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Opinion

Tax amendment bill

The Finance Minister has introduced a very important and pertinent tax amendment bill in the National Assembly. This...

Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am

Business & Finance

Explaining alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

General, 1. Dispute resolution is a preferred vehicle to settle cases where questions of facts or a composite...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 07:08am

Business & Finance

Comments on Finance Bill 2024

Published 13 Jun, 2024 07:31pm

Opinion

Realignment of appellate forums

Introduction A bill under the title the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024 has been laid down before the National...

Published 28 Apr, 2024 02:56am

Opinion

Technical Release 4/2024: e-integration--Point of Sale (POS) system

Introduction, The Federal Board of Revenue through SRO 428(I)/2024 dated March 22, 2024 has undertaken one of the...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

Opinion

Utilisation of export proceeds for investments abroad, etc.

General: The State Bank of Pakistan has issued an EPD Circular Letter No 02 of 2024 dated February 23, 2024. Through...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am

Opinion

Major amendment in takeover law: with tracking as made in 2024

Acquisition of control of a listed company by another person or company is an important subject of corporate...

Published 09 Feb, 2024 02:22am

Opinion

Is Super Tax payable on dividend?

Introduction, 1- This note has been prepared to dispel the incorrect perception that Super Tax under Section (4C) of...

Updated 03 Jan, 2024 06:07am

Opinion

Claim of input tax under Sales Tax Act, 1990

General, The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a fundamental change in the Federal Sales Tax system which...

Updated 19 Dec, 2023 05:41am

Opinion

Real time access to info and data base

Documentation of Economic transactions in Pakistan, The nature of documentation of Pakistan’s economic environment...

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 06:59am

Opinion

Hailing IHC’s interim order on windfall income tax on banking cos

Further our Technical Release 12/2023 dated November 28, 2023 wherein we have given our comments on the Windfall...

Updated 01 Dec, 2023 05:12am

Opinion

Tax on windfall income: Banking companies

General, The Finance Act, 2023 introduced a new provision, Section (99D), in the Income Tax Ordinance 2001. Under...

Updated 29 Nov, 2023 05:35am

Opinion

Super tax for tax year 2023: hiked rate cannot be applied with retrospective effect

In our Technical Release 1/2023 relating to the Finance Act, 2023, which was issued on June 9, 2023, our view was...

Updated 26 Sep, 2023 07:32am

Business & Finance

Comments on changes in Finance Bill 2023

General These notes provide comments on the changes proposed in the Finance Bill 2023 by the Finance Minister. This...

Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am

Business & Finance

Budget FY2023-24

Present Economic Position of Pakistan In Pakistan we give undue importance to the annual budget and spend months...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:01am

Opinion

Place of Provision of Sales Tax on Services Rules 2023

Introduction: In Pakistan, sales tax on value-added basis is levied both on goods and services. There are numerous...

Updated 18 Apr, 2023 07:01am

Opinion

Disclosure of beneficial ownership by companies

General: These notes represent our views and comments on the draft rules proposed to be inserted in the Income Tax...

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 07:13am

Opinion

The Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2023: a comment

General: The Finance Minister has laid Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2023 on the floor of the Parliament. (National...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Finance Act, 2022: Comments

General: This note contains the comments on the Finance Act, 2022 as passed by the National Assembly. These are...

Updated 02 Jul, 2022 12:33pm

Budget 2022-23

Federal Budget 2022-23: Comments & Observations

Budget in Brief

Published 12 Jun, 2022 06:55am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 24	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 24	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
India Sensex / Dec 24	78,472.87
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 24	38,986.40
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 24	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 25	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 24 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	5.99 ▲ 1.00 (20.04%)
Next Capital / Dec 24 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.90 ▲ 1.00 (12.66%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Dec 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ 1.00 (12.50%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Dec 24 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.13 ▲ 1.47 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 24 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	14.37 ▲ 1.31 (10.03%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 24 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.58 ▲ 1.42 (10.03%)
Mandviwala / Dec 24 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	16.59 ▲ 1.51 (10.01%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 24 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	301.77 ▲ 27.43 (10.00%)
Crescent Cotton / Dec 24 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 24 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.58 ▼ -1.18 (-10.03%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 24 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -4.00 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.95 ▼ -3.77 (-9.99%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 24 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	26.16 ▼ -2.90 (-9.98%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 24 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.85 ▼ -1.07 (-9.80%)
National Silk / Dec 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	50.01 ▼ -5.43 (-9.79%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 24 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.10 ▼ -0.40 (-8.89%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 24 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	40.16 ▼ -3.81 (-8.66%)
Reliance Ins. / Dec 24 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	11.55 ▼ -1.05 (-8.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	126,573,463 ▲ 0.05
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	66,984,381 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,471,663 ▼ -0.27
Pak Elektron / Dec 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,651,653 ▼ -1.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,108,956 ▼ -0.18
Sui South Gas / Dec 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,467,532 ▼ -0.50
P.T.C.L. / Dec 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,030,118 ▼ -1.31
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 24 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,441,264 ▲ 3.35
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	28,106,970 ▼ -0.18

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