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Federal Budget termed detrimental to industry

KARACHI: Former Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and former...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:53am

Opinion

Budget with mixed signals

This is a contractionary budget, aimed at delivering a consolidated fiscal deficit of 3.9 percent of GDP—the ...

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 10:38am

Opinion

The assumptions in FY26 budget

The budget 2025-26 makes one implicit and three explicit assumptions that enable its architects to present a set of...

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 08:03am

BR Research

FY26 budget delivers little for oil, gas and refineries

The Federal Budget for FY26 has brought a mix of continuity and subtle policy shifts for Pakistan’s oil and gas...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:28am

Pakistan

Budget again fails to meet masses’ expectations: SCBAP

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (SCBAP) noted that the annual federal budget once again...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am

Pakistan

Sindh govt to allocate ‘substantial budget’ for e-taxis, scooters

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to purchase additional buses and allocate a substantial budget for ...

Published 12 Jun, 2025 06:18am

Business & Finance

Pakistan govt’s budget steps may hinder cashless economy drive: TOAP

ISLAMABAD: As the government unveils a raft of new taxes on digital transactions and e-commerce in the federal...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 12:04pm

Business & Finance

Budget 2025 - 26: SALIENT FEATURES

i. Export-led growth. ii. Consumer welfare. iii. Availability of cheaper industrial raw materials iv. Economic...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Business & Finance

Budget 2025 - 26: NOTES ON CLAUSES

Clause 5 (1) (a) Seeks to add new clause in section 2 of the Customs Act, 1969 to define “cargo tracking system”....

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Editorials

The Budget

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb presented yesterday a Rs 17.573 trillion federal budget for 2025-2026...

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 07:13am

Business & Finance

Budget: Pakistan govt projects $19.9bn foreign assistance

ISLAMABAD: The government has budgeted foreign assistance of $19.922 billion at dollar rate of Rs290 — (Rs5.78...

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 11:07am

Business & Finance

Budget 2025 - 26: Finance Bill

A BILL to give effect to the financial proposals of the Federal Government for the year beginning on the first day...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Business & Finance

KCCI says budget lacks steps for economic growth

KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has criticised the federal budget 2025-26, describing ...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Markets

Budget 2025-26: auto sector faces mixed fortunes amid tariff reforms, carbon tax

Pakistan’s auto sector navigated a complex landscape following the announcement of the federal budget for 2025-26,...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 02:05am

Markets

Key highlights of Pakistan budget for 2025-26

Business Recorder takes a look at key points

Updated 11 Jun, 2025 12:36am

Business & Finance

KCCI sounds alarm on ‘camouflage’ Budget 2025-26

Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG), Zubair Motiwala, while terming the federal budget 2025-26 a “camouflage budget,”...

Published 10 Jun, 2025 10:26pm

Budget 2025-26

Budget 2025-26: Pakistan govt offers tax relief to salaried class, but representatives unhappy

In a move to ease the tax burden on the working population, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has announced cuts...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:42pm

Startup Recorder

Is the budget changing how government views e-commerce?

Some experts say the recognition of tech, e-commerce, and digital trade in the tax net suggests the government is beginning to take this segment seriously

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:56pm

Opinion

Who’s afraid of the Budget?

Is it the government? If the budget is to be strategic, as the finance minister says, and if it has to reflect the...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:41am

Business & Finance

Sectors including tobacco: ‘Illicit trade continues to be Achilles heel for revenue collectors’

LAHORE: As the federal government gears up to present the FY 2025–26 budget today, illicit trade in sectors...

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

BR Research

FY25 – Signs of stability amid structural strains

In FY25, Pakistan’s economy demonstrated notable resilience, stabilizing amidst challenging global conditions and...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:07am

Markets

Budget FY26: PSX proposes to resolve provincial jurisdiction differences over collection of sales tax on services at CCI

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has urged the federal and provincial governments to raise the issue of...

