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Tax on banks’ income: PM’s economic reforms boost exchequer by Rs34.5bn

ISLAMABAD: The vacation of stay order by the Lahore High Court regarding tax on windfall income of banks resulted in...

Updated 3 days ago

Opinion

Pakistan in dire need of reforms

The economic situation in Pakistan remains complex, with fluctuating growth rates, high prices of commodities, and...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 06:45am

Opinion

Light of hope

Regardless of how violently the wick of hope flickers due to changing dynamics and the burden of past misdeeds, it...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:24am

Jul-Feb tax collection falls short of target

Federal Board of Revenue collects Rs7,346 billion during the first eight months

Updated 14 Mar, 2025 04:48pm

Opinion

Uraan to trillion-dollar economy

It is indeed unfortunate that the policymakers remain totally disconnected with the prevalent ground realities in...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 05:28am

Opinion

Unravelling cigarette tax revenue mystery

The first half of fiscal year 2025 has painted a perplexing picture of Pakistan’s cigarette industry. The latest...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 06:25am

Editorials

Inequitable as well as unsustainable

EDITORIAL: The latest tax collection data confirms the uncomfortable truth that Pakistan’s salaried class is...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 06:17am

Electricity top contributor: Jul-Dec GST collection soars 53.5% to Rs283.177bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The sales tax (domestic) collection at local stage from electricity stood at Rs283.177 billion during...

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 10:16pm

Opinion

TPO: A test of reform

Pakistan’s taxation and trade enforcement systems remain highly inefficient. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 06:58am

July-December: 26pc increase in WHT collection YoY

ISLAMABAD: The overall collection of withholding taxes (WHT) showed a major increase of 26 percent during...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 09:27am

Rs133bn shortfall: Feb provisional collection totals Rs850bn

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected Rs 850 billion during February 2025...

Updated 01 Mar, 2025 03:20pm

Online tax collection: PRAL, KPRA discuss cutting-edge system for KP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Revenue Automation (Pvt) Limited (PRAL) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) on...

Updated 16 Feb, 2025 09:40am

Business & Finance

‘KPRA achieves record 46pc surge in tax collection’

PESHAWAR: Advisor to the KP Chief Minister on Finance and Inter-provincial Coordination, Muzzamil Aslam, is pleased...

Published 07 Feb, 2025 06:32am

Opinion

Govt, IMF, and need for policy revisit

In March, the government and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are due to hold first review of the Extended Fund...

Updated 15 Feb, 2025 08:29pm

Business & Finance

PRA achieves record tax collection in Jan

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has achieved a record tax collection of PKR 22.21 billion in January 2025...

Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:24am

SRB will be sole authority for collection, enforcement

KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has been designated as the authority responsible for the collection and...

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 09:30am

Editorials

Govt must rethink its tax strategy

EDITORIAL: Increasing the tax base in Pakistan has remained a huge challenge. Tax rates, both direct and indirect ...

Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am

Rs84bn shortfall in Jan collection

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected Rs 872 billion during the month of January...

Updated 01 Feb, 2025 04:00pm

Business & Finance

FBR chief stands firm on decision to purchase 1,010 cars for tax officers

Sales tax cannot be collected without site visits, Rashid Mahmood Langrial says

Updated 26 Jan, 2025 10:34pm

Editorials

Non-filers in focus: don’t bite off more…

EDITORIAL: The government is proposing the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which introduces a new category of...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 07:33am

NA panel says concerned at some clauses of Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue expressed concern over some clauses of Tax...

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 10:15am

FBR tax collection: Contribution of LTO Karachi highest

ISLAMABAD: The contribution of Large Taxpayer Office (LTO) Karachi in overall tax collection (income tax, sales tax,...

Updated 09 Jan, 2025 03:09pm

FBR makes commitment of open dialogue with stakeholders

ISLAMABAD: Rashid Mahmood Chairman FBR/ Secretary Revenue Division has taken a major decision to restore trust of...

Updated 06 Jan, 2025 03:12pm

Business & Finance

KPRA collects Rs24.2bn in six months of FY25

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) has successfully collected Rs24.2 billion in the first six...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The December 2024 Economic Update and Outlook, a monthly publication uploaded on the Finance Division...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:22am

Economy: PM says govt to achieve its goals within 6 months

It is essential to pursue export-led growth, as there are no alternative options available, adds the premier

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 02:23pm

Around Rs148bn shortfall: FBR likely to collect Rs1.225trn this month

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has estimated to collect Rs1,225 billion during December 2024 against...

Updated 31 Dec, 2024 09:15am

Business & Finance

Dec inflation expected to hold in 4-5pc range: FD

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division while anticipating optimistic outlook for the ongoing fiscal year with inflation to...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 05:59am

Business & Finance

HNWIs to be taxed: Aurangzeb unveils FBR digitisation strategy

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb Thursday unveiled the government’s strategy to implement...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 09:17am

Editorials

Tax bill aimed at tightening noose

EDITORIAL: The bill to grant tax authorities sweeping powers to enforce compliance was tabled and is expected to ...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 07:32am

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 26	150.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 26	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
India Sensex / Mar 26	77,971.12
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 26	38,027.29
Hang Seng / Mar 26	23,483.32
FTSE 100 / Mar 26	8,660.31
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 26	22,923.69
France CAC40 / Mar 26	8,042.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 26	69.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 26	3,018.44
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 26	65.37

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Data Agro / Mar 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	96.62 ▲ 8.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 26 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	58.44 ▲ 5.31 (9.99%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	14.48 ▲ 1.31 (9.95%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Mar 26 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340 ▲ 30.55 (9.87%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 26 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.95 ▼ -1.38 (-9.63%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	58.50 ▼ -5.48 (-8.57%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	167 ▼ -14.94 (-8.21%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 26 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	28.15 ▼ -2.4 (-7.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.88 ▼ -0.89 (-7.56%)
Frontier Ceram / Mar 26 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	22.40 ▼ -1.82 (-7.51%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.62 ▼ -5.95 (-7.48%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)
UDL International / Mar 26 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.11 ▼ -0.53 (-6.94%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,093,385 ▲ 1.6
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,846,685 ▲ 1.38
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -0.92
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,176,390 ▲ 0.07
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,063,012 ▼ -0.18
Pak Petroleum / Mar 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,868,233 ▲ 7.49
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,391,574 ▼ -1.85
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
TPL REIT Fund I / Mar 26 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,002,839 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	10,156,162 ▲ 1.41

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