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Pakistan debt stock reaches all-time high of Rs75trn

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock surged by over Rs 6 trillion during the first ten months of this...

Updated 05 Jun, 2025 10:53am

Editorials

Bridging policy gaps in IT sector

EDITORIAL: The increasingly pivotal role that the country’s IT sector plays in driving national development — by...

Published 23 May, 2025 06:12am

Pakistan’s tax revenue projected at 12.6% of GDP

ISLAMABAD: Total tax revenue is projected at 12.6 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for 2024-25 against...

Updated 19 May, 2025 09:44am

Tax evasion: PM Shehbaz orders action against individuals, sectors

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered a sweeping crackdown on tax evasion, calling for strict...

Updated 14 May, 2025 09:51am

Opinion

Tax revenue target for 2025-26

The process of preparation of the federal and provincial budgets is underway now and the respective budgets will be...

Published 06 May, 2025 03:19am

Tola underscores need for resolving narrow tax base issue

LAHORE: To address the issue of a narrow tax base, the government should implement several solutions, including...

Updated 04 May, 2025 09:18am

Pakistan loses Rs750bn tax revenue to illicit trade, smuggling yearly: report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan loses Rs 750 billion in tax revenue per annum due to illicit trade and smuggling, reflecting...

Updated 02 May, 2025 09:04am

PCA South uncovers Rs215m tax revenue fraud

KARACHI: A ghost manufacturing unit has allegedly orchestrated massive money laundering worth Rs 2.4 billion and...

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 09:04am

Budget 2025-26

Ministries told to submit FY26 budget proposals

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has sought budget proposals for the Federal Budget 2025-26...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 02:47pm

Business & Finance

Tax revenue: Punjab collects Rs650bn through e-Pay

LAHORE: The Punjab government has collected around Rs 650 billion in tax revenue through e-Pay Punjab, developed by...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:27am

Editorials

Elite capture

EDITORIAL: In economic terms an elite is defined as external rent seekers comprising of an entity or a group who...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 08:08am

NFP, agri tax review: Provincial govts to face IMF scrutiny today

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is set to question the provincial governments on Friday (Nov...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 09:20am

FBR tells IMF: No need for contingency revenue measures

However, one proposal to impose lower rate of sales tax between 5 to 7 percent on petroleum products under examination

Updated 13 Nov, 2024 10:49am

Tax-to-GDP ratio drastically down in 2023-24

ISLAMABAD: The Tax-to-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio drastically decreased from 9.22 percent in 2021-22 to 8.77...

Updated 08 Nov, 2024 09:41am

Editorials

The cost of political strife

EDITORIAL: Last weekend saw yet another fierce showdown transpiring between the PTI and the government following the...

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 08:12am

Strike and strife cost economy Rs190bn a day: minister

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday said that national economy suffered cumulative losses of...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:53am

Editorials

State of economy signals tougher times ahead

EDITORIAL: Finally, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) executive board with Pakistan’s programme on its agenda...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

Business & Finance

PBIF chief for taking ‘difficult’ decisions

KARACHI Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, the President of Pakistan...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 02:45am

Pakistan

Crackdown launched on retailers selling non-tax-paid cigarettes

LAHORE: To address the escalating issue of illicit cigarette trade in Pakistan, a crackdown has been launched on...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am

Editorials

Tax revenue conundrum

EDITORIAL: As expected, the FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) is falling short of ambitious revenues targets in an...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 07:47am

Opinion

Poverty trap – ‘terrible thing’ or ...?

You don’t have to be a finance professor at Princeton to understand that Pakistan is indeed “stuck in a poverty...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

Opinion

Bring back zero-rating

Should the government ensure implementation of sales tax at the point-of-sale, ~Rs 293 billion in tax revenue could...

Updated 13 Aug, 2024 07:51am

FY24 ends with a budget deficit of 6.8pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: The government has closed fiscal year 2023-24 with budget deficit of 6.8 percent of the gross domestic...

Updated 31 Jul, 2024 10:17am

Pakistan

Govt collects Rs518bn through e-Pay Punjab: PITB

LAHORE: The Punjab government has collected over Rs518 billion in tax revenue through e-Pay Punjab, an online...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Editorials

Opinion

The way forward for Pakistan

“Rather than going cap-in-hand asking for new finance, the new government and its backers in the establishment and...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am

SIFC helps FBR collect Rs6.71trn in Jul-Mar FY24

The government is likely to achieve its Rs 9.415 trillion revenue collection target for 2023-24

Updated 09 Apr, 2024 09:50am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 18	283.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 18	283.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 18	144.98
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 18	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 18	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 18	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 17	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 17	5,982.72
Nasdaq / Jun 17	19,521.09
Dow Jones / Jun 17	42,215.80
India Sensex / Jun 18	81,296.14
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 18	38,885.15
Hang Seng / Jun 18	23,694.84
FTSE 100 / Jun 18	8,846.17
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 18	23,428.07
France CAC40 / Jun 18	7,690.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 17	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 17	309,756
Petrol/Litre / Jun 18	258.43
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 18	74.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 18	3,381.83
Diesel/Litre / Jun 18	262.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 18	67.70

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 18 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	4.87 ▲ 1 (25.84%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 18 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	6.20 ▲ 0.63 (11.31%)
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 18 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	6.77 ▲ 0.63 (10.26%)
Agritech Limited / Jun 18 Agritech Limited(AGL)	59.26 ▲ 5.39 (10.01%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 18 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	20.34 ▲ 1.85 (10.01%)
Service Textile / Jun 18 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	19.67 ▲ 1.79 (10.01%)
Shadab Textile / Jun 18 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	84.32 ▲ 7.67 (10.01%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 18 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	36.08 ▲ 3.28 (10%)
Data Agro / Jun 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	111.31 ▲ 10.12 (10%)
B. F. Modaraba / Jun 18 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	11.22 ▲ 1.02 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 18 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3.13 ▼ -0.75 (-19.33%)
Equity Modaraba / Jun 18 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.24 ▼ -0.46 (-12.43%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 18 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.94 ▼ -0.37 (-11.18%)
Invest Bank / Jun 18 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.80 ▼ -0.95 (-10.86%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 18 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	213.65 ▼ -23.74 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 18 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	13,770.20 ▼ -1529.97 (-10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 18 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	97.39 ▼ -10.82 (-10%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 18 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	69.39 ▼ -7.71 (-10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jun 18 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	55 ▼ -6.01 (-9.85%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 18 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	33.16 ▼ -3.6 (-9.79%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	97,831,363 ▼ -0.1
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 18 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	49,981,737 ▲ 1
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 18 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	37,550,383 ▼ -0.75
Sui South Gas / Jun 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,260,398 ▼ -0.57
TPL Properties / Jun 18 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	25,143,916 ▲ 0.35
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 18 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	21,739,735 ▼ -0.37
Secure Logistics / Jun 18 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	17,233,421 ▼ -0.89
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 18 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	16,380,394 ▲ 0.09
Bankislami Pak. / Jun 18 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	15,094,310 ▲ 1.29
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 18 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	15,010,712 ▲ 0.63

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