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.             Extensions for filing tax returns: FTO directs investigation against FBR over inaction-BR

2.             FBR issues draft insurance guarantee format for export facilitation scheme-PK

3.             FBR imposes penalties for 2025 wealth statement non-submission-PK

4.             FTO orders probe into FBR over alleged failure to process tax return extension requests-PPT

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

1.             ECC approves Rs50bn technical supplementary grant for defence projects-BR

2.             Economic Coordination Committee approves grants for security, defence projects-DD

3.             ECC approves key grants for Security, defence Projects, Structural reforms-APP

4.             ECC sanctions grants to boost defence, border management-TNS

5.             Economic think tank calls for business-friendly policies-TNS

6.             ECC for incentivising, facilitating greater participation of foreign firms in petroleum exploration sector-TN

7.             Pakistan calls for stronger economic integration, broader partnerships at SCO meeting-APP

8.             Structural reforms under sharper focus, Aurangzeb tells Dialog delegation-BR

9.             SCO summit sidelines: Dar meets Li-BR

10.          EPBD hosts high-profile DIALOG delegation-BR

11.          OPINION: When leaders seek wisdom-BR

12.          Could a $500m MoU draw Pakistan into a US–China minerals rivalry?-BR

36+ Customs Duty (including PSW)

1.               Jul-Oct trade deficit jumps 39% to $12.7bn year-on-year-BR

2.               Bulgarian envoy for strengthening bilateral trade ties-BR

3.               Pakistan enters bunkering market with first facility-DD

4.               Textile exports drift lower for third month-DD

5.               Karachi Port: Standardised bunkering operations launched-BR

6.               Pakistan launches first standardized bunkering operations at Karachi Port-PK

7.               ‘KFH to be upgraded with EU standards’-BR

460+ Company Laws

Country witnessing rise in business confidence: SECP-BR

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

1.           Auto financing surges to Rs 315 billion as vehicle demand rebounds: SBP-TN

2.           Lucky Investments, 5th Pillar Takaful announce strategic partnership-APP-PK

3.           Pakistan’s IT exports skyrocket to record $386M in October 2025-PK

4.           EDITORIAL: Current account deficit-BR

5.           IFC, Standard Chartered set up $400m facility-DD

6.           Lucky Investments, 5th Pillar Takaful announce strategic partnership-APP

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

1.           Selling engulfs bourse, KSE-100 sheds over 750 points-BR

2.           Bears drive out bulls amid dearth of triggers-DD

3.           PSX stumbles as selling pressure mounts-ET

4.           PSX loses 752 points-TN

5.           PSX stumbles as index drops 752 points amid broad-ET

6.           KSE-100 index drops 752 points as PSX mirrors global market losses-PK

7.           Rupee continues to strengthen against US dollar-BR

8.           Gold subdued as dollar firms; spotlight on Fed minutes, US jobs data-BR

9.           Gold slips to one-week low-BR

10.       Gold drops despite rebound in global market-ET

11.       Pakistan gold prices drop by Rs7,000 per tola amid global market slowdown-PK

12.       Gold and Silver Prices: Bullion Market update November 18, 2025-PK

13.       Gold price in Pakistan for today, November 19, 2025-PPT

14.       Volume of business improves on cotton market-BR

15.       Cotton spot rates-BR

16.       Spot rate sheds 100 per maund-BR

17.       Textile exports dip in October-TNS

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

1.             Oil prices fall as rising US inventories reinforce oversupply concerns-BR

2.             Oil prices end flat in choppy trade-BR

3.             Senate panel recommends performance audit of petroleum exploration companies-TN

4.             RLNG gets costlier for third time in November-DD

5.             RLNG prices raised by up to 1.97pc for Nov-TN

6.             Ogra enforcement team finally wakes up, seals 3 LPG plants-TN

7.             PPP for CY26: CPPA-G indicates PKR decline, power demand growth-BR

8.             CPPA-G seeks Nepra’s nod for Re0.65 per unit refund to consumers-TN

9.             Nepra fines 3 power utilities Rs57.5m over ‘preventable’ deathsTNS

10.          Power bills could rise in 2026 as Nepra reviews rates-TNS

11.          Power consumers to get Rs0.65/unit refund in December bills-TNS

12.          Power firms seek to refund Rs6.3bn for October usage-DD

13.          NEPRA fines three power firms Rs57.5m over 30 Punjab deaths-ET

14.          Hike in power purchase price likely-ET

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

16.          KE removes kundas-BR

17.          Load factor matters-BR

18.          Oct FCA: CPPA-G seeks Re0.68 negative adjustment-BR

Weather Updates 

The Weather-BR

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

ICAP, ICMAP again recognise ChildLife Foundation with BCR Award-TN

Other Pakistan

1.               PM reaffirms govt’s commitment to Sikh community-BR

2.               SJC, JCP and SC (P&P) Committee reconstituted-BR

3.               41 independent candidates: Providing 15-day relief an error: Justice Mandokhel-BR

4.               PM vows full support to AJK PM-BR

5.               SC reorganises judicial forums in wake of 27th Amendment-ETT

6.               ECP objects to ICT LG law amendment-TNS

7.               Ordinance granting exclusive jurisdiction to CBs over all matters under Article 199 challenged-DD

8.               Govt committed to providing all facilities to Sikh pilgrims, says PM-DD

9.               ECP decides holding LG polls in ICT immediately-BR

10.            Balochistan turns to tech for water security-ET

11.            LHC restrains police from harassing Indian Sikh woman-BR

12.            6th round of Pakistan, Finland BPC held-BR

13.            Mayor lays foundation stones for several development projects-BR

14.            Ahsan inaugurates CMS, HPC facility at PIEAS-BR

15.            Pakistan condemns atrocities to Palestinians-BR

16.            Dar reaffirms commitment to ‘Shanghai Spirit’-BR

17.            Planning Minister calls for proactive planning ahead of Ramazan-APP

18.            Shehbaz Sharif felicitates AJK PM-elect; assures federal govt’s cooperation-APP

19.            DPM Dar calls on President Putin among other heads of govt delegations at SCO moot-APP

20.            President, PM praise security forces for killing 15 terrorists in KP operations-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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