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Sohail Sarfraz

Finance Bill 2024: New ‘late filers’ category introduced

Category created to attract higher rate of tax for late filing of income tax return

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 03:48pm

Prepaid internet, phone cards: Govt increases income tax rate for non-filers

ISLAMABAD: The government has increased the income tax rate for non-filers purchasing prepaid internet and phone...

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:34am

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Exemptions withdrawn: Rs1.8trn new taxation measures unveiled

ISLAMABAD: The government has announced new taxation/enforcement measures of nearly Rs 1,800 billion through...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am

Pakistan

Regulatory Duty imposed/ raised on wide range of items

ISLAMABAD: The government has imposed/raised regulatory duty on the import of a wide range of items to encourage...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am

Pakistan

Coal, gypsum and plastic waste: 80pc GST withholding rate on supplies proposed

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Bill 2024 has proposed a sales tax withholding rate of 80 percent on supplies of coal,...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am

Pakistan

Property transactions: Progressive tax rates announced

ISLAMABAD: The government has announced progressive tax rates on purchases and sales of properties, categorised into...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am

Tax exemptions, zero-rating cost kitty over Rs3.87trn

ISLAMABAD: Total tax exemptions, concessions, zero-rating and special tax treatments to various businesses,...

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 08:59am

Rs12trn tax collection target likely

Finance Bill 2024 to be revealed today

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 02:32pm

Business & Finance

Tax exemptions for steel, ghee units in Fata/Pata: Industries urge govt not to give any extension, threaten to shut down units

ISLAMABAD: Leading industries including steel and ghee/cooking oil have threatened to close down their factories...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am

GST rate to stay unchanged at 18pc

ISLAMABAD: The standard rate of sales tax would remain unchanged at 18 percent from July 1, 2024. Sources told...

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 08:41am

Pakistan

FBR: CA firm seeks details of rented buildings

ISLAMABAD: A chartered accountant firm has approached chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) seeking details of...

Published 10 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Business & Finance

Rise in tax on import of cell phones likely

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to increase duties and taxes on the commercial import of mobile phones in CKD/...

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:39am

SECP proposes assessment of crops, livestock insurance

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has proposed a thorough reassessment of the...

Updated 09 Jun, 2024 09:42am

Business & Finance

Old cars’ import: PM directs FBR to curb misuse of baggage scheme

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to place appropriate checks...

Published 09 Jun, 2024 03:10am

Business & Finance

Livestock Insurance: SECP for establishing insurance pools

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has recommended establishing insurance pools or...

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Business & Finance

Going after taxpayers without sound legal footing constitutes harassment: FTO

ISLAMABAD: The Inland Revenue tax officials are allegedly committing the worst kind of harassment by issuing illegal...

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Business & Finance

FBR penalises IR officer for causing revenue loss

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has penalized an Inland Revenue officer, who caused revenue loss by...

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Customs inspector ‘involved’ in smuggling of POL products reinstated

Pakistan

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 25	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 25	277.73
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 25	154.29
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 25	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 25	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 25	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59
France CAC40 / Nov 22	7,255.01
India Sensex / Nov 25	80,331.40
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 25	38,933.62

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 25	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 25	70.68
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 25	2,664.27
Diesel/Litre / Nov 25	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 25 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 25 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 25 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 25 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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