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Pakistan’s incidence of tax on salaried class 3 times higher than India’s: PBC

A comparison...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:16am

Business & Finance

SBP widely seen cutting rates

KARACHI: Central bank will likely cut its key interest rate again on Monday in its first policy meeting following ...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:16am

Business & Finance

Political turmoil, tax-laden budget: Businesses say Shehbaz govt ‘worse manager’ of economy: Gallup

KARACHI: Calling the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as ‘worse manager’ of the economy, the country’s...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 09:21am

Despite Rs2.5tr expected surplus profit from SBP: ‘Fiscal space’ continues to elude Pakistan

KARACHI: Despite the government estimating a surplus profit from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at a record Rs2.5...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 11:38pm

Business & Finance

FY25 budget: traders reject taxation measures

PESHAWAR: Business community have rejected additional taxation measures in budget 2024-25 and stated that it has not...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 05:59am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s salaried group comes out on the streets, but after work hours

Such is Pakistan’s salaried group protesting power that it took to the streets in Karachi at 5:30pm – after work...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 12:44am

Opinion

Provincial budgets for FY2024-25

The provincial budgets for 2024-25 have all been presented last month in the respective Provincial Assemblies....

Published 23 Jul, 2024 06:58am

Opinion

The way forward

Sale of state-owned entities (SOEs) and not resuscitating the non-operational Pakistan Steel Mills is the mantra of...

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:11am

KP to earn receipts of Rs90bn from oil and gas sectors

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will earn revenue amounting to Rs.89.8 billion in the...

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 09:05am

FY24-25 to FY26-27: MoF cautions fiscal risks may affect MTBS forecasts

ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has cautioned that fiscal risks may lead to potential threats or uncertainty in fiscal...

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:24am

Business & Finance

Govt decides to introduce T&T system for cotton, ginning industry

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industry and Production, National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain,...

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:19am

Opinion

IMF is here to stay

The IMF and Pakistani authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF)...

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 06:00am

Govt to borrow Rs3.97trn in Q1 FY24

KARACHI: The federal government has planned to borrow Rs 3.97 trillion from the domestic banking sector during the...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 09:33am

Recurrent budget: MoF unveils strategy for release of funds

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has issued a strategy for the release of funds for the recurrent budget of the...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 08:54am

Business & Finance

ICMA details critical highlights, implications of federal budget

KARACHI: Institute of Cost and Management Accountants (ICMA) has detailed the critical highlights and implications ...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 06:43am

Business & Finance

FPCCI urges govt to review agreements with IPPs

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has urged the federal government to...

Updated 16 Jul, 2024 01:03pm

Cement dealers go on countrywide strike against taxes

ISLAMABAD: Cement dealers in Pakistan begin their countrywide strike for an indefinite period against higher...

Updated 16 Jul, 2024 01:49pm

Opinion

Thoughts on the provincial budgets

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) budget was announced on 25 May, two and a half weeks before the federal budget was ...

Updated 15 Jul, 2024 08:14am

Opinion

Challenge of lower growth: IMF bailout insufficient

The IMF Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) for $7 billion programme is done. However, that does not ensure revival of the...

Updated 15 Jul, 2024 08:17am

Opinion

‘Do more’, IMF asks Pakistan

The Pakistan budget 2024-25 appears to have largely satisfied the IMF (International Monetary Fund), prompting it to...

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 07:35am

MoF issues strategy for release of recurrent budget funds

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry on Friday issued strategy for release of recurrent budget funds for 2024-25 fiscal...

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 09:39am

Development budget: FD unveils strategy for release of funds

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has issued a strategy for release of funds for development budget for financial year...

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 08:51am

Briefing to NA panel: New revenue measures won’t be withdrawn: FBR chief

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Amjed Zubair Tiwana Friday said new revenue measures taken in the...

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 10:19am

Editorials

Tax-to-GDP story

EDITORIAL: Once again the tax-to-GDP ratio for the last fiscal clocked in at nine percent and, typically, once again...

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 07:33am

Opinion

FED on transfer of immoveable property

“Accordingly CVT was abolished through the Finance Act 2010 as charge and levy of CVT became a provincial subject....

Updated 12 Jul, 2024 08:55am

Opinion

Middle class on a spinning wheel

Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes,”...

Published 11 Jul, 2024 07:37am

Opinion

‘Nationwide protests’?

It seems the mainstream press is finally waking up to the social implications of the new tax regime. So far it’s...

Published 11 Jul, 2024 05:51am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb meets Sir Michael Barber

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb had a meeting with the Founder and...

Published 09 Jul, 2024 06:15am

Opinion

Outlook for FY25

The fiscal year, 2024-25, promises to be an eventful year. It will see early negotiations between the Government of...

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 07:39am

Pakistan

There is a deficit of ‘positive politics’, says Bilawal

PESHAWAR: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing a press conference said that he was...

Published 09 Jul, 2024 05:17am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 2	278.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 2	278.53
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 2	146.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 2	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 2	1.31
Euro to USD / Sep 2	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 30	5,648.40
Nasdaq / Aug 30	17,713.63
Dow Jones / Aug 30	41,563.08
India Sensex / Sep 2	82,623.74
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 2	38,619.05
Hang Seng / Sep 2	17,717.30
FTSE 100 / Sep 2	8,373.30
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 2	18,855.90

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Sep 2	259.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 2	73.12
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 2	18,535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 2	225,051
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 2	2,496.46
Diesel/Litre / Sep 2	262.75

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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