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 collects Rs7.70b as CVT on motor vehicles in FY25-PK

2.             FBR unveils arrest procedure for IR officers in tax fraud cases-APP

3.             FBR sees annual 7% drop in cash withdrawal tax collection-PK

4.             New arrest rules in tax fraud cases under Section 37A-APP

5.             Paying ST without any adjudication proceedings: FBR officials accused of pressuring ST registrants-BR

6.             Maladministration: FTO asks FBR chief to take action against officials-BR

7.             IR Officers Get Court Powers in Tax Summon Cases-PK

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

1.             Economic revival vs rising poverty-ET

2.             Agriculture: Fighting for old wheat customs-DD

3.             Evolving strategies and boosting productivity-DD

4.             PM Shehbaz arrives in Malaysia for ‘comprehensive’ talks on economic engagement-DD

5.             FCCI invites UAF VC to strengthen industry-academia ties-APP

6.             18-member team formed for economic engagements, talks with KSA-TN

7.             Pakistan sees sharpest drops in default risk, only country with consistent improvement: Khurram-APP

8.             Investors are packing up; Pakistan must ask why-ET

9.             ‘Pakistan among countries showing sharpest decline in default risk’-DTS

10.          Pakistan seeks stronger economic ties with Malaysia through joint ventures: PM Shehbaz-BR

11.          Projects initiated prior to IMF deal: BoI brings SEZs under renewed focus-BR

12.          Pakistan imports 12.7GW solar modules in nine months-TN

13.          Freelance exports expected to cross $1 billion by 2026: PAFLA chairman-TN

14.          Exporters hedge risks via forward dollar sales-DD

15.          IT exports drive 12pc jump in services trade-DD

16.          PTI assails govt over rare mineral export reports-BR

460+ Company Laws

CCP launches competition assessment report on LNG sector-TN

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

1.             PSX marks best performance in over a decade-ET

2.             Selling engulfs bourse, KSE-100 sheds over 1,600 points in early trade-BR

3.             Today’s Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan – Oct 5, 2025-APP

4.             Gold price surges to Rs40,9878 per tola-APP

5.             Gold price increases by Rs2,100 per tola-APP

6.             Gold price surges-TN

7.             Gold and Silver Prices in Pakistan – October 5, 2025-APP

8.             Gold in 'beast mode'; up 44% in 9 months-ET

9.             Gold extends rally, hits new highs in global, local markets-ET

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

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

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

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

14.          Cotton spot rates-BR

15.          Modest business on cotton market-BR

16.          Commercial cultivation of Pakistan’s first hybrid cotton variety likely in 2029-TN

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

1.             APBF calls for urgent relief as inflation, fuel price hikes squeeze industry-TN

2.             Fuel transporters say grappling with three-fold crisis-BR

3.             Barriers impede LNG competition-ET

4.             Power users paying dearly for regulatory failures-DD

5.             September electricity generation: The grid won’t catch the sun-BR

Weather Updates 

1.             The Weather-BR

2.             PMD warns of widespread rains across Pakistan Oct 4-6-APP

3.             PMD issues latest alert on severe cyclone ‘SHAKHTI’-APP

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

1.             FNEL approves Rs1.18bn investments to diversify into real estate and pharma-BR

2.             Education most neglected sector in Pakistan: PDP-BR

Other International

1.             Iran, Pakistan plays a significant role in regional,continental economic Integration:Iranian envoy-APP

2.             Iran, Pakistan playing key role in regional economic integration: envoy-DTS

3.             ‘Saudi Arabia ideal market for Pakistani food exports’-DTS

4.             French deputies detained in Israel declare hunger strike-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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Kasbati & Co Team