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$500mn earned through export of surplus sugar, says PM Shehbaz

Premier calls for measures to improve taxation system

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 11:02pm

Markets

National Tax Council meets to discuss tax reforms, harmonisation

Meeting's agenda focuses on fostering collaboration between federal, provincial authorities to enhance tax systems, improve compliance, and boost revenue collection, Finance Division says

Updated 04 Dec, 2024 10:35pm

Editorials

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

Markets

PM Shehbaz urges FBR to use technology to improve revenue collection

Premier seeks roadmap for reconstruction of Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 11:47pm

BR Research

HBL marches on steadily

Pakistan’s largest commercial bank, HBL delivered another strong quarter, registering record 9M profits. Pretax...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:45am

Opinion

Squeezing lemons: the fallout of lazy reforms

The government is resorting to lazy reforms, putting pressure on the known and compliant while ignoring systemic...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:44am

CTO actions undermine taxation system’s integrity: ATIR

ISLAMABAD: Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue Islamabad (ATIR) has declared that actions by the Corporate Tax Office...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 09:56am

Business & Finance

LCCI says has reservations over FBR’s ‘Tajir Dost’ plan

LAHORE: President Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kashif Anwar has said that business friendly taxation...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:25am

Markets

LCI’s profit-after-tax jumps 88% in Oct-Dec

Lucky Core Industries Limited (LCI) saw its profit-after-tax (PAT) jump by around 88% to Rs2.502 billion in the...

Updated 25 Jan, 2024 10:01pm

Reforms in taxation system demanded

PESHAWAR: Members of the business community demanded reforms in the taxation system, and to bring down the ratio of...

Updated 22 Jan, 2024 08:55am

PM terms energy sector a ‘nightmare’

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq has described the energy sector as a nightmare for the country...

Updated 13 Dec, 2023 09:24am

Govt explains magnitude of SOE burden

Federal Minister for Privatisation says current state of the public sector is unsustainable and contributes to the deterioration in the business environment in the country

Updated 28 Nov, 2023 10:01am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to simplify taxation system

PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry acting president Ijaz Khan Afridi urged the government and Federal...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Business & Finance

RRMC chief advocates major surgery in taxation system

ISLAMABAD: State Minister and Chairman of Reforms and Resource Mobilisation Commission (RRMC), Ashfaq Tola, said...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am

Opinion

‘Resilience, helplessness or loss of trust?’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed ‘Resilience, helplessness or loss of trust?’ carried by the newspaper...

Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am

Importance of ‘RRMC’ in taxation issues highlighted

ISLAMABAD: The government has highlighted the importance of the Reforms and Resource Mobilisation Commission (RRMC)...

Updated 21 Jan, 2023 08:49am

Opinion

Debt, inequality and austerity

‘In most western countries, inequality is rising, and social mobility has stalled. Our citizens are losing...

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:44am

Opinion

‘FBR: dismal income tax collection’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “FBR: dismal income tax collection” carried by the newspaper on Nov ...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Business & Finance

FBR to develop model on avoidance of double taxation

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will develop a model for the Avoidance of Double Taxation convention ...

Published 23 Sep, 2022 07:17am

Opinion

Boosting national economy for autarky

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rightly remarked recently “Till when we would keep on going with a begging bowl?”...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am

Business & Finance

Rs7.4trn FY23 target: Tola urges govt to ‘streamline’ taxation system

LAHORE: Leading tax expert Ashfaq Tola has urged the government to streamline its taxation system to attain a tax...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 06:07am

GST at standard rate of 17pc: ‘Unpopular’ and ‘politically tough’ decisions taken, says FBR

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed said Friday that the government took...

Updated 01 Jan, 2022 12:18pm

Business & Finance

Federal Budget 2021-22: Comments & Observations

General Comments: The Budget Presented on Friday [June 11, 2021] is one of the best documents presented in almost...

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Opinion

We seem to have no understanding of what ails our taxation system — III

Introduction This is the third part of a series of articles on the subject ‘We seem to have no understanding of...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Opinion

We seem to have no understanding of what ails our taxation system — II

• Reducing tax collection reliance at import stage INTRODUCTION In my article published in this newspaper on ...

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

Taxation system: FPCCI moves SC

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has filed human rights application...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

Opinion

We seem to have no understanding of what ails our taxation system

Introduction I never wanted to write the following article for the simple reason that there isn’t anything good ...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Business & Finance

PIAF for reforming tax system in consultation with real stakeholders

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) stressed the need for reforming and simplifying...

Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am

Business & Finance

Taxation system: FPCCI to discuss significant changes today

ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) will discuss significant fundamental...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:30am

Opinion

Correction or collection?

The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) government is trapped in the dilemma of ‘correction or collection’ especially...

Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:31am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
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%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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