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Health advocates concerned at no hike in cigarette tax rates

ISLAMABAD: Health advocates Friday expressed deep concern over the government’s decision to maintain current...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 06:48am

Business & Finance

Upcoming budget: SIFC should advocate 26pc rise in tobacco taxes: SPARC

ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has requested the Special Investment...

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 07:13am

Business & Finance

Activists demand further increase in tobacco taxation

ISLAMABAD: Speakers Sunday asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to implement Health Ministry’s recommendation...

Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am

Business & Finance

Solangi for increasing taxes on tobacco products

ISLAMABAD: Former caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi said there is urgent need to...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

Business & Finance

SPARC urges govt to increase taxes on cigarettes

ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) on Thursday urged the government to...

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am

Pakistan

Health activists support IMF’s tax policy recommendations on revamping tobacco taxation

ISLAMABAD: Health activists Friday strongly supported International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) tax policy...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

Business & Finance

Budget FY25: SPARC proposes 26pc hike in FED on cigarettes

ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) Friday proposed a 26 percent increase ...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am

Business & Finance

SPARC asks govt to prioritise increasing taxes on cigarettes

ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) on Friday asked the government to...

Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am

Pakistan

World Children’s Day: SPARC for dealing with tobacco consumption challenge

ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of World Children’s Day, the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am

Pakistan

SPARC for levying health-related charges on tobacco products

LAHORE: Emphasizing the need for strengthening the tobacco control landscape in Pakistan, health professionals ...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Business & Finance

Cigarettes: Rs364bn can be generated by maintaining enhanced FED slabs

Islamabad: The government can generate around Rs 364 billion from the tobacco sector in 2023-24 by maintaining the...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

Business & Finance

Jul-Mar period: Cigarette makers’ turnovers, profits surge despite fall in declared output

ISLAMABAD: Despite a substantial decline in declared production by cigarette manufacturing companies, their turnover...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am

Pakistan

Cigarette production drastically decreases in May

ISLAMABAD: Health experts and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Monday, admitted that cigarette production in...

Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am

Pakistan

World No-Tobacco Day: Govt urged to insulate kids against tobacco hazards

ISLAMABAD: The government must protect young generation from deadly products of tobacco industry, which are killing...

Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am

Pakistan

Govt and people‘Increased tobacco taxation is a win-win situation’: speakers

ISLAMABAD: Increased tobacco taxation is a win-win situation for the government and people of Pakistan provided that...

Published 29 May, 2023 04:27am

Decline in production: Tobacco industry accused of declaring misleading statistics

ISLAMABAD: The tobacco industry is declaring misleading statistics about the decline in the declared production of...

Updated 26 May, 2023 08:50am

Business & Finance

FED on cigarettes: health activists for further hike

ISLAMABAD: Health activists and civil society organisations have demanded of the government to further increase ...

Published 21 May, 2023 04:00am

Business & Finance

Tobacco firms may show less production after FED hike: PANAH

ISLAMABAD: Sana Ullah Ghumman, General Secretary and Director Operations of Pakistan National Heart Association...

Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am

Pakistan

Govt urged to stick to new FED rate on cigarettes

ISLAMABAD: Health activists have urged the government to remain steadfast on its decision to double the Federal...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am

Pakistan

Increase in FED on cigarettes: Health activists satisfied with new govt measure

ISLAMABAD: Health activists Friday expressed satisfaction over signing of Finance (Supplementary) Act, 2023 by...

Published 25 Feb, 2023 06:23am

Pakistan

Health levy on tobacco products: Govt urged to take sustainable revenue measures

ISLAMABAD: Health experts and non-governmental organizations on Friday urged upon the government to take sustainable...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am

Pakistan

Harmful innovative tobacco products: SPARC urges stakeholders to help protect youths

ISLAMABAD: Society for Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) urged all the stakeholders to play their role ...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan

Activists object to bids by tobacco firms to get products regularised

ISLAMABAD: Society for Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) urged all the stakeholders to play their role ...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 07:40am

Pakistan

SPARC concerned over regularisation of heated tobacco devices

ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) raised alarms on the reports of tobacco...

Published 03 Dec, 2022 05:51am

Pakistan

SPARC underlines sustainable tobacco control policies

ISLAMABAD: The Society for Protection of Rights of the Child (SPARC) on Tuesday organised a seminar on “need for...

Published 09 Nov, 2022 03:41am

Pakistan

SPARC lauds govt for raising FED on cigarettes

ISLAMABAD: Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has appreciated the government for raising...

Published 28 Aug, 2022 06:10am

Pakistan

Experts urge govt to impose health levy on tobacco products

ISLAMABAD: Health experts have urged the government to impose health levy on tobacco products to save precious ...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:40am

Business & Finance

Tobacco industry: SPARC censures marketing tactics

ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) highlighted the deceptively dangerous...

Published 23 Jun, 2022 08:27am

Pakistan

SPARC holds dialogue on tobacco taxation

ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) organised a dialogue session on the ...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 08:30am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	153.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,684.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,164.26
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,815.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,644.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	68.53
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.92 ▲ 0.81 (11.39%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
Shaheen Ins. / Dec 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	6.75 ▲ 0.66 (10.84%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 18 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	5.24 ▲ 0.48 (10.08%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Tri-Star Power / Dec 18 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.92 ▲ 0.54 (10.04%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.16 ▲ 3.20 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Textile / Dec 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.67 ▼ -0.77 (-11.96%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 18 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	48.35 ▼ -5.37 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 18 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	29.12 ▼ -3.23 (-9.98%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	734.50 ▼ -75.26 (-9.29%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Dec 18 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	199 ▼ -20.05 (-9.15%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	335 ▼ -33.22 (-9.02%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	51 ▼ -4.95 (-8.85%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.60 ▼ -2.53 (-8.69%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.05
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.92
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.08
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.23
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▲ 0.45
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.87
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.35
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▲ 1.12
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▲ 0.00

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