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tobacco sector

Stakeholders demand end to export tax on tobacco

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

ISLAMABAD: Tobacco growers, traders and industry representatives on Monday demanded the immediate withdrawal of...

Jam Kamal pledges to address tobacco industry concerns

Published 11 Jun, 2026 11:25am

Holds meeting with delegation Pakistan Tobacco Company

Finance Bill: Govt to introduce third slab in FED on cigarettes

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 07:31am

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to take a bold step in budget to control the growing share of 56 percent of...

Experts suggest effective control over tax evasion in tobacco sector

Published 05 Apr, 2026 02:32am

LAHORE: Effective control over tax evasion in the tobacco sector can significantly reduce the revenue deficit and...

Tobacco sector: FBR focal persons in contact with E&T dept, PM told

Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) informed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday that it has...

FBR asks tobacco units to install IP-CCTV cameras

Published 12 Nov, 2025 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) directed all tobacco manufacturing units to install IP-CCTV cameras on...

Institutional shift: setting the stage for optimal tobacco tax policy

Published 05 Nov, 2025 07:02am

The recent establishment of the Tax Policy Office (TPO)—separating the critical function of tax policy design from...

Illicit cigarettes’ dominance in market hits govt revenue

Published 25 Oct, 2025 07:10am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s tobacco industry continues to face a growing challenge as illicit cigarettes dominate a large...

Tobacco cos underpay farmers, ignoring MIP

Published 16 Oct, 2025 07:10am

ISLAMABAD: Local tobacco companies are exploiting farmers by purchasing tobacco at a much lower rate than the ...

Pakistan’s tobacco industry is in crisis mode

Published 27 Sep, 2025 06:36am

LAHORE: With the illicit cigarette trade accounting for a whopping 56-58 percent of the market share, Pakistan’s...

Tobacco growers demand MNCs be directed to raise quotas

Published 22 Aug, 2025 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: Tobacco growers on Thursday appealed to a parliamentary panel to direct multinational companies to...

Audit in 42 industries: FBR to hire 102 sector experts

Updated 11 Aug, 2025 09:24am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to appoint 102 sector/audit experts in 42...

‘Economy to suffer if PTB dissolved’

Published 07 Aug, 2025 05:56am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s economy could face a substantial loss of estimated Rs700 billion from the tobacco sector if the...

NA body urged to visit tobacco-growing areas

Published 02 Aug, 2025 08:19am

ISLAMABAD: The tobacco growers’ association on Friday urged a parliamentary panel to form a sub-committee on a war...

FC personnel deployed to monitor GLT units in KP

Published 28 Jul, 2025 05:42am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Member Inland Revenue (Operations) Dr Hamid Ateeq Sarwar has said that...

FBR to strictly monitor tobacco movement

Published 24 Jul, 2025 06:19am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will strictly monitor movement of processed tobacco from Tobacco Green...

Tobacco board proposal raises concerns among stakeholders

Published 02 Jul, 2025 08:20am

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

ECC directs open market pricing for tobacco

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 09:30am

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

Illicit trade, smuggling: MoC says it doesn’t maintain any related data

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 02:51pm

Suggests a 'Whole-of-Government' approach to address the issue comprehensively

Rs415 billion in losses raise alarms over tobacco enforcement

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 23	278.41
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 23	278.21
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 23	161.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 23	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 23	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 23	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 23	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 23	7,365.46
India Sensex / Jun 23	76,200.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 23	69,788.38
Nasdaq / Jun 23	25,587.04
Hang Seng / Jun 23	23,336.28
FTSE 100 / Jun 23	10,428.85
Dow Jones / Jun 23	51,666.84
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 23	24,893.58
France CAC40 / Jun 23	8,340.71

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 23	72.75
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 23	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 23	368,985
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 23	4,096.89
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 23	78.73
Petrol/Litre / Jun 24	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jun 24	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 23 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	7.01 ▲ 1 (16.64%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 23 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	228.84 ▲ 20.8 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jun 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	19.69 ▲ 1.79 (10%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 23 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.75 ▲ 2.25 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	30.47 ▲ 2.77 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 23 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	193.45 ▲ 17.59 (10%)
Mitchells Fruit / Jun 23 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	188.94 ▲ 17.18 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jun 23 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	73.59 ▲ 6.69 (10%)
Shadab Textile / Jun 23 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	61.83 ▲ 5.62 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jun 23 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	101.17 ▲ 9.2 (10%)

Stock	Price
Agritech Non-voting / Jun 23 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	36.02 ▼ -3.98 (-9.95%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 23 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.20 ▼ -0.73 (-9.21%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jun 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	30.74 ▼ -2.93 (-8.7%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Jun 23 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	62.01 ▼ -5.79 (-8.54%)
Oilboy Energy / Jun 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	20.35 ▼ -1.62 (-7.37%)
Quice Food / Jun 23 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	34.78 ▼ -2.68 (-7.15%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 23 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	24.12 ▼ -1.78 (-6.87%)
Shahtaj Textile / Jun 23 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	138.11 ▼ -10.14 (-6.84%)
Din Tex. / Jun 23 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	80.89 ▼ -5.92 (-6.82%)
East West Ins. / Jun 23 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	45.50 ▼ -3.04 (-6.26%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	63,830,312 ▲ 0.19
Sui South Gas / Jun 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	24,022,374 ▲ 0.74
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 23 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,735,648 ▼ -0.31
Oilboy Energy / Jun 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	13,519,059 ▼ -1.62
TPL Properties / Jun 23 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	13,417,706 ▼ -0.1
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 23 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	9,811,063 ▲ 1.3
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jun 23 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	9,150,941 ▼ -0.14
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 23 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	8,993,307 ▲ 0.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,346,419 ▲ 0.01
Sui North Gas / Jun 23 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	7,817,249 ▲ 2.38

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