Dear Learned Recipient

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.             FBR imposes heavy fines for non-filing of 2025 income tax returns-PK

2.             FBR reports eight-fold rise in FY2025 revenue through enforcement measures-PK

3.             False Statement Alert: 2025 Tax Return Filers Face Major FBR Crackdown-PK

4.             Sales tax returns filing: FBR reconstitutes single portal committee-BR

5.             Dept’s doors always open for traders, taxpayers: RTO-BR

6.             Pakistan likely to receive $1.2bn next month as IMF board to meet on Dec 8-TNS

7.             IMF board meets on Dec 8 to approve $1.2bn for Pakistan-DTS

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

1.             Pakistan’s Commerce Ministry’s finalises 5-year textile and apparel policy for ECC review-BR

2.             ICCI to establish help desk for overseas Pakistanis-TN

3.             Sindh’s economy: Uplift projects bringing noticeable improvement: Sharjeel-BR

4.             Encroachments, land management: CDA deploying modern geospatial tools thru SUPARCO’s help-BR

5.             PSDP funds denied for power loans-ET

6.             Pakistan, Canada discuss shared goals-ET

7.             Canada, Pakistan explore climate, economic cooperation-DTS

8.             US mineral firm explores investment opportunities in Pakistan-DD

9.             KATI welcomes decision on first national industrial policy, urges swift implementation-APPCar sales soar 39%, production jumps 70% in first four months of FY-DTS

10.          Pakistan blocks Afghan fruit import via Iran amid border closures-ET

11.          Poverty reduction stalls despite growth-ET

36+ Customs Duty (including PSW)

1.             Multan Customs foils major smuggling attempt-BR

2.             Customs officer faces major penalty for facilitating smuggling at Lahore Airport-PK

3.             Port Qasim Reports Active Shipping Operations – November 13, 2025-PK

4.             Pakistan begins identifying sites for new deep-sea ports under 100-year vision-PK

5.             Three deep-sea ports to expand maritime footprint-DD

6.             Pakistan launches plan to develop new deep-sea ports-TN

7.             Customs seizes smuggled betel nuts, coal truck worth Rs 15 mln-APP

460+ Company Laws

1.             SECP and PBS sign MoU to boost data sharing and digital collaboration-PK

2.             SECP, PBS ink MoU to enhance data sharing, collaboration-TN

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

1.             SBP foreign exchange reserves rise by $22mn to $14.52bn-BR

2.             Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves rise by $60 million in weekly update-PK

3.             SBP Issues Updated Customer Exchange Rates: November 13, 2025-PK

4.             Reserves rise $22m to $14.52b-ET

5.             SBP reserves hit four-year high-DD

6.             SBP-held reserves rise to $14.52bn-DTS

7.             KIBOR Rates in Pakistan: November 13, 2025-PK

8.             Investment in human capital indispensable for progress: Experts-TN

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

1.             PSX soars over 2,400 points as KSE-100 crosses 160,000 mark amid broad-based buying-TNPSX jumps 2,474 points on political stability-ET

2.             P&G exit: Gillette Pakistan seeks delisting from PSX-DTS

3.             Stocks crumble as hopes fade for imminent Fed rate cut-BR

4.             KSE-100 index soars 2,473 points amid strong bullish momentum-PK

5.             Shares at KSE-100 Index climb 2,500 points amid IMF announcement-BR

6.             Bulls rally 2,476 points on IMF news-DD

7.             Stock market stays bullish, gains 2,474 points-TN

8.             Latest Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan – November 13, 2025-PK

9.             Rupee gains one paisa against dollar-DTS

10.          Rupee gains 1 paisa against dollar-TN

11.          Gold rises, poised for weekly gain on softer dollar-BR

12.          Gold prices skyrocket in Pakistan, jump Rs8,300 per tola-PK

13.          Today’s Gold and Silver Prices in Pakistan – November 13, 2025-PK

14.          Gold price surges by Rs 8,300 a tola-DTS

15.          Gold price jumps-TN

16.          Pakistan Gold today price & History with search of any date

17.          Pakistan Silver today price & History with search of any date

18.          World Gold & SIlver Prices Live and Gold Price World Price History

19.          World Silver & Gold Price Live and Silver History (USD)

20.          Textile, auto parts and transport sectors: Chinese investors ready to invest-BR

21.          Maple Leaf likely to acquire Pioneer Cement-ET

22.          Cotton spot rates-BR

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

1.             Petroleum Division and Ogra asked to resolve grid levy issue-BR

2.             Fuel prices, barring petrol, likely to rise by up to Rs9.5-DD

3.             Pakistan revives offshore exploration with 23-block award round-DD

4.             OGDC secures provisional award for 8 offshore exploration blocks-TN

5.             Fuel prices likely to change with possible Rs9.60 hike in diesel-TN

6.             OGDCL announces award of new offshore exploration blocks by petroleum ministry-PK

7.             OGDCL awarded eight new exploration blocks-BR

8.             LPG being sold at up to Rs400 per kg against Ogra-determined price of Rs201-TN

9.             Power generation from 969MW Neelum Jhelum Project unlikely to come online soon-TN

10.          Govt bid to oust K-Electric chief fails again-DD

11.          BR Research: Power tariffs: January rebasing on the cards-BR

12.          Small solar-powered enterprises: rural women’s role highlighted-BR

13.          KE board meeting remains inconclusive-BR

14.          Bid to oust KE CEO collapses-ET

Weather Updates 

1.             The Weather-BR

2.             Punjab Weather Update for November 13–14, 2025-PK

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

1.             Drone, missile attack on Kyiv injures 11, damages buildings-BR

2.             Ministry blames Afghans for Islamabad suicide attack-BR

3.             Gilgit-Baltistan: Samarkar launched to boost women-led enterprises-BR

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Other Pakistan

1.             PTI praises two judges for quitting apex court to protest against 27th Amendment-BR

2.             PM praises King Charles for leading exemplary life of public service-APP

3.             Matter of MQM-P’s local bodies legislation to be resolved through consensus: PM-APP

4.             GGGI to support Punjab in accessing int’l carbon finance-TN

5.             Consultations with Ulema continue to promote harmony-TN

6.             First casualty: Two SC judges resign in reaction to 27th Amendment-TN

7.             Matter of MQM-P’s LG law to be resolved with consensus: PM-TN

8.             Federal Govt approves key legislative amendments to align defence laws with 27th Constitutional Amendment-APP

9.             Field Marshal Munir’s five-year tenure as CDF to start after new notification-TN

10.          Gilani holds meetings with parliamentary leaders from Russia, Palestine, Rwanda-TN

11.          GGGI to support Punjab in accessing int’l carbon finance-TN

12.          Pakistan’s UN envoy reaffirms support for Palestine’s cause at meeting with Palestinian counterpart-APP

13.          Pakistan, UK wow to deepen cooperation on counter-terrorism, extradition and cybercrimes-APP

14.          President Zardari signs 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill into law-APP

The below news items are extracted after sending yesterday email:

(A) Six Newspapers Websites [Business Recorder (BR), Daily Dawn (DD), Express Tribune (ET), The News (TNS), The Nation (TN) & Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)] and

(B) Three other Business Websites [Pakistan Revenue (PK), Profit Pakistan Today (PPT) & Daily Times (DTS)]

(C) The above areas are covered by average 5 specialized team members, covering about 16 hours per day at different timing slots, under the Leadership of Mr Asif S Kasbati (FCA, FCMA & LLB).

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