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Budget 2024 2025

Interest costs to eat up 40pc of 2025 budget: Moody’s

Rating agency says government debt affordability in Pakistan will remain weaker than before the pandemic

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 04:38pm

Pakistan

Dr Gohar Ejaz urges govt to provide relief to salaried class

Former caretaker minister also advocates lowering key interest rate

Updated 05 Jul, 2024 04:45pm

Business & Finance

After fresh tax: milk in Pakistan becomes more expensive than in France

Milk prices in Pakistan surged by more than a fifth after a new tax was applied in the federal budget, making the...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 07:44pm

Pakistan

Pharma, healthcare sectors also reeling amid economic crisis

KARACHI: Pakistan’s economy and its people are facing a health crisis. With an economy burdened by high debt and...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 06:09am

Markets

KSE-100 sees resistance at 80,000, closes flat after over 1,250-point gain

The KSE-100 saw wild swings on Friday, crossing the 80,000 barrier with an over 1,250-point gain in the morning...

Updated 21 Jun, 2024 11:47pm

APTMA urges govt to revisit Finance Bill

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) expressing serious concerns over the FY25 budget stated...

Updated 21 Jun, 2024 09:15am

Pakistan

‘Economic terrorism’: NA opposition leader assails govt in budget debate

Omar Ayub says economic hitman made budget for FY2024-25

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 10:07pm

Pakistan

Fitch Ratings says Pakistan’s ‘ambitious’ budget strengthens IMF deal prospects

Believes tight policy settings may depress growth more than the government expects, reduces growth forecast to 3% for FY25

Updated 19 Jun, 2024 10:06pm

Pakistan

Govt eyes revenue boost, expenditure cut to revive economy: Aurangzeb

Finance minister says federal government will shut down parallel ministries or departments devolved to provinces

Updated 19 Jun, 2024 08:53am

Business & Finance

Fata, Pata: PALSP hails reduction in tax exemptions thru FY25 budget

ISLAMABAD: The measures taken by the government in budget 2024-25, especially gradual reduction in tax exemptions...

Published 16 Jun, 2024 02:40am

Pakistan

FY25: Sindh govt proposes up to 30% increase in salaries as CM Murad presents ‘balanced budget’

Chief minister, who also holds portfolio of finance, unveils Rs3.056 trillion budget for coming fiscal year
One-third of total budget pitched for development expenditure

Updated 14 Jun, 2024 10:58pm

Pakistan

Rs5.44trn Punjab budget presented

LAHORE: The Punjab government presented budget for financial year 2024-25 with a total outlay of Rs 5,446 billion in...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

Business & Finance

Rs539bn financing to be provided to export sector thru SBP

KARACHI: The federal government has announced to provide a financing of Rs 539 billion to the exporters through ...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am

Markets

We protected the salaried class, says finance minister Aurangzeb after budget speech

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue on Wednesday brushed off the impression that the government targeted the...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 12:03am

Pakistan

Budget 2024-25: Pakistan eyes over $20bn in external financing

Authorities in Islamabad have budgeted Rs5.685 trillion or over $20.3 billion to be acquired through external...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 10:20pm

Business & Finance

Fear comes alive: all salaried persons earning over Rs50k a month to bear higher taxation in FY25

Govt maintains number of tax slabs at 6 and exemption till Rs50,000, but increases tax liability for all other salary earners

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 10:15pm

Business & Finance

Access the Finance Bill 2024 here

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:35pm

Pakistan

Taxes galore: experts stress on promoting industrialisation, reducing expenditure

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will announce budget proposals for the coming fiscal year in a short while...

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 05:32pm

Rs12trn tax collection target likely

Finance Bill 2024 to be revealed today

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 02:32pm

Business & Finance

‘IT industry demonstrates growth of -3.02pc owing to decline in telecommunication’

ISLAMABAD: The information and communication industry demonstrated growth of -3.02 per cent because of a decline in...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Pakistan

No sacred cows, no strategic SOEs, says Aurangzeb as he unveils Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24

Pakistan missed its GDP growth target in outgoing fiscal year

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 11:48pm

Perspectives

The budget is around the corner, but there is no expectation of ‘out-of-box’ solutions

Analysts and followers expect govt to tax the groups that are already contributing with little to no hope on a widening tax net

Published 11 Jun, 2024 08:30am

Editorials

PM’s China visit ahead of FY2024-25 budget

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led delegation to China returned after a five-day visit and issued a press...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am

BSP faces delay amid pending IMF agreement

ISLAMABAD: Talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the next programme, with an agreement on targets...

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 09:13am

Pakistan

Govt to allocate Rs418.8bn to hydel, water projects

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to earmark Rs 418.8 billion for 58 hydel and water sector projects/...

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 09:16am

Opinion

IMF estimates allocation as 1.72 percent of Gross Domestic Product

Updated 21 May, 2024 10:14am

Govt eyeing new steps to achieve Rs1trn plus taxation

Budget makers are considering further increasing difference of withholding tax rates between filers and non-filers of returns

Updated 20 May, 2024 07:05pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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