590+ Taxes & Levies (including FED, GIDC, Budgets, IMF, ORS/BS 19+ FST cum Customs Duty but excluding those which are exclusively about Customs Duty)

1.         Revenue forecasting approach realistic: FBR chief-BR

2.         FTO bars public bodies from exceeding legal powers-BR

3.         Taxes reforms remain a dream- BR

4.         FBR to place traders’ representatives at 17 Regional Tax Offices to improve coordination-PPT

5.         Tobacco growers to hold sit-in against heavy taxes on 20th-BR

6.         Myths and reality of agri income tax-DD

7.         Traders refuse to pay taxes to KDA over unfulfilled commitments-TNS

8.         EPZs incur losses of over Rs20bn in tax revenues: AGP-TNS

9.         Multan excise surpasses annual revenue target, collects Rs5.37bn in FY2025-26-PPT

10.     NHA increases toll tax on Islamabad-Lahore M-2 Motorway by 7pc-DD

11.     Transfers and postings in PRA-BR

Economy & Inflation matters (including Import, Export & CPEC)

1.           Two economic updates and outlooks-BR

2.           Economic prospects of Keti Bandar Port revival-TNS

3.           Socioeconomic transformation: Ahsan seeks role of overseas Pakistanis-BR

4.           The cost of borrowed economic wisdom-DD

5.           Pakistan, Türkiye step up economic partnership, reaffirm $5bn trade ambition-PPT

6.           Cheaper Indian rice hits Pakistan’s export market as Afghan border closure causes $1.1bn losses-PPT

7.           CORPORATE WINDOW: Treat freelancers like digital diaspora-DD

8.           IT minister stresses proposed telecom bill needed as existing laws insufficient for 5G, other modern tech-DD

9.           Cement dispatches rise 7.21% to 50.515 million tonnes in FY26-PPT

10.       Weekly inflation falls 0.98%, but rises 13.52% year-on-year-PPT

11.       Iran and Qatar resume maritime trade-BR

12.       Prices of daily use items remain firm-BR

13.       Price hike persists despite reduction in fuel prices-TNS

36+ Customs Duty (including PSW)

1.             Maritime sector undergoing huge reform drives-BR

2.             Comment: Turning water into wealth-TNS

300+ Banking, Finance & Investments (including Monetary Policy, Foreign Exchange, FATF, AML/CFT & NBFC)

1.           USD331bn climate financing needed by 2030: SBP-BR

2.           SBP injects Rs13.85 trillion through conventional, Shariah-compliant OMOs-PPT

3.           Punjab broadens housing loan programme with Rs1m financing cap for low-income families-PPT

4.           Non-bank financial companies allowed to offer loans under PM Apna Ghar Program-PPT

Market (Stock, Currency, Gold, Textile, Cotton & PMEX)

1.           Positive momentum continues at PSX, KSE-100 up nearly 900 points in early trade-BR

2.           KSE-100 set for further gains on rate cut hopes-TNS

3.           Dollar near two-week lows as rate-hike bets recede, embattled yen in focus-BR

4.           Rupee likely to maintain modest gains-TNS

5.           Gold trades near two-week high on cooling US rate-hike bets-BR

6.           Gold prices down Rs1,100 per tola-TNS

7.           Gold price in Pakistan for today, July 04, 2026-PPT

8.           Silver price in Pakistan for today, July 04, 2026-PPT

9.           Weekly cotton review: Market witnesses return of bullish sentiment-BR

10.       Cotton ginning units begin shutting down as prices crash after tax relief delay-PPT

11.       Sugarcane encroaching on cotton’s land-DD

POL, Gas, other Minerals & Electricity (including Solar & Water)

