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 unearths mega duty/tax-evasion scam at JIAP-APP

2.             FBR unearths mega duty, tax-evasion scam at Jinnah Int’l Airport-TN

3.             FBR Busts Mega Fraud at Karachi Airport-PK

4.             FBR slaps 40% regulatory duty on import of used cars-DTS

5.             Record Rs556bn Tax Paid by Salaried Class in FY25-PK

6.             LTBA detects miscalculation in 2025 tax returns-PK

7.             TRG Pakistan explains tax disputes with FBR – 2025-PK

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

1.             Pakistan Business Summit: A human-centered drive to transform KP’s economic landscape-APP

2.             Textile sector warns of export crisis-ET

3.             RCCI honors outgoing Ethiopian Ambassador-APP

4.             LCCI underscores need for bringing down energy cost-BR

5.             Resolution of business issues, inclusive development ICCI’s prime focus-APP

6.             Skills, expertise key to fueling economic growth: minister-BR

7.             NA Committee on EAD briefed about developmental projects-APP

8.             CDA introduces digital payments for cashless economy-BR

9.             PSMA criticises duty-free sugar imports, demands protection for local industry-TN

10.          PTC warns of export slump, industrial closures amid cost crisis-TN

11.          Sugar import to harm industry, farmers: PSMA-BR

12.          SPI records 4.07% YoY increase-ET

13.          Weekly inflation up by 0.56 percent: PBS-TN

14.          Weekly inflation up by 0.56 percent-APP

15.          Weekly SPI inflation up 0.56pc-BR

16.          Weekly Inflation Rises by 0.56% as Food and Fuel Prices Increase-DTS

17.          Pakistan’s weekly inflation rises 0.56% on fuel costs-PK

18.          Short-term inflation rises 4.07pc-DD

36+ Customs Duty (including PSW)

1.             Shipping Activity at Port Qasim-APP

2.             Port Qasim Shipping Operations – October 3, 2025-PK

460+ Company Laws

1.             SECP holds consultation session to deliberate on effective regulatory framework for real estate companies-APP

2.             SECP holds consultation session to deliberate on effective regulatory framework for real estate companies-TN

3.             SECP holds consultative session for real estate cos-BR

4.             CCP approves merger of global Haly Development Limited into Bank Makramah-APP

5.             CCP approves merger of global Haly Development Limited into Bank Makramah-TN

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

1.             NBP Exchange Rates-APP

2.             Foreign exchange rates-APP

3.             SBP issues updated KIBOR rates – October 3, 2025-PK

4.             SBP injects over Rs9.99tr in the market-TN

5.             SBP injects over Rs 9.99 trillion in the market-APP

6.             SBP injects Rs10tr into market-ET

7.             SBP injects over Rs 9.99tr in the market-DTS

8.             Former SBP governor Ishrat Husain calls Islamic banking ‘economic necessity’-DD

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

1.             PSX gains 500 more points to close at 168,990-APP

2.             PSX gains 500 more points to close at 168,990-TN

3.             PSX officially delists Philip Morris Pakistan-PK

4.             PSX maintains record-breaking drive-ET

5.             PSX accepts voluntary delisting request from tobacco giant Philip Morris-DD

6.             Philip Morris Delisting from PSX Approved at Rs1,300 per Share-DTS

7.             Another day, another record high for PSX-DTS

8.             Profit-taking halts KSE-100 index march to 170K-PK

9.             Rupee gains 01 paisa against US Dollar-APP

10.          Rates of major currencies today-APP

11.          Rupee gains 01 paisa against dollar-TN

12.          Rupee gains 1 paisa against dollar-DTS

13.          Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan – Oct 3, 2025-PK

14.          Gold, silver prices remain unchanged-APP

15.          Gold and Silver Prices in Pakistan – October 3, 2025-PK

16.          Gold, silver prices remain unchanged-DTS

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

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

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

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

21.          Cotton output rebounds 49pc-DD

22.          Spot rate sheds Rs100 per maund-BR

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

Pakistani textile firm begins work on 2.57MW solar power project amid rising fuel costs-BR

Weather Updates 

1.             The Weather-BR

2.             Rain, hailstorm expected in Islamabad on Oct 4, 2025-PK

3.             Cyclone Shakti: Sindh, Balochistan: strong winds, rains forecast-BR

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

1.             Pension shake-up: Finance ministry enforces new contribution rules-DD

2.             Govt notifies new pension rules-BR

3.             Indonesia expresses support for women entrepreneurs-DTS

4.             Punjab govt initiates major health projects-BR

5.             Drugs recovered-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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