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.           Court-protected period: ATIR DB Islamabad annuls Super Tax default surcharge-BR

2.           FBR orders clear printing of retail price, sales tax on 56 goods-PPT

3.           FBR refuses to share top taxpayer data with Senate panel without cabinet approval-PPT

4.           FBR fixes customs value of rubber stoppers at $14.63 per kg-PPT

5.           Steel producers commend FBR for corporatisation of AOPs-BR

6.           Steel producers laud FBR support for corporatisation of AOPs-TNS

7.           Coal import: FBR to strictly allow application of ST-BR

8.           Artificial intelligence to drive new tax model, says Aurangzeb-DD

9.           Finance Minister says new AI-led tax model to issue notices-BR

10.       Punjab targets revenue growth without new taxes: minister-BR

11.       FMCG importers ask FBR to review new packaging rules-PPT

12.       Hybrid vehicles are now subject to 25% sales tax-PPT

13.       Punjab offers 10% discount on motor vehicle token tax until August 31-PPT

14.       Govt sets quarterly release plan for FY27 recurrent budget-PPT

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

1.           Economic development: Banking sector playing pivotal role: Kayani-BR

2.           Cabinet takes stock of security, economic situation-BR

3.           FPCCI calls for private investment in inland waterways to cut logistics costs-TNS

4.           Aurangzeb announces establishment of SME Finance Task Force-BR

5.           PM Shehbaz calls for comprehensive strategy to boost SMEs’ access to financing-DD

6.           FY25-26: 21 listed cos raise Rs20bn thru further issuance of capital-BR

7.           GDP growth rate in 2025-26-BR

8.           FEDMC to build 113-acre bonded warehouse, Chinese community center as industrial reforms gather pace: CEO-APP

9.           Pakistan’s digital jump, and the gap beneath it- BR

10.       Aurangzeb announces establishment of SME Finance Task Force-BR

11.       Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan agree to establish strategic partnership-BR

12.       Business leaders for shift from road to water transport-BR

13.       Despite constitutional amendment hitting riba: Interest payments in trillions to continue after 2027-TNS

14.       Pakistan urged to tap African markets to boost exports-TNS

15.       Railways to procure 16 new power plants with over Rs3bn-DD

16.       Customs values on import of branded potato chips revised-BR

36+ Customs Duty (including PSW)

1.           CCLC greenlights amendments to anti-dumping laws-BR 

2.           Immense commercial opportunities available in Malawi’-BR

460 + Company Laws

1.           SECP helps listed firms raise over Rs20bn in FY26-TNS

2.           Loads Ltd via rights issue: CCP approves Treet’s additional stake acquisition-BR

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

1.           SBP launches portal to attract investment-DD

2.           SBP limits minimum deposit profit rate to individual accounts up to Rs10 million-PPT

3.           Banking Mohtasib disposes of 36,280 complaints in 2025-BR

4.           Banks seen benefiting from MDR reform, InvestPak launch-TNS

5.           World Bank backs stronger local governments in Pakistan as spending share falls to 4.7%-PPT

6.           Pakistan initiates issuance of Eurobond, Sukuk, dollar-settled rupee-linked bonds at global capital markets-BR

7.           NFC reform and limits of fiscal devolution-BR

8.           NFC reform and limits of fiscal devolution-BR

9.           Pakistan’s federal debt reaches Rs82 trillion by end-May-PPT

10.       Foreign investments rebound but recovery uneven: UN-BR

11.       Foreign investments rebound but recovery uneven: UN-TNS

12.       Bank Alfalah, BII sign $50 million loan facility to expand climate finance in Pakistan-PPT

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

1.           Stocks tumble at PSX, KSE-100 down 2,500 points amid US-Iran tensions-BR

2.           Banking sector dominance on PSX-BR

3.           KSE-100 loses 1,199 points on profit-taking-TNS

4.           PSX snaps 5-day bullish streak, falls by over 1,100 points-DD

5.           PSX tumbles nearly 1,200 points on broad-based profit-taking-ET

6.           SG Power raises authorised capital fourfold, seeks sector reclassification at PSX-PPT

7.           Dollar at week-high after US resumes Iran strikes; RBNZ hike hoists kiwi- BR

8.           Rupee ends almost flat-TNS

9.           Govt plans first dollar-settled rupee bonds-TNS

10.       Gold eases as fresh US-Iran tensions lift oil prices, rate-hike bets-BR

11.       Gold prices down Rs2,500 per tola-TNS

12.       Gold prices fall by Rs2,500 per tola-TN

13.       Silver price in Pakistan for today, July 07, 2026-PPT

14.       Federal Committee on Agriculture’s cotton output estimates questioned-DD

15.       PMEX traded value hits record Rs11.3tr in FY26-TNS

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

1.           Oil gains after vessels attacked near Strait of Hormuz-BR

2.           JI demands petrol price cut, calls for protests over levy-BR

3.           Oil prices climb as US strikes on Iran fuel fears truce is unravelling-BR

4.           US revoking license that authorized Iranian oil sales, official says-BR

5.           Oil industry raises concerns over Ogra’s proposed PDC payment mechanism-TNS

6.           Customs moves to revoke refinery’s bonded licence over fuel clearance violation-TNS

7.           Oil prices gain as focus shifts to supply recovery and demand-ET

8.           Food bills rise despite falling fuel costs-DD

9.           Govt misses deadline for notifying gas tariff-DD

10.       Qatari LNG tanker at risk of exploding after two vessels struck-BR

11.       Engro Vopak begins feasibility study for Pakistan’s first refrigerated LPG import terminal-PPT

12.       Govt keeps gas tariffs unchanged despite Ogra cut in prescribed prices-PPT

13.       Pakistan buys second spot LNG cargo in two weeks as Qatari supplies remain disrupted-PPT

14.       Power outage at Dhabeji cuts water supply by 100MGD-BR

15.       KE’s Bin Qasim Power Station-III: Nepra okays revised performance benchmarks-BR

16.       Power outage at Dhabeji causes 100mgd water shortage in city-TNS

17.       Iesco ends load management, promises uninterrupted power supply-DD

Weather Updates 

The Weather-BR

320+ Human Resources (including Training, Health, Precautions & Safety - other than above areas)

