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Dr Ikramul Haq

Opinion

FBR under cyberattack-II: Wake-up call

Interestingly, FBR is not only collecting taxes but is also responsible for dealing with Anti-Money Laundering and...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 04:43am

Opinion

FBR under cyberattack—I: Wake-up call

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the apex federal revenue collection body, is entrusted with the responsibility ...

Updated 19 Aug, 2021 02:08pm

Opinion

Independence Day reflections

Tomorrow, the nation will celebrate 75th Independence Day with a hope that the incumbent government is going to ...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Opinion

Our national priorities

The claws of corruption have engulfed us, and its force is getting stronger with each passing day. Although the...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:18am

Opinion

Countering corrupt practices

Corporations around the world use bribery and demonstrate other unethical behaviours to generate business from local...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

Opinion

Taxes and social democracy

“The perks culture has also held real estate development hostage for decades as officials seek to reward ...

Published 24 Jul, 2021 04:27am

Opinion

Pakistan: ML/CFT challenges in trade

Trade is used as an ally for money laundering by misdeclarations of goods, under-invoicing and...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:03am

Opinion

Overriding ‘doctrine of mutuality’

Through the Finance Act, 2021 [“the Act”], the Parliament has made an amendment with retrospective application ...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

Opinion

Historic collection by FBR

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has surpassed the third-time revised target of fiscal year (FY) 2020-2021 and for...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:20am

Opinion

Taliban, Americans, terrorism & drug trade

Tomorrow, June 26, will mark the International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. The theme for 2021 is “Share facts on drugs, save lives”.

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Opinion

Salaried class and tax brutality

The proposed taxation of salary income on gross basis, for the first time in Subcontinent since the introduction of...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

Opinion

Cautious optimism or justified pessimism?

The Finance Bill 2021 with federal budget will be unveiled today. Will it bring relief for the unemployed, ...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Opinion

Taxes, inflation & social welfare

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has achieved a historic milestone of collecting taxes of Rs 4.17 trillion in the...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

Opinion

Budget FY22 and taxation

The budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022, the fourth of the coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), is ...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Opinion

A better tax model

For the last two decades every year, we have been consistently suggesting in these columns some innovative budget...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

Opinion

Budget FY22: Tarin faces Herculean task

The fourth Finance Minister Shaukat Fayaz Ahmed Tarin of the coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)....

Published 20 May, 2021 04:26am

Opinion

Restructuring of tax system: a blueprint

“A comprehensive strategy had been formulated to shift the gear and move to higher economic growth. I do not...

Published 07 May, 2021 04:35am

Opinion

Weeding out 'deadwood'

According to a news story, the coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has recently convened a ...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

Opinion

PTI, FBR & tax directories — II

Even otherwise, the above laws could not override the National Accountability Bureau Ordinance, 1999 (NAB...

Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Opinion

PTI, FBR & tax directories — I

Failure of the coalition of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) vis-à-vis economic governance, changing four finance...

Updated 23 Apr, 2021 11:15am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 2	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 2	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 2	155.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 2	1.25
Euro to USD / May 2	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
India Sensex / May 2	74720.19
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
Hang Seng / May 2	18192.04
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 2	79.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	206619
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 2	2311.74
Diesel/Litre / May 2	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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