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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.               Economic recovery holds firm as IMF review bolsters confidence: Finance Ministry-APP

2.               NHA to undergo major restructuring as minister sets Rs500b revenue target-TN

3.               PRA Chairman orders digitization of records within a week-APP

4.               Capital gain tax skyrockets 559% in 1QFY26 as PSX hits record highs-PK

5.               No cement bag sans tax stamp to be cleared from Nov 1: FBR-BR

6.               FTO blames FBR, its wing PRAL for maladministration-BR

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

1.             Oil dips as OPEC output plans offset US-China trade optimism-BR

2.             PDWP approves 8 development schemes worth Rs3.580b--APP

3.             Country achieves macro-economic stability, sustainable economic growth: Kayani-APP

4.             Khurram Schehzad rebuts BBC Urdu claims, says Pakistan’s economy stabilising & reforms delivering results-APP

5.             Pakistan now in a much stronger economic position: Rana Mubashir-APP

6.             SMEDA launches AI-powered legal support for SMEs-APP

7.             The divergent economic narrative-BR

8.             Unpacking idea of level playing field-ET

9.             Economic figures in Pakistan: data or deception?-ET

10.          $2bn loan to fast-track Karachi-Rohri rail line-DD

11.          Can Pakistan’s economy become truly ‘cashless’?-BR

12.          NPO organizes workshop to strengthen innovation, productivity-APP

13.          CDNS attains Rs11 billion in Islamic investment-APP

14.          CDNS attains Rs11b in Islamic investment-TN

15.          PM, MbS agree to deepen trade and investment ties-BR

16.          Sept inward remittances up, FDI down YoY-BR

17.          Rana Mubashir inform LCCI: Consultation will be cornerstone of our policies-BR

18.          ICCI calls for treating cold storage sector as an industry-APP

19.          SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 11%-TNS

20.          Pakistan's inflation expected to remain in 5-6% range in October: report-TNS

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

1.             How real is forex stability?-DD

2.             SBP Updates Currency Exchange Rates for October 27, 2025-PK

3.             SBP Updates KIBOR Rates for October 27, 2025-PK

4.             SBP’s pause button: high rates, high stakes-BR

5.             SBP holds policy rate at 11% for fourth consecutive time-ET

6.             Business leaders assail SBP’s policy rate decision-BR

7.             Business leaders term SBP move ‘anti-growth’-DD

8.             FPCCI criticizes SBP for maintaining “anti-growth” policy rate at 11%-PK

9.             Current account surplus-BR

10.          Rising inflation pushes SBP to maintain policy rate at 11%-PK

11.          Status quo continues, Pakistan central bank maintains policy rate at 11%-BR

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

1.             PSX sheds 1,140 points to close at 162,163.81-APP

2.             PSX sheds 1,140 points to close at 162,163.81-TN

3.             PSX rebounds, gains nearly 1,200 points after SBP maintains status quo-BR

4.             KSE-100 index dips 1,140 points amid rollover pressure-PK

5.             KSE-100 falls amid rollover week volatility, corporate earnings uncertainty-ET

6.             Rupee gains 01 paisa against US Dollar in interbank trading-APP

7.             Rupee gains 01 paisa against dollar-TN

8.             Pakistan Currency Exchange Rates Today – October 28, 2025-PK

9.             US Dollar to PKR Exchange Rate Today – October 28, 2025-PK

10.          Gold prices fall by Rs3,300 per tola-TN

11.          Gold down 3% amid possible easing trade tensions between US, China-TN

12.          Gold prices fall by Rs 3,300 per tola in domestic market-APP

13.          Gold prices fall by Rs 3,300 per tola in domestic market-TN

14.          Gold and Silver Price Update in Pakistan – October 28, 2025-PK

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

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

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

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

19.          Cotton spot rates-BR

20.          Mills take little interest in fresh buying of cotton-BR

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

1.             PD in ‘head-on clash’ with KE over MYT row-BR

2.             Power Division Backs NEPRA Review to Protect K-Electric Consumers-PK

3.             Pakistan’s power planning — discipline or debt-DD

4.             PD to spend billions, arbitration costs to be passed on to consumers-BR

5.             Govt welcomes Nepra’s cut in KE tariff, says move will ease taxpayer burden-TN

6.             LESCO seeks Chinese help for smart metering-BR

Weather Updates 

The Weather-BR

Flood and Heavy Rain 

Flood victims: CM Maryam starts aid distribution: Azma-BR

Other Pakistan

1.               Other side of multinationals' exit story-BR

2.               CM launches paperless regime, e-Business Programme-BR

3.               Punjab govt expresses solidarity with Kashmiris-BR 

Other International

Impact of tariffs less severe than initially anticipated-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).

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