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Sohail Sarfraz

Pakistan

Network of mobile phone smugglers, dealers detected

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has detected a nationwide network of mobile phone smugglers and dealers who with...

Published 27 Dec, 2023 05:15am

Number of active taxpayers reaches 5.3m mark

ISLAMABAD: The number of active taxpayers (ATL) has reached 5.3 million as on December 26, 2023. It is learnt that...

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:53am

Crop, livestock: SECP says there’s notable absence of insurance schemes

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has observed that there is a notable absence of...

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:24am

Business & Finance

‘Nil’ filing of tax returns: FTO asks FBR to conduct detailed audit of a medical college

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to conduct a detailed audit...

Published 27 Dec, 2023 05:15am

Agri insurance pool may act as risk aggregator: SECP

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has recommended that an agricultural insurance...

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:26am

Business & Finance

Salaam Takaful, Syngenta Pakistan pilot crop insurance programme in Punjab

ISLAMABAD: Salaam Takaful Limited in collaboration with Syngenta Pakistan Limited has piloted a weather and...

Published 27 Dec, 2023 05:15am

High court suspends 40pc additional tax on windfall income of banks

ISLAMABAD: After Islamabad and Lahore High Courts, the Sindh High Court (SHC) has also suspended the SRO...

Updated 26 Dec, 2023 09:56am

Income tax returns: FBR warns non-filers of account freeze

Starts a countrywide survey of business and commercial units for registration of non-filers

Updated 25 Dec, 2023 05:56pm

FBR issues procedure for vendors, others to obtain licences for online businesses

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a procedure for the vendors/integrated enterprises intended...

Updated 24 Dec, 2023 09:58am

WHT transactions: FBR implements new documentation system

Directs withholding agents to install and integrate fiscal electronic devices and softwares for carrying out any transactions liable to withholding tax

Updated 23 Dec, 2023 07:43pm

Vietnam, other origins: Customs’ values on import of cashew nuts revised

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation, Karachi has revised Customs values on the import of cashew nuts...

Updated 23 Dec, 2023 09:43am

Valuation of immovable properties: FTO directs FBR to hire competent, experienced valuers

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to hire competent and...

Updated 23 Dec, 2023 07:42pm

ATIR’s orders: FTO explains what actually constitutes maladministration

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has ruled that the delay in giving appeal effect to the order which is in...

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:03am

Non-inclusion of actual freight charges: Country incurring $1.5m monthly loss in meat exports to UAE

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is reportedly bearing a loss of $1.5 million per month due to non-inclusion of actual freight...

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:48am

Business & Finance

Telecom sector: Body formed ahead of launch of single portal for filing ST returns

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted a single portal committee for operationalizing...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am

Tax on deemed income basis: BHC asks why FBR has different policies for Punjab and Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan High Court (BHC) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to explain why Section 7E...

Updated 20 Dec, 2023 09:47am

Business & Finance

Internal control lapses: Rs90m penalties on erring banks termed ‘peanuts’

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has imposed penalties of Rs90 million on different banks and ...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

Fake notes of Rs5000: SBP vows to improve regulations

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has assured the Senate Standing Committee on Finance to improve...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

Import of lubricating oils: Customs’ values increased

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation, Karachi has raised Customs values, within the range of 30 to 50...

Updated 19 Dec, 2023 09:37am

Business & Finance

SECP revises eligibility criteria for licensing of securities’ brokers

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has abolished condition for obtaining prior...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 30	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 30	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 30	157.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 30	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 30	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
India Sensex / Dec 30	78,209.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Hang Seng / Dec 30	20,041.42
FTSE 100 / Dec 30	8,116.01
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,935.78

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 30	70.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 30	2,612.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 30	68.60
Petrol/Litre / Dec 31	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7.52 ▲ 1.00 (15.34%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 30 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1.00 (12.52%)
Abdullah Shah / Dec 30 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7.20 ▲ 0.79 (12.32%)
Dost Steels Ltd. / Dec 30 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	6.70 ▲ 0.72 (12.04%)
Telecard Limited / Dec 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	9.63 ▲ 1.00 (11.59%)
Media Times Ltd / Dec 30 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.40 ▲ 0.24 (11.11%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	10.03 ▲ 1.00 (11.07%)
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10.48 ▲ 1.00 (10.55%)
Idrees Tex. / Dec 30 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	14.27 ▲ 1.30 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
National Silk / Dec 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.90 ▼ -5.54 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 30 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 30 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.50 ▼ -2.56 (-8.24%)
Shahzad Tex. / Dec 30 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.50 ▼ -2.37 (-7.93%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 30 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38.50 ▼ -3.21 (-7.70%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 30 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.90 ▼ -0.56 (-7.51%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Dec 30 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	11.10 ▼ -0.90 (-7.50%)
Habib Sugar / Dec 30 Habib Sugar Mills Limited(HABSM)	79 ▼ -5.26 (-6.24%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 30 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.35 ▼ -0.90 (-5.90%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	125,453,825 ▲ 1.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 30 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,428,605 ▲ 0.32
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	96,647,456 ▲ 0.13
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,168,029 ▲ 1.00
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 30 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▲ 0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,290,268 ▲ 0.19
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 30 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	40,065,544 ▼ -3.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 30 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,275,641 ▲ 4.05
Hascol Petrol / Dec 30 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,627,314 ▼ -0.09

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