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FBR shares 46 sets of third-party data with IR field offices

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has shared 46 sets of third-party data with Inland Revenue (IR) field...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 02:38pm

Govt aims to lower tax rates for formal sectors: MoS

ISLAMABAD: Admitting that Pakistan is amongst the countries which has the highest tax rates, Minister of State for...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 03:17pm

IMF team looks at fiscal performance

IMF staff led by Nathan Porter, is likely to meet the finance minister today

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 09:32am

Finally, $7bn EFF approved by IMF board

First loan tranche of nearly $1.1 billion is likely to be received by September 30

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 02:21pm

Editorials

Tax reforms: more of the same?

EDITORIAL: The taxation bureaucracy’s knack of coming up with measures that claim to tackle the inefficiencies of...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Business & Finance

FBR digitalization: PM sets up 10-member task force

KARACHI: In a move to modernize the country’s tax system, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has formed a task force...

Published 04 Sep, 2024 07:50am

Opinion

Digitization key to revenue growth

Pakistan has been facing the perpetual challenge of expanding its tax base without any tangible results, a situation...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:19am

Tax collection optimisation goal in focus

The steering committee meeting of the Pakistan Raises Revenue Program explores innovative approaches to enhance efficiency of tax collection mechanisms

Updated 27 Aug, 2024 09:19am

Business & Finance

Call for taking action against illicit trade

LAHORE: Without expanding the tax base and strict implementing a comprehensive track and trace system, the ...

Published 29 Jul, 2024 06:37am

Business & Finance

Salaried class: Tax rate hikes could undermine govt revenue: PRIME Plus

ISLAMABAD: The increase in income tax rates for salaried class will incentivize non-compliance and undermine the...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:16am

Business & Finance

Fitch Ratings told: Over 0.15m retailers registered as new taxpayers: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said more than 150,000 retailers have been registered as...

Published 23 Jul, 2024 06:34am

Digitization: Centre asks provinces to provide tax data to Nadra

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly asked all provinces to provide complete tax data to NADRA (National...

Updated 15 Jun, 2024 04:22pm

Opinion

Technical Release 4/2024: e-integration--Point of Sale (POS) system

Introduction, The Federal Board of Revenue through SRO 428(I)/2024 dated March 22, 2024 has undertaken one of the...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

Business & Finance

Data integration: KP, Punjab show positive response to FBR

ISLAMABAD: The provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have shown positive response to the Federal Board of...

Published 31 Jan, 2024 05:22am

Revamp ‘fait accompli’, Shamshad tells FBR managers

ISLAMABAD: After a marathon meeting with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials at the FBR House on Friday,...

Updated 20 Jan, 2024 05:31pm

FBR gets data of unregistered sugar buyers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has obtained data of unregistered buyers of sugar from Sales Tax...

Updated 29 Nov, 2023 08:53am

FBR-Nadra body tasked to broaden tax base

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday constituted a high-level technical committee of National...

Updated 24 Nov, 2023 09:18am

Broadening tax base: IT ministry to lend a helping hand to FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of IT and Telecommunication would fully assist the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in...

Updated 15 Sep, 2023 08:53am

Opinion

SOEs, fiscal discipline & reforms

Despite a wave of privatization in the last 3 decades, SOEs still contribute significantly to the economic growth of...

Updated 08 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Shamshad for innovative approach to documenting untaxed sectors

Caretaker Finance Minister emphasises on devising strategies to further enhance the tax-to-GDP ratio and broaden the tax base to maximize revenue collection

Updated 19 Aug, 2023 04:56pm

Economic policies: Kakar says will ensure continuity

An increase in foreign investment under the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) would remain one of the key priorities of the government, adds the caretaker PM

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 10:42am

Opinion

Another hybrid body needed to widen the tax net

The addition of Special Facilitation Investment Council (SFIC) to the already existing hybrid organization and...

Updated 21 Jul, 2023 07:12am

FY2023-24 budget: Govt describes tax exemptions as growth ‘triggers’

Says it is sustainable path to provide employment and livelihood to common citizen

Updated 17 Jun, 2023 09:00am

Pakistan

Pakistan Business Council urges stakeholders to seek debt waivers

Says IMF programme critical, but still not enough to alleviate Pakistan's economic distress

Updated 06 Jan, 2023 08:33pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 3	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 3	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 3	150.01
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 3	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 3	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 3	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 2	6,047.15
Nasdaq / Dec 2	19,403.95
Dow Jones / Dec 2	44,782
India Sensex / Dec 3	80,853.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 3	39,248.86
Hang Seng / Dec 3	19,694.44
FTSE 100 / Dec 3	8,345.09
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 3	20,011.64

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 2	235,340
Petrol/Litre / Dec 3	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 3	68.37
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 3	17,685
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 3	2,645.88
Diesel/Litre / Dec 3	258.43

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.30 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	630 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	67.69 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	150 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,118.68 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	13.14 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.30 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	630 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	67.69 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	150 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,118.68 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	13.14 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	213,514,857 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Dec 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	196,907,321 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 3 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	68,325,507 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	66,212,972 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 3 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	65,264,278 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Dec 3 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	61,288,845 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Dec 3 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	49,268,731 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 3 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	46,902,495 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Dec 3 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	31,910,059 ▲ 0.00

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