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Tax reductions can help boost sales: APCMA: Dec domestic cement despatches fall 4.76pc YoY

LAHORE: Referring to a 4.76 percent decline in domestic cement despatches during the month of December 2024, the All...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 07:28am

Business & Finance

Branches opening on Saturdays: FBR directives to Chief Collectors of Customs

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed Chief Collectors of Customs to establish liaison with the...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 06:01am

Business & Finance

Customs reduces values of imported power tools

LAHORE: In a stunning reversal, the customs valuation department has effectively reduced the custom values of power...

Updated 10 Dec, 2024 09:13am

Taftan border to NLC Dry Port: Bank guarantees made mandatory for Iranian carriers

ISLAMABAD: Iranian transport operators have been bound to submit bank guarantees to Pakistani customs authorities on...

Updated 23 Nov, 2024 09:39am

Business & Finance

FBR limits role of DGI&I (Customs)

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has limited the role and functions of Directorate General of...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 07:20am

Duties, taxes on transhipment: Bank guarantees mandatory for Iranian transporters

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made it mandatory for Iranian transport operators/bonded carriers...

Updated 25 Oct, 2024 09:24am

Power tools: New customs values fixed

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed new customs values on the import of 31...

Updated 13 Oct, 2024 11:32am

Business & Finance

Operating in Gwadar Zone: FBR places checks on import of duty-free vehicles

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has placed strict checks on the import of duties and taxes free...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 08:52am

Business & Finance

Battargram-Silk/Karakoram road: FBR establishes check post of IR officers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established a check post of Inland Revenue officers at district...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Recycled copper: Exporters allowed cut in value of input goods

ISLAMABAD: The exporters of the recycled copper sector have been allowed a reduction in the value of input goods to...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:45am

Pakistan

‘Foreign gifts not for sale’: Govt directs ministries to submit undertaking

ISLAMABAD: The government has directed all ministries to submit undertaking that duties and taxes free goods...

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 09:07am

Tax relief on humanitarian donations, gifts: Revenue Division directed to process law amendments

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has directed the Revenue Division to process amendments to law/rules to ensure...

Updated 30 May, 2024 09:28am

FBR plans to collect Rs1.296trn thru duties

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has estimated to collect nearly Rs1,296 billion from customs duties in...

Updated 29 May, 2024 09:19am

Business & Finance

Import of black tea: Govt decides to revise structure of duties, taxes

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to revise duties and taxes structure on the import of black tea in coming...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

2022-23 period: Army paid Rs100bn duties, taxes: DG ISPR

ISLAMABAD: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif on Tuesday said the...

Updated 08 May, 2024 09:18am

Local automobile industry in deep trouble: PAMA

KARACHI: The local automobile industry, already grappling with myriad of challenges, is now being severely impacted...

Updated 27 Mar, 2024 09:34am

Computer monitor panels: Customs’ values on import of old, used LCD/LED fixed

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi for the first-time fixed customs values on the import of...

Updated 08 Feb, 2024 10:07am

Business & Finance

Transit goods: alleged overcharging sparks legal battle

LAHORE: Customs authorities are blamed for imposing duties and taxes on the goods in transit found in access of the...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Another importer booked for duty evasion

ISLAMABAD: The Customs Collectorate SAPT, Karachi has booked another importer on evasion of duty on import of...

Updated 08 Jan, 2024 09:34am

Pakistan

Officer’s failure to understand matter properly causes Customs revenue loss

LAHORE: Misunderstanding on the part of appropriate officer leads to loss of revenue to the customs department, said...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am

Business & Finance

Collection of govt receipts, taxes: Bank branches to remain open today, tomorrow

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced opening of concerned branches of all banks for collection of...

Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am

Opinion

Non-disclosures & underperformance

Ever year Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as Revenue Division of Ministry of Finance (MoF), issues data relating to...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am

Overseas Pakistanis: Depreciation on used cell phones doubled

ISLAMABAD: The depreciation on the used/ refurbished mobile phones brought into Pakistan by the overseas Pakistanis...

Updated 18 Dec, 2023 09:20am

Business & Finance

Customs’ value on import of PVC stabilisers fixed

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed US $1.70 per kg as new Customs value on ...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am

Business & Finance

Import from China: Customs’ values on fleece fabrics fixed

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed new Customs values on the import of six...

Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am

Imports from China, South Korea: Customs’ values on woven, non-woven material enhanced

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has issued increased customs values on the import of...

Updated 08 Oct, 2023 07:04pm

Markets

Businesses laud Pakistan govt’s measures against ‘misuse of Afghan Transit Trade’

Business bodies including the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) and the All Pakistan Textile Mills Limited (APTMA)...

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 10:46pm

Business & Finance

Insurance industry paid Rs34.3bn against taxes, duties in 2022

ISLAMABAD: The insurance industry has paid taxes/duties of Rs34.3 billion to the exchequer during 2022 including...

Updated 03 Oct, 2023 08:43am

Editorials

Track-and-trace system loses its own track

EDITORIAL: The tobacco manufacturing industry is the single largest contributor to the Federal Board of Revenue’s...

Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am

FBR issues new indemnity bond for EFS users

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a new “indemnity bond” for exporters, who intended to sale...

Updated 18 Jul, 2023 09:41am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
FTSE 100 / Jan 20	8,520.54
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 20	20,990.31
France CAC40 / Jan 20	7,733.50
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Diesel/Litre / Jan 21	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	3.74 ▲ 0.34 (10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	77.59 ▲ 7.05 (9.99%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 21 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	31.82 ▲ 2.89 (9.99%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.84 ▲ 9.84 (9.94%)

Stock	Price
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	22.51 ▼ -2.48 (-9.92%)
Kohat Textile / Jan 21 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	32.32 ▼ -2.58 (-7.39%)
Punjab Oil / Jan 21 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147 ▼ -11.02 (-6.97%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 21 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.30 ▼ -0.31 (-6.72%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	106 ▼ -7.47 (-6.58%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.20 ▼ -0.61 (-6.22%)
GOC (Pak) / Jan 21 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	64.99 ▼ -4.10 (-5.93%)
Prosperity Weav / Jan 21 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	35 ▼ -2.00 (-5.41%)
Saritow Spinning / Jan 21 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	9.40 ▼ -0.53 (-5.34%)

Stock	Volume
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.13
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	57,800,421 ▲ 0.34
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	56,891,848 ▼ -0.03
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	38,118,034 ▲ 1.94
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,908,789 ▲ 0.28
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.16
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -1.28
Hub Power Co. / Jan 21 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	21,405,956 ▼ -2.89
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	19,827,701 ▲ 2.70

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