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More luxury items set to attract sales tax in upcoming Pakistan budget

ISLAMABAD: The government is planning to expand the list of luxury items on which a higher rate of 25 percent sales...

Updated 21 May, 2025 09:59am

Business & Finance

1HFY2024-25: Mobile phones worth $733.425m imported

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $733.425 million in the first half (July-December) of the ...

Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:21am

Business & Finance

Country producing up to 93pc of mobile phones: EDB

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is locally producing up to 93 percent of the mobile phones and a total 36 local mobile ...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am

Business & Finance

Mobile phones worth $570.167m imported during Jul-Nov FY25

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $570.167 million in the first five months (July-November) of the...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

Limiting value to $1,200: FBR decides to tighten baggage rules

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to tighten baggage rules to check misuse of this facility...

Updated 10 Dec, 2024 03:56pm

Cell phones: Jul-Oct import registers negative growth YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $420.799 million in the first four months (July-October) of the...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 02:44pm

Q1 mobile phones import down 18.93pc to $246.47m YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $246.472 million in the first quarter (July-September) of the...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 12:08pm

Business & Finance

Jul-Aug cell phone imports post 19.8pc negative growth

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $143.889 million in the first two months (July-August) of ...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 02:47am

Business & Finance

Mobile phones worth $64.504m imported in July

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $64.504 million in the first month (July) of current fiscal year...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:43am

25pc tax slapped on imported mobile phones in CBU condition

Updated Sales Tax Act reveals 25 percent sales tax would be charged on the import of mobile phones or satellite phones on the basis of import value (exceeding USD 500) per set, or equivalent value in rupees in case of supply by the manufacturer

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 01:21pm

Mobile phones localisation, export: PMPMA team takes up incentives, other issues with Aurangzeb

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with a...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 09:30am

Business & Finance

First 11 months (July-May) of FY 2023-24: Mobile phones’ import posts 213.97pc growth YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $1.621 billion during the first 11 months (July-May) of the...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

Technology

Pakistan’s mobile phone manufacturing/assembly up 168% in 5MCY24

Country now fulfils 95% of its mobile phone demand through local manufacturing, says Topline Securities

Published 20 Jun, 2024 05:46pm

Business & Finance

Rise in tax on import of cell phones likely

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to increase duties and taxes on the commercial import of mobile phones in CKD/...

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:39am

Pakistan

Suspect held over snatching mobile phones from two KSA diplomats

ISLAMABAD: The city police on Monday claimed to have arrested a suspect allegedly involved in snatching mobile ...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

July-April: mobile phones worth $1.462bn imported

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $1.462 billion during the first 10 months (July-April) of the...

Updated 21 May, 2024 09:02am

Pakistan

Purchasing and selling stolen mobile phones: CM directs IGP to start crackdown against shopkeepers

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that with the political will of the government and the...

Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am

Mobile phones: Jul-Mar imports soar 181.26pc to $1.301bn YoY

Mobile phone imports register 930.92 percent growth on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in March 2024 when compared to $14.846 million in March 2023

Updated 28 Apr, 2024 12:11pm

Pakistan

Robbers go on looting spree in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Robbers and burglars as well as carjackers continued with their looting spree as heavy cash, over 47...

Published 21 Apr, 2024 04:10am

FBR activates Tajir Dost App

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has activated the new Tajir Dost module of the Tax Asaan App, which...

Updated 01 Apr, 2024 08:48am

Pakistan

Mobile phones: customs official accused of imposing levy wrongly

LAHORE: A customs official has allegedly charged levy of smartphones against a consignment of ordinary phones, said...

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am

Regularisation of un-registered mobile phones: FBR issues procedure for commercial importers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a procedure for the commercial importers for regularization...

Updated 25 Mar, 2024 08:51am

Business & Finance

Local manufacturing of mobile phones declined by 4pc in 2023

ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing/assembling of mobile handsets declined by around four percent during the calendar ...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

Business & Finance

India cuts import duty for mobile phone components to 10%

NEW DELHI: India has cut import duty on parts used for manufacturing of mobile phones to 10% from 15%, a move aimed...

