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Islamic finance contracts: SECP to introduce alternate dispute resolution mechanism

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) will introduce an alternate dispute resolution...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 06:11am

Opinion

Striking delicate balance between transparency and dispute resolution

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has become an essential mechanism for resolving tax disputes efficiently and...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

BR Research

HBL profit growth moderates

HBL, Pakistan’s largest commercial bank, posted a stellar Rs120 billion in full-year pretax profits for CY24, up 6...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 01:34pm

Business & Finance

ADR amendments: Banks deposited Rs72bn by Dec 31st: FBR chief

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial Wednesday said banks have deposited Rs72...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Towards boosting foreign investment inflows: IMF told how corrupt practices can be eradicated

Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan president meets representatives from the Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment team of the IMF

Updated 15 Feb, 2025 07:04pm

Pakistan

ADR can alleviate case backlog, says CJ PHC

PESHAWAR: On the directives of the Federal Minister for Law and Justice, the International Mediation and Arbitration...

Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am

BR Research

Allied Bank: Profit growth moderates

Allied Bank Limited (ABL) posted its full-year financial results for CY24, declaring an interim cash dividend of...

Published 06 Feb, 2025 08:30am

Credit to private sector hits Rs1.4trn mark

KARACHI: Credit to the private sector has surged significantly, reaching Rs 1.4 trillion mark during the current...

Updated 25 Jan, 2025 02:46pm

Pakistan

PJA, ICDRL conduct training workshops for lawyers

LAHORE: The Punjab Judicial Academy (PJA), in collaboration with the International Mediation and Arbitration Centre...

Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am

PM sees more room for policy rate cut

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday emphasized the strong connection between political stability...

Updated 03 Jan, 2025 03:41pm

Income Tax (amendment) Ordinance promulgated

FBR now expecting Rs 70 billion till December 31, 2024 from the banking sector which will help tax machinery reduce its shortfall in collection to some extent

Updated 31 Dec, 2024 04:52pm

BR Research

Should the SBP be procyclical?

Inflation isn’t the monster it used to be—at least, not for now. But complacency is dangerous. The central bank’s...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:04am

Business & Finance

Banking sector’s ADR climbs to nearly 48% as of Nov 29

The banking sector’s gross Advance-to-Deposit Ratio (ADR) maintained its upward trajectory, hitting nearly 48% as of...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 11:01pm

Banking sector: ADR-based tax system alternatives discussed

ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting was held Tuesday under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:25am

BR Research

ADR race: calm down your horses

The ADR race is now close to the finish line. After reaching a bottom of 37 percent in September 2024, the banking...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 10:46am

Banks’ ADR recorded at 47pc as of Nov 15th

KARACHI: The banking sector’s gross Advance-to-Deposit Ratio (ADR) maintained its upward trajectory, reaching 47...

Updated 04 Dec, 2024 03:23pm

Editorials

ADR tax: SBP steps in, FBR must step out

EDITORIAL: Due to the imposition of the Advance to Deposits Ratio (ADR) tax by the federal government, banks have...

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 07:18am

Opinion

Banking malpractice: penalising depositors and undermining economic growth

The recent decision by several banks in Pakistan to levy fees on high-value deposits has sparked nationwide debate...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 07:13am

Editorials

Investment versus deposit

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s Advance to Deposit Ratio (ADR), defined as comparing banks total loans to total deposits...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

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

Publication on banking sector released: ‘Financial inclusion remains a challenge’

KARACHI: The financial inclusion remains a challenge for Pakistan with lower financial, women and rural inclusion...

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

‘Data protection bill lacks in certain areas’

ISLAMABAD: The data protection bill lacks in certain areas including storage of data, cross-border transfer of...

Updated 25 Jun, 2023 09:42am

CJP for making tax regime reliable, consistent

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has said that the tax regime for the businessmen must be...

Updated 25 Jun, 2023 09:49am

Opinion

There’s need for effective, harmonised ADR mechanism

The taxation of income and revenue is a complex subject with voluminous laws promulgated to attend to its regulation...