1.           Petroleum pricing: FY27 starts on a defensive note-BR

2.           Oil slips after OPEC+ agrees to raise output targets-BR

3.           Oil’s stunning reversal rekindles fears of a global glut-TNS

4.           Opec+ approves further oil output increase as Hormuz exports start to recover-DD

5.           Petroleum levy on petrol raised to Rs70.36, cut to Rs70.82 on diesel -PPT

6.           Ogra allows Cnergyico to export 40,000 tonnes of furnace oil in July-TNS

7.           Consumers: AGP speaks of RLNG diversion burden-BR

8.           Ogra notifies 15pc increase in Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas price for June-DD

9.           Pakistan raises LNG prices by up to 16.17 percent-TN

10.       Pakistan unveils $2.5bn power sector investment pipeline for Turkish investors-PPT

11.       Pakistan courts Turkish investment with fresh push on privatisation, energy and mining-PPT

Weather Updates 

 The Weather-BR

Other Pakistan

1.           PAF Group captain killed while trying to protect woman-BR

2.           CM-elect to take oath today as PPP chief Bilawal arrives in Gilgit-Baltistan-DD

3.           Three sons of Khamenei attend funeral; no public appearance by Mojtaba yet-TNS

4.           Passu cherry show gives Hunza entrepreneurs a stage to showcase wares-DD

5.           CM pays tribute to Capt Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed-BR

6.           Protecting children beyond parental compromise-BR

7.           Punjab CM ordered police to act on merit in foreign women’s case: DIG-DD

8.           JI leader terms Rs1.97 fuel price reduction a joke-TNS

9.           CM felicitates Americans on Independence Day-BR

10.       Owner's consent mandatory for telecom infrastructure on private property: Tarar-BR

11.       KP CM directs official machinery to move into ‘execution mode’-BR

12.       SHC grants bail to three men in silver possession case-TNS

13.       Punjab allocates funds for high-speed rail, glass train projects-DD-

14.       Bilawal to attend GB CM’s oath ceremony today-BR

15.       LCCI organises 11th session of Financial Advisory Baithak-BR

16.       Telecom bill protects private land: ministers-BR

17.       AJK LA-23: PPP candidate withdraws in favour of JUI-F-BR

18.       DCs directed to intensify anti-encroachment drive-BR

19.       ‘Pak-US ties built on commitment to peace, respect’-TNS

20.       Murad, Sharjeel, PA speaker mark July 5 with pledge to defend Constitution, democracy-TNS

21.       Mohsin Naqvi to represent Pakistan at UN Chiefs of Police Summit in NY-TNS

22.       KP to launch crackdown on professional beggars-TNS

23.       Sindh Building Control Authority shake-up amid corruption probe raises hopes for reform-DD

24.       PAF officer martyred while saving woman in Islamabad: police-TNS

25.       SALU committee recommends Rs4.58bn budget-BR

26.       Flour prices surge nationwide, burdening households-BR

27.       Endowment fund for KP journalists approved-BR

28.       Sindh minister confirms 78 children infected with HIV at Karachi's Valika Hospital-DD

29.       July 5 will forever remain darkest wound on democratic soul: Bilawal-BR

30.       Shalimar Express derails at Khanewal-BR

31.       IHC finalises three nominees for judges’ vacancies-DD

32.       PTI demands probe into KP quadcopter attack-DD

33.       IFC, MRA Bangladesh team visit SAFCO to Study Housing Finance-BR

34.       Gulf Cooperation Council: Suttar concerned at disruption to shipping, customs operations-BR

35.       PPP condemns July 5 martial law-TNS

36.       Islamabad and Haripur: F’abad Agri University team visits key institutions-BR

37.       Work on projects of youth engagement plan underway: Balochistan CM-BR

38.       Ahsan Iqbal urges diaspora to invest in their country’s growth-DD

39.       Content creator granted bail in case registered by police under Peca in Karachi-DD

40.       PMA for equal salaries in private hospitals-TNS

41.       Sindh minister confirms 78 children infected with HIV at Karachi's Valika Hospital-DD

42.       Police vow no fear or favour in foreigners’ kidnap case-DD

43.       Turkiye eyes F110 fighter jet engines as Trump comes to town-TNS

44.       PTI demands probe into KP quadcopter attack-DD

45.       CM Bugti holds open forum on social media-DD

46.       PPP seminar: ‘Zia’s martial law still haunts Pakistan’-DD

47.       PPP calls for uninterrupted continuation of democratic process-TNS

48.       Suspect who shot PAF officer dead arrested within 9 hours: Islamabad IG-DD

49.       Foreign women’s case: PTI asks Dar to quit for fair probe-TNS

50.       Federal govt to bail Fuuast out of fiscal crisis: Khalid Maqbool-TNS

51.    Sindh to provide full medical care to HIV-affected children at Sessi hospital: Ghani-TNS

Other international

Trump offers to help Putin find deal with Ukraine, also speaks with Zelensky-TNS

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