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New customs values on import of tape types issued

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

Updated 13 Apr, 2025 09:36am

Business & Finance

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5,484.77
Nasdaq / Apr 24	17,166.04
Dow Jones / Apr 24	40,093.40
India Sensex / Apr 25	78,672.03
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,682.75
Hang Seng / Apr 25	22,063.84
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,423
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,168.81
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,553.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 24	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 24	301,783
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	62.91
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,294.76
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	69.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 25 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.30 ▲ 0.98 (13.39%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.97 ▲ 0.33 (12.5%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
Shahtaj Textile / Apr 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	75.64 ▲ 6.88 (10.01%)
Karam Ceramics / Apr 25 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	60.04 ▲ 5.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Apr 25 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	126.52 ▲ 11.5 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	29.53 ▼ -9.31 (-23.97%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
JS Global Banking / Apr 25 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	21.14 ▼ -2.48 (-10.5%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Apr 25 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	10.51 ▼ -0.99 (-8.61%)
Hussain Industries / Apr 25 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.80 ▼ -2.49 (-8.5%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Apr 25 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	2.62 ▼ -0.19 (-6.76%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Apr 25 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	450 ▼ -32.51 (-6.74%)
Calcorp Ltd / Apr 25 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	38.03 ▼ -2.7 (-6.63%)
Next Capital / Apr 25 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	7.23 ▼ -0.48 (-6.23%)

Stock	Volume
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	13,417,719 ▼ -0.43
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	11,722,921 ▼ -0.11
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	10,625,943 ▼ -0.8
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	10,433,433 ▲ 0.69
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	8,903,493 ▲ 0.05
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	8,841,201 ▲ 1.2
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	7,678,264 ▲ 7.89
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7,102,489 ▼ -0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	5,911,631 ▼ -0.06
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	5,107,700 ▼ -4.48

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