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 dismisses senior auditor over Rs238 billion tax fraud case-PK

2.             Rs238.421bn mega sales tax fraud: FBR sacks officer over failure to conduct probe-BR

3.             AGP unearths doubtful sanction of Rs347m refund by LTO Lahore-BR

4.             IMF deal marks stability, not recovery-ET

5.             Hard work for inclusive growth begins-ET

6.             PRAL, PSW blamed for big import data gap-BR

 

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

1.             OICCI members contributed Rs2.7 trillion in taxes during 2024-APP

2.             OICCI members contributed Rs2.7tr taxes during 2024-TN

3.             Meeting discussed enhancing regional trade through connectivity-APP

4.             Efforts expedited to make embroidery as vital component of value-added textile sector: FCCI President-APP

5.             Govt committed to transform PBS into modern data hub: Ahsan Iqbal-APP

6.             Pak-Indonesia business community have pivotal role for boosting economic ties: Ambassador Chandra-APP

7.             Large industry grows by 4.44 % during July-August-APP

8.             PM Shehbaz for promotion of cottage SMEs to achieve industrial growth-TN

9.             Rising impersonation scams threaten digital economy-ET

10.          Cottage industries and SMEs: PM ties Pakistan’s industrial future to SME ecosystem growth-BR

11.          LSM: Between hope and hard reality-BR

12.          KATI welcomes $3 Billion Pakistan-Vietnam trade target-APP

13.          Surplus surprises: Don’t celebrate yet-BR

14.          Pakistan exported goods worth Rs.2,149,784 million in 1st quarter-APP

15.          NA Committee on Commerce launches probe into sugar export, import irregularities-APP

16.          ICCI, PSW, DRAP host awareness session on drugs import facilitation-TN

17.          IT exports surpass $1 billion mark in Jul–Sep-TN

 

18.          Government approves wheat policy 2025-26, sets support price at Rs3,500 per maund-PK

19.          NA panel recommends deregulation of sugar sector to prevent price manipulation, speculative practices-TN

20.          Full deregulation of sugar sector recommended-DD

 

36+ Customs Duty (including PSW)

1.             Customs seizes goods worth Rs481.949 mln in anti-smuggling drive-APP

2.             Multan Customs seizes smuggled goods worth Rs482 million-PK

3.             Port Qasim Shipping Operations Report – Oct 20, 2025-PK

4.             Shipping Activity at Port Qasim-APP

 

460+ Company Laws

Nov 23 by-polls: ECP invites applications for postal ballot votes-BR

 

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

1.             Foreign exchange rates-APP

2.             Currency rates of NBP-APP

3.             NBP Exchange Rates-APP

4.             SBP Updates Currency Exchange Rates – October 20, 2025-PK

5.             SBP Issues Updated KIBOR Rates – October 20, 2025-PK

6.             Pakistan’s foreign direct investment drops 34% in first quarter of FY2025-26: SBP-PK

7.             Foreign direct investment in Pakistan dives 34% to $568.8mn in FY26’s Q1-BR

8.             SBP joins hands with IFC to expand local currency financing, support private sector growth-TN

9.             Pakistan’s current account deficit widens 18% in first quarter of FY2025-26: SBP-PK

10.          SBP and IFC collaborate to boost local currency financing in Pakistan-PK

11.          SBP, International Finance Corporation ink deal to boost local currency financing in Pakistan-DD

12.          SBP, IFC ink agreement to boost local currency financing in Pakistan-TNS

13.          September sees $110m surplus after two months-DD

14.          Pakistan’s current account posts $110mn surplus in September 2025-BR

 

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

1.             PSX gains 2,436 points to close at 166,242-APP

2.             PSX rallies 1.49% as banking sector leads recovery-ET

3.             PSX upbeat on ceasefire confirmation, IMF staff-level agreement-TNS

4.             Ceasefire triggers 2,436-point rally on PSX-DD

5.             KSE-100 index jumps 2,437 points as Pak-Afghan ceasefire boosts investor confidence-PK

6.             Stock market gains 2,436 points-TN

 

7.             Rupee gains 03 paisa against US Dollar-APP

8.             Kerb currency market-APP

9.             Exchange Rates For Currency Notes-APP

10.          Latest Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan – October 21, 2025-PK

11.          US Dollar to Pakistani Rupee Exchange Rate Today – October 21, 2025-PK

 

12.          Gold price falls by Rs1,400 to Rs444,900 per tola-APP

13.          Gold and Silver Prices in Pakistan – October 20, 2025-PK

14.          Gold drops Rs1,400 per tola in Pakistan, silver also slips-ET

15.          Gold’s record run pauses as investors book profits-BR

16.          Pakistan govt set to resume jewellery trade after months of delay-BR

17.          Gold prices extend decline as global rates drop and strong dollar weighs on demand-TN

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

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

 

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

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

 

22.          Cotton spot rates-BR

23.          Moderate business on cotton market-BR

 

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

1.             Govt constitutes POL Monitoring Cell to avoid fuel shortage-TN

2.             Nationwide fuel shortage feared as Sindh imposes infrastructure cess on oil imports-ET

 

3.             US natural gas prices surge-BR

4.             EU agrees to gradually end Russian gas imports by January 1, 2028-BR

 

5.             Industrial production boost: Power Division directed to craft comprehensive policy-BR

6.             IESCO recovers Rs6842.7m from defaulters-BR

7.             Decisions on KE: Nepra issues determinations on review motions-BR

8.             Industries: FPCCI urges govt to roll out incremental power package-BR

 

Weather Updates 

1.             The Weather-BR

2.             Dry weather forecast for Islamabad on October 21, 2025-PK

 

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

1.             Five killed, 27 injured in Haripur accident-BR

2.             Four killed in clash over cutting of tree in Shikarpur-BR

 

3.             Higher fees of private medical, dental colleges irk NA panel-BR

 

Other Pakistan

PIA gearing up for direct US flights, says aviation minister-DD

 

Other International

1.             Khamenei tells Trump to ‘keep dreaming’ over claims of destroying Iran nuclear sites-BR 

2.             Gaza’s civil defence says four killed by Israeli fire-BR

3.             Iran, Afghanistan and Russia: SRO amended to smoothen mechanism for barter trade-BR

 

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

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