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 issues new procedure for changing NTN or STRN on gas and electricity bills-PK

2.             FBR’s nod mandatory for tax ID changes-DD

3.             SC says bench only interpreting tax laws-ET

4.             Secretariat resolves 57,000 complaints of taxpayers: FTO-BR

5.             FTO resolved 57000 taxpayers complaints in 4 years with a proactive approach: Asif Mahmood Jah-APP

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

1.             Streamlining PSI regime: ECC to approve amendments to IPO tomorrow-BR

2.             Aurangzeb ‘quite hopeful’ Pakistan can achieve close to 3.5pc GDP growth during ongoing fiscal year-DD

3.             Pakistan ranked among least resilient countries in Global Investment Risk and Resilience Index-BR

4.             Microfinance lifeline of small business growth: CEO Mobilink Bank-APP

5.             KATI to be given representation in all government meetings on urban transport: Sharjeel-APP

6.             FDA City Sports Complex to be fully digitized-APP

7.             Bilal reaffirms govt’s commitment for fostering business environment-APP

8.             The rare earth race-BR

9.             Japan-Pakistan poised for strategic collaboration in IT-APP

10.          Pak-Afghan trade drops by 6pc to $475m in first quarter-TN

11.          Pakistan, Qatar to strengthen bilateral cooperation in agriculture-APP

12.          Speaker at seminar call for adopting nature-based, climate-resilient solutions to sustain water resources-APP

13.          Aurangzeb invites German business community to explore growing opportunities in key sectors-TN

14.          Aurangzeb explains reasons behind exit of foreign firms from Pakistan-PK

15.          Multinational firms’ exit part of global strategy, not economic distress: Aurangzeb-TNS

16.          Climate change, population growth hindering Pakistan from becoming $3tr economy: Aurangzeb-DD

17.          Sharjeel says Sindh govt committed to addressing business community’s concerns-BR

18.          TDAP hosts seminar on textile industry-BR

19.          NA panel advises govt: Sugarcane MSP must be set to protect farmers-BR

20.          BISP to forge strong partnership with World Bank-BR

21.          Govt sees a 3.5pc growth even after floods-BR

22.          Ambassador of Pakistan to China, Presidents LCCI call on SAPM-APP

23.          Govt spends USD 889m annually on imports of formula milk-BR

24.          Who will procure wheat, PPP asks Centre-DD

25.          Sindh to procure 1.2MT of wheat at Rs3,500/maund-BR

36+ Customs Duty (including PSW)

1.             Pakistan Customs foils attempts to illegally import Indian-origin goods through misdeclaration-APP

2.             Customs foils Indian smuggling attempts-DD

3.             Peshawar Customs reveals auction schedule for non-duty paid vehicles-PK

4.             Shipping Activity at Port Qasim-APP

5.             Port Qasim Shipping Activity Report – October 22, 2025-PK

6.             Activities of Karachi Port Trust, Port Qasim-BR

460+ Company Laws

1.             SECP, IFC engage stakeholders to drive investment-ready capital market-APP

2.             IFC, SECP hold second stakeholder consultation session in Karachi under ESG Pakistan Project-TN

3.             CCP approves acquisition of FLSmidth Cement by Corsica Buyer ApS-APP

4.             CCP approves acquisition of M/s FLSmidth Cement by M/s Corsica Buyer ApS-TN

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

1.             State Bank of Pakistan Updates Currency Exchange Rates – October 22, 2025-PK

2.             SBP Updates KIBOR Rates for October 22, 2025-PK

3.             SBP calls for collaboration to accelerate Islamic and digital banking transformation-BR

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

1.             PSX sheds 793 points to close at 166,553.28-APP

2.             PSX turns red as profit-taking drags KSE-100 down 793 points-ET

3.             KSE-100 Index Falls 794 Points Amid Volatile Trading at Pakistan Stock Exchange-PK

4.             KSE-100 loses nearly 800 points amid late-session selling pressure-BR

5.             Stocks extend losses as profit-taking drags KSE-100 down over 600 points-BR

6.             Stocks lose 794 points on profit-taking-DD

7.             Stock market sheds 793 points-TN

8.             Rupee slightly gains against US Dollar in interbank trading-APP

9.             Kerb currency market-APP

10.          Latest Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan – October 22, 2025-PK

11.          US Dollar to Pakistani Rupee Exchange Rate Today – October 22, 2025-PK

12.          Gold price declines by Rs7,538 to Rs437,362 per tola-APP

13.          Gold slumps by Rs7,538/tola-TN

14.          Gold steady despite sharpest fall in five years globally-ET

15.          Gold prices plunge globally, locally-ET

16.          Gold continues to fall amid weak demand-DD

17.          Gold inches down as dollar firms, focus on US inflation data-BR

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.          Spot rate drops Rs100 per maund-BR

24.          PMEX daily trading report-BR

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

1.             Ogra denies reports of fuel shortage across Pakistan-TNS

2.             Rs180b cess demand jolts oil industry-ET

3.             US natural gas prices edge up-BR

4.             Industrial connections of electricity, gas: Discos/Gascos barred from changing NTNs, STRNs sans CIR permission-BR

5.             Power Division welcomes Nepra’s review decision of K-Electric Multi-Year Tariff-TN

6.             Power & energy sector: Expert disputes 100pc growth claim-BR

7.             PD welcomes Nepra’s KE MYT review decision-BR

8.             Nepra tariff row: KE Board may opt for global arbitration-BR

Weather Updates 

1.             The Weather-BR

2.             Karachi weather update: Hot days and cool nights expected this week-PK

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

1.             Operation pharma-TNS

2.             ‘Only 47pc Pakistanis have access to safe drinking water’-BR

3.             Six killed as car attacked in North Waziristan-BR

Other Pakistan

1.             Lest we regret-DD

2.             Air Chief, Romanian Air Force Staff discuss defence ties-BR

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).

If your Goodself gets this email without Links, please contact us immediately.

Best regards

Kasbati & Co Team

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