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The case for dedicated tax benches

EDITORIAL: The Chief Justice of Pakistan’s proposal to establish dedicated benches for tax-related cases is a...

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 06:43am

Business & Finance

FBR collects Rs837bn tax in Nov

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 837 billion during November 2024 against the target ...

Published 30 Nov, 2024 06:26am

BR Research

It always begins with December

Window dressing of balance sheet items around the reporting period is probably one of the few universal practices in...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 08:54am

Property values in Karachi: New SRO retains rebate provision, FBR asked

ISLAMABAD: Legal experts and tax advisers have sought an urgent clarification from the Federal Board of Revenue...

Updated 10 Nov, 2024 09:45am

BR Research

MPC meeting: a bonanza is coming

A record month-on-month rise of over a trillion rupees in gross banking advances; nearing nine percent over Sep-24,...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 09:20am

FBR chalks out steps to reduce anticipated Q2 collection shortfall

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has chalked out short-term and long-term measures to reduce...

Updated 04 Nov, 2024 03:09pm

Business & Finance

Tax collection: PRA declares WH agents as collecting agents

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has issued a notification under the Punjab Sales Tax on Services Act,...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Editorials

Establishing fiscal discipline

EDITORIAL: In a landmark move, the federal and four provincial governments have agreed on a National Fiscal Pact...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am

Business & Finance

LCCI urges FBR to release tax refunds

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Saturday has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to...

Published 06 Oct, 2024 02:44am

Opinion

Middle class— tax trapped

The middle class is commonly seen as the fundamental support system of society, exerting a pivotal influence on...

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 07:43am

BR Research

Autos: Win some, lose some

After monthly sales crossed 13,000 in Jun-24—highest sales in 17 months—automobile sales over the last two months...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 07:23am

Editorials

AGP report

EDITORIAL: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) pointed out that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has wrongly...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am

Business & Finance

Tax collection from wholesale, retail sector big challenge: Mir

LAHORE: Chief Coordinator Tajir Dost Scheme Naeem Mir has stated that collecting tax from whole sale and retail...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am

BR Research

Inflation: Single-digit, finally

National headline inflation for August threw no surprise clocking in at 9.64 percent year-on-year – lowest since...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 07:07am

Markets

India collects $21bn in goods and services tax in August

NEW DELHI: India collected 1.75 trillion rupees ($20.87 billion) in goods and services tax (GST) in July, a rise of...

Published 01 Sep, 2024 08:14pm

Business & Finance

Manufacturers of PP woven sacks seek changes in tax law

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Polypropylene Woven Sacks Manufacturers Association has proposed to Finance Minister Muhammad...

Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am

Opinion

The need for tax system reforms

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has a strong connection with the business community, especially with the Lahore...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 03:05am

S&P downgrades Kenya credit rating citing tax hike U-turn

NAIROBI: The US ratings agency S&P has downgraded Kenya’s credit rating, citing President William Ruto’s...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:56am

Opinion

The narrative must change

The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) narrative, irrespective of the many chairmen it has been subjected to -...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 03:20am

Editorials

Tax evasion by provincial governments

EDITORIAL: It seems that the government machinery in Pakistan is operating in some alternate reality, where the...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 03:20am

Business & Finance

Italy doubles ‘flat tax’ for the rich who move fiscal residence to country

ROME: The Italian government approved a decree on Wednesday doubling to 200,000 euros ($218,220.00) per year a flat...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am

World

UK to reveal £20bn hole in public finances: reports

LONDON: Britain’s new Labour government will announce next week that the country’s public finances have an...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 06:49am

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

World

Tax the super-rich, ex-leaders tell G20

BRASILIA: Former presidents and prime ministers have sent an open letter to current leaders of the world’s 20...

Published 12 Jul, 2024 05:48am

Business & Finance

Ex-parte orders passed by IR officers: FBR chief moved against arbitrary tax demands

ISLAMABAD: Tax advisers have approached the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman against the arbitrary tax ...

Published 12 Jul, 2024 05:48am

Turnover tax on petroleum dealers reversed

KARACHI: The Reforms Group of the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has successfully convinced the...

Updated 07 Jul, 2024 11:11pm

Markets

PPDA calls off strike

KARACHI: The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) on Friday called off its strike and announced to open all...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 05:18am

World

Kenya president spoke to IMF chief after pulling tax hikes

NAIROBI: Kenyan President William Ruto spoke by phone with International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva in...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am

Pakistan

Non-filers: FBR blocks 210,000 SIM cards to ‘encourage’ tax payment

KARACHI: Pakistan’s tax authority, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), said Thursday it has blocked 210,000 SIM...

Updated 04 Jul, 2024 08:50pm

Business & Finance

Tax exemption to pensioners costs kitty Rs78bn

ISLAMABAD: The income tax exemption to pensioners has caused an annual revenue loss of Rs 78 billion to the national...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 05:47am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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