1.         At Jamia Masjid Madina in PECHS Block 6, Karachi, used wudu water is being collected and reused to irrigate the gardens of Al-Murtaza Family Park. It is a simple idea with a meaningful impact, especially as Pakistan faces growing water scarcity.

2.         Karachi Abbasi Shaheed Hospital worst condition - Neither Salaries paid nor Medicines available nor Security via PPP City Govt

3.         Ladies have to be careful everywhere

Other Pakistan

1.         Islamabad LG polls: PM seeks summary to meet legal requirements-BR

2.         Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: PM for developing specialised lending products-BR

3.         President Zardari in Kyrgyzstan to boost ties-DD

4.         Karachi ranked among ‘least liveable cities’ in the world-DD

5.         Federal ombudsperson withdraws appeal-TNS

6.         NA committee raises concerns over inadequate federal funding for Sindh projects-TNS

7.         Sindh cabinet approves landmark Farmers’ Agricultural Collectives Act-TNS

8.         Senate panel seeks scientific analysis of energy drinks’ ingredients-TNS

9.         Malik informs NA body: Refinery upgradation policy submitted to Cabinet-BR

10.     Warrants Review Committee: Senate panel decides to request PM for reconstitution-BR

11.     18th Amendment: Kamal concerned at incomplete implementation-BR

12.     USD4.6bn foreign-funded projects: Senate panel orders report on delays, cost overruns-BR

13.     Pakistan Railways revenue rises 20% to Rs115 billion in FY26-PPT

14.     CM lauds C&W dept for completing construction, rehab works on 1,129 roads, helping govt save Rs11bn-BR

15.     Senate body seeks details on ingredients used in energy drinks-BR

16.     LCCI, PISMIDA sign MoU to promote industrial growth-BR

17.     FCC seeks recruitment record in sanitation workers’ vacancies case-TNS

18.     ECP gives KP, Centre until 28th to submit LG paperwork-DD

19.     Dar reviews country’s engagements with multilateral initiatives-BR

20.     Audit report finds NDMA underutilised funds-BR

21.     ECP seeks LG notifications from KP govt-TNS

22.     Federal Committee on Agriculture’s cotton output estimates questioned-DD

23.     ‘Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar’ programme: Nearly 125,000 houses progressing rapidly towards completion: CM-BR

24.     Governor urges youth to participate in politics-TNS

25.     Draft law to expand KP MPAs’ immunities sparks debate-TNS

26.     Sindh govt to take strict action against wheat hoarders: Sharjeel-TNS

27.     Bilawal asks GB govt to give 100-day governance plan-TNS

28.     Sindh's uplift projects: NA panel concerned at ‘inadequate’ federal funding-BR

29.     ]Registrar can’t determine pleas’ legal merits: FCC-TNS

30.     IHC seeks prison report on ‘solitary confinement’ of Imran, Bushra-TNS

31.     LDA, PHA: PAC-1 orders probe into financial ‘irregularities’- BR

32.     Sharjeel says action will be taken against wheat hoarders-BR

33.     Unchecked settlements near Gilgit raise Glof risks-DD

34.     Sindh IGP told to submit report on cases pending against rights activist-TNS

35.     Pakistan-Bulgaria political consultations held-BR

36.     Basic health issues can only be tackled by local government: health minister-DD

37.     Cargo plane with 5 onboard goes missing off Karachi coast-TNS

38.     Row over removal of Diljit film exposing Indian Punjab insurgency abuses-TNS

39.     KP govt enacts law granting lawmakers lifetime official passports, expanding privileges-DD

40.     Geely to debut two EV models in Pakistan through Bestway Group-PPT

41.     Supreme Court issues notices on Imaan, Hadi’s pleas-DD

42.     Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in US for key talks-DD

43.     Security of Afghans’ holding centre tightened in Rawalpindi-DD

44.     Peshawar High Court directs Centre to decide Afghan asylum seekers’ cases on non-refoulement principle-DD

45.     Russia lifts ban on Punjab potatoes-DD

46.     CDA completes bidding process for garbage collection project in Islamabad-DD

47.     Man gets jail term, fine for torture of wife, adopted daughter in Lahore-DD

48.     Cabinet extends Rangers’ deployment in Sindh for one more year-DD

49.     ]Services of 89 Gilgit-Baltistan doctors regularised-DD

50.     NAB hands over four confiscated properties worth Rs348 million to Ministry of Housing -PPT

51.     Cargo plane disappears from radar over Arabian Sea off Karachi-DD

52.     Crowds bid farewell to Khamenei in Qom-BR

53.     Coffin of Khamenei arrives in Iraq's Najaf- BR

Other international
 

1.         US charges imprisoned Indian gang leader with ordering 2023 murder of Canadian Sikh separatist-BR

2.         US unleashes new wave of strikes on Iran after reinstating oil sanctions over attacks in Strait of Hormuz-DD

3.         US says it has completed a new round of strikes on Iran-BR

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