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Taxation may reduce tobacco consumption

LAHORE: Tobacco is a highly lethal and addictive substance endangering millions of lives every year. Consumed in any...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Pakistan

Islamabad district administration to fine underage smokers

The district administration of the Islamabad Capitol Territory has decided to fine smokers under the age of 18 years.
This initiative is an extension of the “Islamabad model city project”, which aims to create awareness for the hazards of tobacco use in the general population.

Updated 29 May, 2021 03:56pm

Pakistan

Tax reforms needed to curtail rising use of tobacco among youth

ISLAMABAD: The influence of tobacco industry over legislative bodies appeared to be a major factor behind the delay...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

Business

Tobacco products: Law ministry says FBR legally allowed to impose health levy

ISLAMABAD: In a new development, the Ministry of Law and Justice has ruled that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Business

Low taxes on tobacco: Estimated revenue of Rs209bn lost in 5 years

ISLAMABAD: The government has lost estimated revenue of Rs209 billion during the last five years from low taxes...

Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am

Pakistan

‘Tobacco taxation, related health issues need monitoring systems’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Health Dr Nausheen Hamid, Monday, said that tobacco taxation and...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Opinion

Authorities have failed to stop cigarette sales to minors

Pakistan, despite being a country with elaborative tobacco control laws, has failed to ensure the implementation of...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Editorials

The illegal tobacco industry

EDITORIAL: It is very distressing that local tobacco manufacturers are able to flout all the rules very easily and...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Business & Finance

'Hike in FED on cigarettes can help raise Rs19bn extra revenue'

ISLAMABAD: The government can generate additional revenue of estimated Rs19 billion following increase in the rates...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Pakistan

Tobacco industry: SPARC protests against engaging celebrities in promotional tactics

Islamabad: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), on Thursday, has strongly protested...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

Pakistan

Affordability main cause of smoking at young age: research

ISLAMABAD: The affordability is found to be the main facilitator for smoking, especially at a younger age, and this...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:37am

Pakistan

Withdrawal from tobacco co webinar: Health advocates hail PM’s decision

ISLAMABAD: Health advocates on Sunday lauded Prime Minister Imran Khan for his withdrawal from a webinar which was...

Published 17 May, 2021 06:14am

Pakistan

Illicit tobacco trade termed serious threat to documented economy

KARACHI: Illicit tobacco trade is not only causing tax evasion but also posing a serious threat to government’s...

Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am

Pakistan

Tobacco export decline 13.86pc in 9 months

The exports of tobacco from the country during March 2021 were recorded at $2.467 million against the exports of $2.793 million in March 2020.

Published 10 May, 2021 05:44pm

Local tobacco cos violating Ministry’s directives?

ISLAMABAD: Local tobacco manufacturers are continuously flouting laws regarding cigarette advertising and promotions...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:22am

Jul-Feb period: Fiscal deficit stands at 3.5pc: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry Tuesday said that despite higher mark-up payments and Covid-related expenditures, ...

Updated 28 Apr, 2021 09:29am

Business & Finance

Curb on illegal trade must: Tobacco sector has potential to fetch Rs150bn revenue

KARACHI: The tobacco sector has a potential of Rs.150 billion revenue generation with strict implementation on rules...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

Business & Finance

Cigarette industry for uniform implementation of policies

KARACHI: Cigarette industry, one of the largest tax payer sector, has urged the federal government for uniform...

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:29am

Pakistan

Govt urged to raise taxes on tobacco by 30pc

ISLAMABAD: Leading health experts, citing data from a World Health Organization (WHO) report on rising tobacco...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:35am

Pakistan

Tobacco exports drop 14.1pc in 8 months

On year-on-year basis, the tobacco exports declined by 86.82 percent during the month of February 2021 as compared to the same month of last year.

Published 28 Mar, 2021 07:29pm

BR Research

PMPK: back to profit

The maker of Marlboro in Pakistan has had a good run last year, despite the challenging nature of a pandemic year...

Published 24 Mar, 2021 07:40am

BR Research

LSM: March towards double-digit growth

The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) rebound seems to be continuing unbated. January 2021 saw the highest monthly...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 07:30am

Business & Finance

Tobacco industry: Increase in net profits, consumption witnessed: PANAH

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) on Tuesday disclosed that the fiscal year 2020-21 has...

Updated 17 Mar, 2021 09:42am

Pakistan

Use of tobacco: Study suggests change in taxation, planning policies

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in the dire need of a comprehensive change in its taxation and planning policies to curtail...

Updated 15 Mar, 2021 10:02am

Business & Finance

Effective implementation of track and trace system: FBR's stringent measure announced

KARACHI: No manufacturer in tobacco, fertilizer, sugar and cement sectors will be allowed to sell or even remove...

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

Business & Finance

FBR issues Sales Tax General Orders for specified sectors

As per FBR, these laws mandate FBR to notify the date for the implementation of Electronic Monitoring of productions and sales of goods in the manner prescribed in the law on all manufacturing sites (unless otherwise provided) of all the notified sectors.

Published 12 Mar, 2021 10:26am

BR Research

PAKT: record profits

Business is good at a tobacco major. Yesterday, Pakistan Tobacco Company (PSX: PAKT) announced some impressive...

Published 24 Feb, 2021 07:40am

Markets

BOARD MEETINGS

KARACHI: Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange....

Published 23 Feb, 2021 05:20am

LSM output up 8.16pc in 1HFY21

ISLAMABAD: The overall output of the Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 8.16 percent in the...

Published 13 Feb, 2021 04:11am

Pakistan

Economic cost of smoking estimated at Rs143bn in 2012: Activists, health experts urge govt to increase FED on tobacco items

ISLAMABAD: Tobacco control activists and health experts, Monday strongly proposed the government to increase the...

Updated 09 Feb, 2021 10:12am

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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