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 drops bombshell on retailers with new supply chain monitoring law-PK

2.             FBR blunder sparks confusion over manual tax return filing rules-PK

3.             Distributors & retailers: Business integration with FBR system made mandatory-BR

4.             No tax stamps on 81.01pc of cigarette brands available at retail outlets, says a survey-BR

5.             Govt to release key report ahead of IMF board meeting-DD

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

1.             Intra-OIC trade, investment must be significantly strengthened: Jam Kamal-TN

2.             Two-day Investment Facilitation for Development Workshop concludes-TN

3.             Ahsan urges joint regional action for sustainable development, climate resilience-APP

4.             Pakistan urges stronger Intra-OIC economic integration in COMCEC, session-APP

5.             PIDC, advances vision of Pakistan’s new industrial Policy: Haroon-APP

6.             Railways to cut costs, improve connectivity, says Hanif Abbasi-APP

7.             DataFeast aiming to foster a culture of data literacy, transparency-APP

8.             Local manufacturing of EV bike components to greatly benefit economy, consumers: SAPM-TN

9.             Investors take profit after two days of gains-ET

10.          28th Sustainable Development Conference: Ahsan for unified ‘Global South Compact for Sustainable Development’-BR

11.          FinMin calls Pakistan's blue economy 'game-changing sector' with huge potential-TNS

12.          Blue economy a ‘game changer’ with $100bn potential for Pakistan: Aurangzeb-BR

13.          Chinese CG shows firms’ interest in investments-BR

14.          Is efficiency the missing piece in our energy puzzle?-BR

15.          LSM stagnation-BR

16.          Accelerated growth a must to raise per capita income: Qaiser-BR

17.          Commissioner unveils pro-business reforms, pledges enhanced coordination with FCCI-APP

18.          RCCI welcomes govt’s Roshan Maishiat package as a landmark step for economic revival-APP

19.          Pakistan-Iran partnership to unlock new opportunities in agri- trade, research-APP

20.          Record 4,108 firms flock to China trade expo-ET

21.          Trade deficit surges 56pc in October-DD

22.          Import bill hits $6.1b since March 2022-ET

23.          Supply chain disruption increasing sugar price: PSMA-TN

36+ Customs Duty (including PSW)

