 ▼ -1.29 (-5.45%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 17 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	11.25 ▼ -0.59 (-4.98%)
J.K.Spinning / Jul 17 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	100 ▼ -5.06 (-4.82%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	69,440,964 ▲ 0.53
First Dawood Prop. / Jul 17 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	32,327,857 ▲ 0.85
Ghani Chemworld / Jul 17 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	22,681,523 ▲ 1.13
Thatta Cement / Jul 17 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	16,727,338 ▲ 1.57
Dewan Cement / Jul 17 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	14,157,081 ▲ 0.5
Treet Corp / Jul 17 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	13,724,264 ▲ 0.73
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jul 17 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	13,584,298 ▲ 0.15
Hub Power Co. / Jul 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	12,182,762 ▲ 4.44
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,253,530 ▼ -0.09
Sui South Gas / Jul 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	9,902,985 ▼ -0.27

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