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Import of 104 types of branded chocolates: Customs values revised

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed new Customs values on the import of 104 types...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

50 different types of Multimedia Projectors: Customs values on import revised

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has revised customs values on the import of 50 different...

Updated 22 Feb, 2025 08:37am

Iran, Pakistan agree to extend electricity sale agreement

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have reportedly agreed to extend their electricity sale agreement, setting the price at...

Updated 03 Jan, 2025 03:21pm

Opinion

Looking after the needs

Needs come first followed by import substitution and then exports to earn foreign exchange. The basics like food,...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 02:46am

Pakistan

Finance ministry expects inflation to fall further to 9.5-10.5% in August

Headline inflation figure hit 11.1% in July and brokerage houses now see the number falling to single digits

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 10:09pm

Business & Finance

Personal use of importer’s family: FBR exempts WHT on import of eye drops from France

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has exempted withholding tax on import of the medicines and eye drops...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:49am

Imported goods specified in Third Schedule: FBR empowered to fix value of supply

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been empowered to fix the value of supply in case of imported...

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 09:07am

Business & Finance

LED bulb parts, LED light parts: Customs’ values on import from China revised

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has revised Customs values on the import of LED bulb...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

Primary payments: C/A posts $270m deficit in May

KARACHI: After a surplus for three consecutive months, the country recorded a current account deficit of $ 270...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

‘Skimmed & Instant Milk Powder’ New customs values on import of milk products fixed

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

Updated 26 May, 2024 09:10am

Pakistan

Russia-Ukraine war: Pakistan could not import, procure vital raw materials: PM

RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday said permanent peace in Gaza was imperative for peace in the world. He...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am

Business & Finance

JETRO survey shows Japanese cos in Pakistan facing various issues, including higher import costs

KARACHI: The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), the Japanese government’s trade and investment promotional...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

Business & Finance

Condoning import-, export-related curbs: Ministerial body formed to resolve cases

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has constituted a three-member Ministerial Committee to resolve cases to condone...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 05:36am

Local vendors suffer as import of used cars rises

KARACHI: Pakistan has witnessed a sharp surge in the imports of used cars during the first six months of the current...

Updated 14 Mar, 2024 08:45am

Business & Finance

New customs values on import of shoe polish fixed

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

Published 08 Feb, 2024 05:02am

BR Research

Current account roundup: 5MFY24

The economy is unofficially in a zero current account deficit (CAD) mode, and it is an unannounced policy of SBP, as...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 09:05am

145 govt organisations: FBR defines ‘economic transaction’ for maintaining data

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will maintain record of economic transactions of transfers of gifts...

Updated 09 Dec, 2023 09:09am

Oil products’ import on foreign suppliers’ account: Decision not materialised due to delay in notification of SOPs

ISLAMABAD: The federal government’s decision to allow import of oil products on foreign suppliers’ account through...

Updated 10 Nov, 2023 09:40am

Business & Finance

‘Private sector is in the field’ There’s no plan to import wheat thru TCP: official

KARACHI: The federal government has no plan to import wheat through Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) as the...

Published 10 Nov, 2023 03:07am

Govt decides to import urea on G2G basis

ECC of the Cabinet also directs the Petroleum Division to holistically review the existing contracts and firm up a proposal on uniform gas pricing

Updated 05 Nov, 2023 10:10pm

Business & Finance

Import of goods: Customs accused of violating SBP provisions

LAHORE: Customs authorities are allegedly violating the legal provisions made by the State Bank of Pakistan for...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

Proposals

No increase in duties on import of essential items Minimum wage proposed at Rs32,000; wages of government employees...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:20am

RDs on wide range of items abolished

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has abolished regulatory duties on a wide range of items including...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 04:39am

World

India considers cutting solar panel import tax to make up domestic shortfall

NEW DELHI: India is considering cutting its import tax on solar panels by half and is seeking a rollback in goods...

Published 31 May, 2023 05:23pm

Shortage of goods, plant closures: IMF identifies import curbs as the real culprits

Says financial framework underlying policies agreed with the authorities is included in staff report to be released upon IMF Executive Board’s approval of ninth review

Updated 31 May, 2023 11:25am

20pc customs duty, RD on import of edible oils, oilseeds proposed

ISLAMABAD: The government has proposed 20 percent customs duty and regulatory duty on the import of edible oils and...

Updated 04 May, 2023 09:13am

Opinion

‘The grim challenge of import addiction’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “The grim challenge of import addiction” carried by the newspaper on...

Published 29 Apr, 2023 06:04am

BR Research

Unwelcome surplus

The current account posted a surprise surplus of $654 million in Mar-23 – highest monthly surplus in eight years....

Published 28 Apr, 2023 09:16am

Opinion

The grim challenge of import addiction

We are addicted to foreign goods. As a child I remember hankering for foreign chocolates and toffees, as an adult I...

Updated 27 Apr, 2023 07:06am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to ban import of non-essential items

KARACHI: President of United Business Group (UBG) Zubair F Tufail has said that after the government lifted the ban...

Published 26 Apr, 2023 06:15am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	5,767.57
Nasdaq / Mar 24	18,188.59
Dow Jones / Mar 24	42,583.32
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,073.97
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,780.54
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,413.58
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,684.09
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	22,926.46
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,073.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 24	17,085
Petrol/Litre / Mar 25	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.03
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.31
Diesel/Litre / Mar 25	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel Indus.(R) / Mar 25 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	2.01 ▲ 1 (99.01%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 25 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.01 ▲ 1 (16.64%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 25 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1 (12.52%)
Samba Bank / Mar 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9 ▲ 0.82 (10.02%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 25 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.73 ▲ 9.16 (10%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Mar 25 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	25.73 ▲ 2.34 (10%)
United Dist. / Mar 25 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	67.29 ▲ 6.12 (10%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 25 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 25 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.19 ▲ 1.19 (9.92%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 25 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.30 ▲ 2.43 (9.77%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 25 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Mar 25 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	117 ▼ -13 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 25 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.68 ▼ -3.07 (-9.98%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 25 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	9.50 ▼ -1 (-9.52%)
TPL Life Insur. / Mar 25 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	55.02 ▼ -5.74 (-9.45%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	65.05 ▼ -6.54 (-9.14%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 25 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	55 ▼ -5.43 (-8.99%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 25 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	138 ▼ -13.03 (-8.63%)
Tri-Star Power / Mar 25 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	7.24 ▼ -0.66 (-8.35%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 25 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	253.90 ▼ -22.98 (-8.3%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	28,623,330 ▲ 0.63
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,742,574 ▼ -3.59
Cnergyico PK / Mar 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,218,186 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Mar 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,168,002 ▲ 0.18
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,877,825 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	11,187,536 ▲ 0.08
Pak Refinery / Mar 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,362,407 ▼ -0.12
B.O.Punjab / Mar 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,164,053 ▼ -0.21
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,144,462 ▲ 0
Treet Corp / Mar 25 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	8,893,519 ▼ -0.53

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