Updated 08 Jun, 2025 04:06pm

Startup Recorder

Will the budget provide ‘deep reforms startups truly need to thrive’?

Startups hope for seed grants, tax incentives and export facilitation

Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:04pm

Editorials

Budget consultation with IMF

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while speaking to a group of journalists in Peshawar stated that ongoing...

Updated 05 Jun, 2025 07:57am

Budget 2025-26

Textile bodies demand continuation of original EFS

KARACHI: The Value-Added Textile Associations Forum, representing various apparel and textile bodies, jointly held a...

Updated 05 Jun, 2025 09:26am

Budget 2025-26

Unregistered taxpayers: 4pc ‘further sales tax’ to be abolished

ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to take a bold documentation measure to abolish four percent “further sales...

Updated 04 Jun, 2025 09:47am

Opinion

External financing in FY2025-26

One of the key indicators in the federal budget is the projected level of external financing to partly finance the...

Updated 03 Jun, 2025 06:43am

Business & Finance

FPCCI opposes new taxes in budget

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Vice President Muhammad Aman Paracha...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 06:14am

Pakistan

Budget 2025-26: Rs1trn planned for PSDP, says Ahsan Iqbal

Planning minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday the government would propose Rs1 trillion for Public Sector Development...

Published 02 Jun, 2025 10:34pm

Business & Finance

Budget 26: Govt looking to boost export of ‘made in Pakistan’ mobile phones, say assemblers

Sources say governments are designing a policy similar to the Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) which will incentivise the export of ‘made in Pakistan’ mobile phones

Published 02 Jun, 2025 11:17am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 20	283.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 20	283.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 20	146.09
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 20	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 20	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 20	5,967.84
India Sensex / Jun 20	82,408.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 20	38,403.23
Nasdaq / Jun 20	19,447.41
Hang Seng / Jun 20	23,530.48
FTSE 100 / Jun 20	8,774.65
Dow Jones / Jun 20	42,206.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 20	23,350.55
France CAC40 / Jun 20	7,589.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 20	74.93
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 20	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 20	306,069
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 20	3,368.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 20	66.70
Petrol/Litre / Jun 21	258.43
Diesel/Litre / Jun 21	262.59

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jun 20 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	356 ▲ 40.99 (13.01%)
Faisal Sp. / Jun 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	313.91 ▲ 33.82 (12.07%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 20 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	33.53 ▲ 3.42 (11.36%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jun 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.90 ▲ 1 (11.24%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 20 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	50.25 ▲ 5 (11.05%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 20 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	25.43 ▲ 2.33 (10.09%)
Shams Textile / Jun 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	31.52 ▲ 2.87 (10.02%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 20 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	24.61 ▲ 2.24 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	39 ▲ 3.55 (10.01%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Jun 20 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	621.82 ▲ 56.53 (10%)

Stock	Price
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 20 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	12.92 ▼ -2.14 (-14.21%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jun 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	61.07 ▼ -7.82 (-11.35%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 20 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	41 ▼ -4.9 (-10.68%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 20 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.28 ▼ -5.59 (-10.01%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 20 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	11,153.83 ▼ -1239.27 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 20 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	173.06 ▼ -19.23 (-10%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 20 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	56.21 ▼ -6.24 (-9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Jun 20 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	20.18 ▼ -2.23 (-9.95%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.49 ▼ -0.27 (-9.78%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jun 20 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	40.61 ▼ -4.39 (-9.76%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	42,791,268 ▼ -0.04
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 20 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	26,664,589 ▼ -4.92
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 20 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	25,526,681 ▼ -0.26
Yousuf Weaving / Jun 20 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,497,580 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,445,689 ▲ 0.08
Sui South Gas / Jun 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	13,554,568 ▼ -0.06
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	9,805,036 ▼ -0.27
Dewan Cement / Jun 20 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	9,257,161 ▼ -0.86
Invest Bank / Jun 20 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	8,867,595 ▼ -0.26
Pak Refinery / Jun 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	8,518,206 ▲ 0.01

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