1.             Daily Shipping Operations at Port Qasim – November 4, 2025-PK

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

460+ Company Laws

1.             SECP green lights launch of New Book Building System-APP

2.             SECP approves revised system to modernise capital market-APP

3.             SECP approves new book-building mechanism for IPOs-BR

4.             SECP approves modernized book building mechanism to boost market transparency-PK

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

1.             SBP issues official customer exchange rates for November 4, 2025-PK

2.             SBP Issues Updated KIBOR Rates for November 4, 2025-PK

3.             Banks disburse Rs2.58tr in agricultural loans during FY25-APP

4.             NFC set to discuss resource distribution formula: Aurangzeb-TNS

5.             Pakistan receives $2.5 billion in FDI in last fiscal year 2024-25: Investment Minister-APP

6.             Finance minister calls blue economy game changer for Pakistan, targets $100b revenue by 2047-TN

7.             FDI taking constant hits as Qatari group signals divestment of Port Qasim plant stake-BR

8.             SBI’s profit rises on Yes Bank stake sale, margins expand sequentially-BR

9.             HBL Manufacturing PMI indicates mild deterioration in sector-BR

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

1.             PSX witnesses bearish trend, loses 1,521 points-APP

2.             PSX slips 1,522 points on political uncertainty-DD

3.             PSX slips amid higher than expected October CPI-TNS

4.             KSE-100 index falls 1,521 points as investors book profits — November 4, 2025-PK

5.             KSE-100 loses momentum, sheds over 1,500 points-BR

6.             Stocks tumble as stretched valuation fears grip markets-BR

7.             Forecasting stock price movements: Study finds LSTM models effective-BR

8.             TSX hits over one-month low on profit-taking, budget proposal awaited-BR

9.             Rupee gains 03 paisa against US Dollar in interbank trading-APP

10.          Latest Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan – November 4, 2025-PK

11.          US Dollar to Pakistani Rupee Exchange Rate Today – November 4, 2025-PK

12.          Gold price decreases by Rs 3,500 per tola-APP

13.          Gold prices drop by Rs3,500 per tola in Pakistan as global rates decline-APP

14.          Pakistan gold prices drop by Rs3,500 per tola amid global market decline-PK

15.          Gold and Silver Rates in Pakistan – November 4, 2025-PK

16.          Gold drops Rs3,500/tola as dollar strengthens-ET

17.          Gold slides in global, local markets amid weaker bullion trend-ET

18.          Gold prices fall sharply-BR

19.          Gold cuts losses-BR

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

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

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

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

24.          Cotton spot rates-BR

25.          Firmness prevails on cotton market-BR

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

1.             Oil sales inch up 4pc in 4MFY26-DD

2.             Oil prices fall amid broader market selloff, gains in US crude stockpiles-BR

3.             Pakistan cancels 21 Eni LNG cargoes, seeks renegotiation of Qatar supplies-TNS

4.             Pakistan cancels 21 LNG cargoes from Eni-DD

5.             Pakistan’s focus shifting towards renewables from fossil fuels-TN

6.             More power plants to be privatised-ET

7.             Citizens drive 50GW solar shift as costly fossil fuel demand shrinks-ET

8.             DISCOs seek fixed charges on solar-ET

9.             KATI rejects fuel cost charges on KE consumers-DD

10.          Nepra’s determination: SHC stays controversial MYT for KE-BR

11.          Restoring power sector viability-BR

12.          Power adjustments: Era of relief ends—as expected-BR

13.          Restoring power sector viability-BR

14.          Govt urged to review power tariff policy for Karachi-BR

15.          Ministry of Commerce backs creation of Minerals Division-BR

Weather Updates 

The Weather-BR

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

Nazareth College Hyderabad: BS English Literature section inaugurated-BR

DNVC Basheer Juma

Basheer Juma Time Management for Everyone 07 Entrepreneurs-APP

Other Pakistan

1.             Ahad Cheema stresses to enhance execution capacity of PPP projects-APP

2.             PTA Completes QoS Survey for Fixed-Line Broadband in Pakistan-PK

3.             Government employees get massive 85% increase in rental ceiling-PK

4.             World Bank study finds Pakistan’s urbanisation level at 88pc-DD

5.             PIA operations ‘restored’ after engineers’ strike causes delays to several international flights-DD

6.             Govt likely to table 27th Amendment in Senate on November 7-BR

7.             Public Private Partnership Authority: Cheema chairs meeting to discuss framework, strategies-BR

8.             Commercial activities: LHC orders complete ban on Sunday-BR

9.             IK’s allegations against PM false, fabricated: Tarar-BR

10.          27th Amendment: Dar requests govt to table it in Senate first-BR

11.          Iran parliamentary panel to arrive today-BR

12.          CJP says SC fully respects independence of high courts-BR

13.          Junaid invites traders to invest in shipping sector-BR

14.          Launch of Pink Scooties programme Phase-II soon: Sharjeel-BR

15.          Broadcasting, media sector: Pakistan, Iran ink MoUs-BR

16.          PA speaker says 27th amendment should protect LGs-BR

17.          IHC directs jail authorities to arrange meeting of IK with Salman-BR

18.          Dar hails launch of Google Chromebooks assembly line in Pakistan-BR

19.          12 injured in SC cafeteria blast during AC repair-BR

Other International

Iranian man found dead after burning picture of Khamenei-BR

Video

1.             Flying Fish, MashaAllah

2.             Over 26K E-Challan in 4 days - byker income is about 1K per day, after food, etc only 200 left, how can byker buy helmet, etc?

3.             Karachi Traffic Police’s Own E-Challan Sparks Embarrassment

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(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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