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FY26 Budget proposals: Businesses urge govt to gradually reduce GST rate

Pakistan Business Council recommends reduction in withholding taxes for exporters to minimise impact on cash flow of their business

Updated about 23 hours ago

Business & Finance

Trade obstacles: SAPM offers unwavering support to PBC

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) Haroon Akhtar Khan, Wednesday, while acknowledging the ...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:22am

FASTER-based: Refund processing limit be raised to 12pc, PBC urges FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has strongly recommended the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to...

Updated 18 Feb, 2025 08:30am

Business & Finance

Dr Zeelaf elected PBC chairperson

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of the Pakistan Business Co-uncil (PBC) has elected Dr. Zeelaf Munir as its new...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 06:36am

Business & Finance

Dr Zeelaf Munir elected as new PBC chairperson

Dr Zeelaf Munir, Managing Director & CEO of English Biscuit Manufacturers, was elected as the new chairperson of...

Published 10 Feb, 2025 07:37pm

Business & Finance

Letter to PM: Govt should revisit gas price hike for CPPs: PBC

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has urged the government to reconsider the recent gas price hike for...

Published 05 Feb, 2025 06:48am

Real estate: PBC urges PM to order crackdown on ‘black money’

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to tackle the issue of black...

Updated 01 Feb, 2025 02:53pm

PBC commends Faceless Customs Assessment system

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), a key advocacy forum for enhancing general business environment in...

Updated 31 Jan, 2025 08:43am

Budget 2025-26: PBC suggests separation of tax policy from FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has recommended separation of tax policy from the Federal Board of...

Updated 29 Jan, 2025 09:43am

Markets

Aurangzeb hints at tax reforms for Pakistan’s salaried group

Finance minister says slabs need re-think, but commitment cannot be made

Updated 28 Jan, 2025 09:13pm

Aurangzeb informs PBC: Tax policy unit to be relocated to MoF

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has conveyed to Pakistan Business Council (PBC) that the government...

Updated 28 Jan, 2025 03:10pm

CCoSOEs approves business plans for PBC, PTV

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) on Friday approved business plans submitted by...

Updated 18 Jan, 2025 09:38am

Business & Finance

Cargo containers for Afghanistan: FBR’s decision to end satellite tracking irks PBC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has expressed serious concern over Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR)...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am

Markets

PBC raises concerns on reported termination of satellite tracking of Afghan cargo

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) on Thursday signalled concerns on a report that the Federal Board of Revenue...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:27pm

Pakistan

PBC urges govt to avoid past mistakes, identifies five risks to Pakistan’s economy

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s leading corporate advocacy platform, highlighted five major...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 06:11pm

Business & Finance

Report highlights renewed focus on agri sector

KARACHI: The corporate and financial sectors are investing to develop the agriculture sector. This view emerged at...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 05:59am

Opinion

It’s all about political stability

Perturbed by the ongoing political uncertainty, the trade and industry leaders met and expressed concerns that the...

Published 30 Nov, 2024 06:26am

Pakistan

PBC, SCBA condemn killing of over 40 travellers in Kurram

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and Supreme Court Bar Association condemned the brutal attack and firing on...

Published 23 Nov, 2024 06:19am

Reservations conveyed to Senate: Levy of 2pc IDC by KP govt to hit exports: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has warned provincial governments that imposition of two percent...

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 09:34am

Business & Finance

Issues facing PBC to be resolved: CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, during his meeting with a delegation of the Pakistan Business...

Published 05 Oct, 2024 06:43am

Lawyer bodies concerned over ‘Amendment Ordinance’

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) expressed grave concern over the...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 10:00am

Sales tax laws on distribution: PBC approaches NTC for resolution of federation-provinces dispute

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has approached National Tax Council (NTC) for resolution of dispute...

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 09:34am

Technology

MNCs planning to relocate from Pakistan amid Internet disruptions, says PBC

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s leading corporate advocacy platform, warned on Friday that many...

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 08:20pm

World

US FDA approves Gilead's liver disease drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead Sciences' liver disease treatment, Livdelzi, ...

Published 14 Aug, 2024 10:23pm

Business & Finance

Jazz CEO outlines several key policy interventions for cashless society

ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jazz and Chairman Telecom Operators Association Aamir Ibrahim outlined...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 05:37am

Business & Finance

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

A comparison...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:16am

Pakistan

PBC apologies for mistake, now says Pakistan’s salaried class paying up to 3 times more tax than in India

After posting a detailed chart showing how Pakistan’s salaried class is paying up to 9.4 times more tax than in...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 05:10pm

Markets

PBC questions govt’s ambitious $65bn export target

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s largest corporate sector advocacy platform, has raised concerns...

Published 23 Jul, 2024 07:27pm

Pakistan

Aurangzeb assures ‘favourable outcomes’ for public, business in final budget

Finance Division says recommendations being noted and will be considered in finalisation of budget

Updated 24 Jun, 2024 10:50pm

Pakistan

Imposition of further taxes on salaried group to ‘accelerate brain drain’ in Pakistan: PBC

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s largest corporate advocacy platform, has warned that the...

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 10:42pm

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
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
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.64
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

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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