Published 31 Jan, 2024 10:18am

Business & Finance

Mobile phones worth $792.612m imported in 1HFY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $792.612 million during the first half (July-December) of the...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

FBR issues ‘final’ notices to non-filers

Senior FBR official says blockage of mobile phones will be done positively this month, but 'not necessarily on January 15, 2024'

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:52am

Jul-Nov: Petroleum group imports witness 16.19pc negative growth

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 16.19 per cent during the first five months...

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:47am

Business & Finance

Jul-Nov mobile phones imports up 112.2pc to $616.54m YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $616.541 million during the first five months (July-November) of...

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:03am

Business & Finance

Jan-Oct: 15.66m mobile phones made locally

ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing plants have manufactured/ assembled 15.66 million mobile handsets during the first 10...

Published 06 Dec, 2023 04:27am

Business & Finance

Jan-July 2023: 8.07m mobile phones manufactured by local plants

ISLAMABAD: Local manufacturing plants have manufactured/assembled 8.07 million mobile handsets during the first ...

Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 27	282.22
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 27	282.02
USD to Japanese Yen / May 28	144.35
USD to Swiss Franc / May 28	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 28	1.35
Euro to USD / May 28	1.13
UK LIBOR % / May 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 27	5,921.54
Nasdaq / May 27	19,199.16
Dow Jones / May 27	42,343.65
India Sensex / May 28	81,342.85
Tokyo Nikkei / May 28	37,759.62
Hang Seng / May 28	23,224.85
FTSE 100 / May 28	8,775.65
Germany DAX 30 / May 28	24,179.30
France CAC40 / May 28	7,819.36

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 27	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 27	298,268
Petrol/Litre / May 28	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 28	61.06
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 28	3,305.16
Diesel/Litre / May 28	254.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 28	65.17

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
K-Electric Ltd. / May 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	5.89 ▲ 1.17 (24.79%)
Dadabhoy Cement / May 27 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.88 ▲ 1.08 (22.5%)
Haseeb Waqas / May 27 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	11.01 ▲ 1.99 (22.06%)
Mirpurkhas Sugar / May 27 Mirpurkhas Sugar Mills Limited(MIRKS)	32.21 ▲ 5.59 (21%)
Otsuka Pakistan / May 27 Otsuka Pakistan Limited(OTSU)	336.16 ▲ 58.34 (21%)
Wah-Noble / May 27 Wah Noble Chemicals Limited(WAHN)	284.37 ▲ 49.35 (21%)
Pak Datacom / May 27 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	194.69 ▲ 33.79 (21%)
Khyber Textile / May 27 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	2,306.37 ▲ 400.28 (21%)
PIA Holding Co.B / May 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	24,276.48 ▲ 4213.27 (21%)
Shadab Textile / May 27 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	42.70 ▲ 7.41 (21%)

Stock	Price
AKD Hospitality / May 27 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	172.57 ▼ -40.43 (-18.98%)
AN Textile Mills / May 27 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	15.50 ▼ -2.27 (-12.77%)
Descon Oxychem / May 27 Descon Oxychem Limited(DOL)	31.68 ▼ -4.28 (-11.9%)
Fazal Cloth / May 27 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	184.68 ▼ -24.84 (-11.86%)
Gillette Pak / May 27 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	263.33 ▼ -31.7 (-10.74%)
Elahi Cotton / May 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	133.78 ▼ -14.84 (-9.99%)
Punjab Oil / May 27 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	251.29 ▼ -27.32 (-9.81%)
Hussain Industries / May 27 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	25.90 ▼ -2.77 (-9.66%)
J.A.Textile / May 27 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	20.59 ▼ -2.17 (-9.53%)
Popular Islamic / May 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.41 (-9.43%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / May 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	267,623,259 ▲ 1.17
WorldCall Telecom / May 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,561,718 ▲ 0.05
P.T.C.L. / May 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	20,008,328 ▲ 1.09
Telecard Limited / May 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	19,627,561 ▲ 0.67
Dewan Cement / May 27 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	19,469,374 ▲ 0.86
Ist.Capital Sec / May 27 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	18,511,014 ▲ 0.15
The Searle Co. / May 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	17,788,591 ▲ 3.44
Cres.Star Ins. / May 27 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	15,874,523 ▲ 0.13
D.G.K.Cement / May 27 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	12,899,792 ▲ 3.83
Fauji Cement / May 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	12,876,337 ▼ -0.07

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