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Pakistan

SECP has mandate to probe against cos involved in market manipulation: IHC

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reaffirmed the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan’s (SECP)...

Published 15 May, 2025 06:48am

Ex-FATA/PATA: Rs45bn GST exemptions under scrutiny

Federal Board of Revenue likely not to extend sales tax exemption to erstwhile tribal areas beyond June 30, 2024

Updated 15 May, 2025 09:24am

Collusive tendering practices: NAB, CCP sign MoU to take firm action

ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Lieutenant General Nazir Ahmed Butt (Retd), has termed...

Updated 15 May, 2025 09:13am

Business & Finance

Federal capital: FBR plans to expand scope of ST on services

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is planning to expand the scope of sales tax on services within the...

Published 14 May, 2025 07:55am

Business & Finance

Deceptive claims: CCP imposes Rs40m fine on Al-Ghazi Tractors

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Tuesday imposed a penalty of Rs 40 million on a tractor...

Published 14 May, 2025 07:52am

SECP tells Senate panel: CSR compliance for listed cos a must

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Tuesday, informed the Senate Standing ...

Updated 14 May, 2025 08:35am

Business & Finance

Constitution of ADRCs: Three SOEs directed to approach FBR

ISLAMABAD: Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue, Islamabad has directed three leading State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to...

Updated 14 May, 2025 06:17am

Pakistan govt working on options to increase FED

ISLAMABAD: The government is working out different proposals to raise federal excise duty (FED) of various items...

Updated 13 May, 2025 09:33am

Business & Finance

SECP issues consultation paper on ‘industry self-regulation’

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Monday issued a strategic framework sets out...

Published 13 May, 2025 06:15am

FBR deputes officers at 21 beverages cos

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has deputed over 50 Inland Revenue officers at 21 beverage manufacturing...

Updated 12 May, 2025 09:30am

Cigarettes: WHO pressures FBR to further raise FED

ISLAMABAD: There is a strong pressure of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the government of Pakistan to...

Updated 11 May, 2025 10:17pm

FY26 budget: Rates of CGT and WHT will be reduced

ISLAMABAD: The rates of the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Withholding Tax on immovable properties would be...

Updated 11 May, 2025 09:44am

Federal budget 2025-26: Cut in taxation rates for salaried people likely

Relief measures include at least 2.5% reduction in income tax slabs

Updated 10 May, 2025 04:48pm

Tax law: NA body says govt has bypassed Parliament

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance on Friday categorically conveyed to the Federal Board...

Updated 10 May, 2025 08:54am

Tobacco, poultry sectors accused of evading Rs400bn tax

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial, Friday, disclosed massive tax...

Updated 10 May, 2025 08:51am

FBR issues SRO to amend Income Tax Rules 2002

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will pay a huge amount of Rs 500,000 as one-time remuneration to the...

Updated 09 May, 2025 09:31am

Business & Finance

Copper-coated wires: New customs values fixed

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed new customs values on the import of...

Published 09 May, 2025 06:02am

Business & Finance

Taxpayers’ passwords: FTO directs FBR to issue new policy of expiry

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has out-rightly rejected the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) policy of...

Published 09 May, 2025 06:02am

Business & Finance

ATIR’s landmark order: Senior taxmen face FBR law director’s action

ISLAMABAD: The Director Law of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Wednesday initiated extreme action against senior...

Published 08 May, 2025 06:21am

Business & Finance

ICCI rejects Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2025

ISLAMABAD: The business community of the federal capital has rejected Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 with the...

Published 07 May, 2025 06:06am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	281.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	281.43
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	145.80
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.33
Euro to USD / May 15	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5,892.58
Nasdaq / May 14	19,146.81
Dow Jones / May 14	42,051.06
India Sensex / May 15	80,937.53
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	37,755.51
Hang Seng / May 15	23,453.16
FTSE 100 / May 15	8,561.58
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	23,462.44
France CAC40 / May 15	7,814.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 14	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 14	293,124
Petrol/Litre / May 15	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	60.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	3,162.99
Diesel/Litre / May 15	256.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 15	65.21

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cres.Star Ins. / May 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	3.02 ▲ 0.41 (15.71%)
Parmount Sp. / May 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.70 ▲ 0.46 (14.2%)
Ghani Chemworld / May 15 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	9.14 ▲ 1 (12.29%)
S.G.Power / May 15 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.65 ▲ 0.94 (12.19%)
Premier Insurance / May 15 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.83 ▲ 0.63 (12.12%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 15 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	9.83 ▲ 1 (11.33%)
Hala Enterprise / May 15 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	13.26 ▲ 1.21 (10.04%)
P.T.C.L. / May 15 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	22.06 ▲ 2.01 (10.02%)
Flying Cement / May 15 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	49.46 ▲ 4.5 (10.01%)
Octopus Digital / May 15 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	52.09 ▲ 4.74 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Olympia Mills / May 15 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	50.47 ▼ -5.06 (-9.11%)
Hussain Industries / May 15 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.65 ▼ -2.64 (-9.01%)
Apna Microfin. / May 15 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.04 ▼ -0.91 (-8.31%)
Askari Life Assur. / May 15 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	4.63 ▼ -0.35 (-7.03%)
Imperial Limited / May 15 Imperial Limited(IML)	16.52 ▼ -1.23 (-6.93%)
B. F. Mod. / May 15 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.73 ▼ -0.61 (-6.53%)
Punjab Oil / May 15 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	186.82 ▼ -11.54 (-5.82%)
Equity Modaraba / May 15 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.85 ▼ -0.16 (-5.32%)
Pakgen Power / May 15 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	114.14 ▼ -6.39 (-5.3%)
Ashfaq Textile / May 15 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	12.34 ▼ -0.68 (-5.22%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / May 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,818,876 ▲ 2.68
Cnergyico PK / May 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	47,570,881 ▲ 0.48
K-Electric Ltd. / May 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,246,546 ▲ 0.16
Kohinoor Spining / May 15 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	32,888,417 ▲ 0.18
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 15 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	29,667,657 ▲ 4.48
Sui South Gas / May 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,344,612 ▲ 0.91
Waves Corporation / May 15 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	21,773,148 ▲ 0.29
Pak Petroleum / May 15 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	16,962,449 ▲ 3.34
B.O.Punjab / May 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,957,410 ▲ 0.15
WorldCall Telecom / May 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,572,822 ▲ 0.03

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