Updated 28 Mar, 2023 06:57am

Business & Finance

Banking sector: deposits, advances post growth YoY in December

Pakistan's banking sector deposits posted a growth of 7.1% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in December 2022, revealed...

Published 12 Jan, 2023 10:26pm

Business & Finance

Resolving tax-related issues: Most taxpayers not aware of FTO’s ADR mechanism

ISLAMABAD: Taxpayers are not aware that the decisions of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) under the facility of the...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 03:25am

Business & Finance

Alvi calls for promoting tax culture to strengthen economy

LAHORE: Emphasizing the need for promotion of tax culture, President Dr Arif Alvi said on Saturday that tax...

Published 13 Nov, 2022 03:03am

Business & Finance

Bank Alfalah announces financial results for nine months

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Bank Alfalah Limited (BAFL), in its meeting held on October 17, 2022, approved ...

Published 18 Oct, 2022 06:02am

Business & Finance

Banking sector: deposits, advances post double-digit growth YoY in June

Pakistan's banking sector deposits posted a growth of 15.2% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in June 2022, shared the...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 02:59pm

Perspectives

How can rule of law triumph in Pakistan?

It is undeniable that access to justice is critical to establishing rule of law and security within and beyond...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 09:56pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 8	280.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 8	280.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 8	147.06
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 8	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 8	1.28
Euro to USD / Apr 8	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Apr 7	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 7	5,062.25
Nasdaq / Apr 7	15,603.26
Dow Jones / Apr 7	37,965.60
India Sensex / Apr 8	74,620.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 8	33,012.58
Hang Seng / Apr 8	20,148.82
FTSE 100 / Apr 8	7,842.81
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 8	20,014.81
France CAC40 / Apr 8	6,998.74

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 7	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 7	281,297.70
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 8	61.41
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 8	3,012.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 8	65.08
Petrol/Litre / Apr 9	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 9	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Orient Rental / Apr 8 Orient Rental Mod(ORM)	8.89 ▲ 0.88 (10.99%)
Mandviwala / Apr 8 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	17.55 ▲ 1.6 (10.03%)
Shakarganj / Apr 8 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	38.70 ▲ 3.52 (10.01%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 8 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	20.78 ▲ 1.89 (10.01%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Apr 8 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	116.27 ▲ 10.57 (10%)
ZIL Limited / Apr 8 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	222.20 ▲ 20.2 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 8 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	150.24 ▲ 13.66 (10%)
Biafo Ind. / Apr 8 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	179.05 ▲ 16.28 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Apr 8 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	1,188.20 ▲ 108.02 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 8 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	1,063.81 ▲ 96.71 (10%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 8 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	2.77 ▼ -0.46 (-14.24%)
NBP PGETF / Apr 8 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	23.28 ▼ -2.9 (-11.08%)
Idrees Tex. / Apr 8 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	19.36 ▼ -2.15 (-10%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 8 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.27 ▼ -6.03 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Apr 8 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	32.89 ▼ -3.65 (-9.99%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Apr 8 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	11.29 ▼ -1.25 (-9.97%)
Sindh Abadgar / Apr 8 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	52.70 ▼ -5.63 (-9.65%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Apr 8 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	41 ▼ -4.1 (-9.09%)
National Silk / Apr 8 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	34 ▼ -3.31 (-8.87%)
Elahi Cot. / Apr 8 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	118.10 ▼ -10.39 (-8.09%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	120,786,326 ▲ 0.57
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	55,274,278 ▲ 0.03
B.O.Punjab / Apr 8 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	34,156,511 ▲ 0.19
Pak Elektron / Apr 8 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	33,484,190 ▼ -0.12
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 8 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	33,262,071 ▲ 1.37
Bank Al-Falah / Apr 8 Bank Alfalah Limited(BAFL)	32,588,256 ▲ 1.77
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 8 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	28,028,542 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	23,938,102 ▲ 0.11
Sui South Gas / Apr 8 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	19,784,658 ▲ 0.36
Fauji Cement / Apr 8 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,903,951 ▲ 1.59

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