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.         IMF mission fails to reach staff-level agreement with Pakistan, talks to continue-DD

2.         IMF review delayed amid rising external risks-BR

3.         IMF talks remain inconclusive as Gulf conflict impact awaited-TNS

4.         IMF delays SLA on discrepancies-ET

5.         SRB posts record arrears recovery as govt pushes fiscal reforms-TNS

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

1.         Govt strives to save ‘hard-earned’ economic stability-DD

2.         Economic cooperation, investment initiatives: Pakistan, Qatar agree to accelerate progress-BR

3.         Comprehensive plan being mapped for crop-wise agricultural policy-APP

4.         Pak- Qatar trade ministers agree to enhance bilateral economic cooperation, food security Partnership-APP

5.         RDA inflows reach $12.17bn-TNS

6.         Gul Plaza fire probe: No fire station in city has wireless system, commission told-TNS

7.         PNSC says no vessels stuck at Hormuz as two ships en route-TNS

8.         US spent $11.3bn in first week of war with Iran-TNS

9.         Govt places furnace oil exports under PM monitoring committee-TNS

10.     Govt prioritising fibre infrastructure to improve internet quality: Shaza Fatima-APP

11.     RCCI serves Iftar to over 500 people daily, seeks donations to expand initiative-APP

12.     Doha interested in boosting rice imports-ET

13.     Weekly inflation rises by 1.89pc-APP

14.     Weekly SPI inflation up 1.89pc-BR

15.     Fuel price hike pushes weekly inflation up-ET

36+ Customs Duty (including PSW)  

1.      New values on import of chemicals issued-BR

2.      Pakistan turns Hormuz crisis into maritime opportunity-BR

3.      Karachi Port sees rise in transshipment cargo-TNS

460+ Company Laws

CCP authorizes Maple Leaf Cement’s acquisition of shares in Faysal Bank-APP

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

1.      SBP forex reserves increase $41m to $16.34bn-TNS

2.      Pakistan secures $5.17bn foreign loans in first seven months of FY26-TNS

3.      Forex reserves inch up to $21.6b-ET

4.      Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves surge to $ 21.6 billion-APP

5.      NBP Exchange Rates-APP

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

1.      PSX drops 1,437 points as early gains vanish-ET

2.      KSE-100 falls 1,437 points as selling pressure widens-TNS

3.      PSX stays bearish, loses 1,437 points-APP

4.      Selling grips bourse, KSE-100 sheds over 1,400 points-BR

5.      Stocks tumble as KSE-100 sheds more than 1,400 points-DD

6.      Rupee gains 03 paisa against US Dollar-APP

7.      Rupee gains slightly-TNS

8.      Gold price falls by Rs 2,900 per tola-APP

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

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

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

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

13.   Cement: Cooling margins-BR

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

1.      POL products: Aurangzeb signals price hike ahead-BR

2.      Oil settles up 9pc-BR

3.      Oil jumps, shares skid after attacks on Gulf shipping, Iran warning-TNS

4.      Petroleum price hike to prevent fuel supplies disruption: Malik-TNS

5.      How airlines have hedged against fuel price increases-TNS

6.      Labourer dies after falling into vat of boiling oil-TNS

7.      Oil surges 9pc on choked supplies-DD

8.      PIDE advocates oil stock monitoring, hedging-ET

9.      Shares skid, oil surges again as Iran attacks Gulf shipping-BR

10.   Oil unlikely to hit $200 a barrel, US energy chief says-BR

11.   Hormuz crisis: PIDE urges fuel stock monitoring, oil hedging to reduce energy risks-APP

12.   Govt restricts furnace oil exports-ET

13.   How persistently high oil prices could impact India’s vulnerable economy-BR

14.   PIA raises fuel surcharge-BR

15.   Govt mulling not hiking prices of petroleum products further despite increase in global market-DD

16.   Fuel price surge rattles recovery-ET

17.   RLNG price raised by 22pc on pre-crisis cargoes-TNS

18.   US natgas futures rise-BR

19.   Bangladesh secures spot LNG cargoes as costs soar, seeks Indian oil-BR

20.   Over 2pc hike in RLNG price notified-BR

21.   Ogra notifies massive increase in RLNG price for March-DD

22.   Poor performance: DISCOs directed to take action against officers-BR

Weather Updates 

1.      The Weather-BR

2.      Highest temperature of season recorded-BR

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

1.    OIC-Comstech, HEC agree to strengthen cooperation in S&T-TNS

2.    IHC orders medical board to assess Imran’s health-TNS

3.    UHS BoG extends service contracts of 106 employees-TNS

4.    Grade 8 board-style exams conclude-TNS

Other Pakistan

1.         President approves Nihal Hashmi’s appointment as Sindh Governor-BR

2.         PM assures MBS Pakistan will stand by Saudi Arabia, strive for regional peace-TNS

3.         Minister reviews Ramazan relief programme-TNS

4.         Vance treads Iran tightrope, with eye on 2028-TNS

5.         Iran’s new supreme leader calls on Gulf countries to close US bases-TNS

6.         Zardari approves Nehal Hashmi’s appointment as Sindh governor-TNS

7.         Ships on land and cars in the sea: how war is messing with GPS in UAE-TNS

8.         Genetic study finds...: HIV outbreak in Nishtar dialysis unit was caused by single source-TNS

9.         Court seeks record from NAB on its plea to close Chaudhry Sugar Mills case-TNS

10.     Retrieval of body for burial: Tribal elders broker temporary ceasefire at Torkham border-TNS

11.     Intellectuals launch ‘Dost’ to strengthen cultural ties with Türkiye-TNS

12.     ‘International standard sports facilities being built across Punjab’-TNS

13.     Rs300m released for water supply schemes in Mansehra-TNS

14.     PHC suspends house freezing of Kohistan scandal accused-TNS

15.     Efforts intensified to control prices-TNS

16.     Four held for financial fraud through spoofed calls remanded in NCCIA custody-TNS

17.     Efforts intensified to control prices-TNS

18.     Austerity drive: Speed limit lowered on motorways, highways-TNS

19.     144 professional beggars arrested-TNS

20.     Action ordered against illegal constructions in LDA schemes-TNS

21.     Two vehicles damaged as container falls on them-TNS

22.     Tanveer highlights competitive value chain for pulses critical for food security-TNS

23.     Sindh reduces fuel allocated to government officials by 50 per cent-TNS

24.     Senate panel blasts PEPs regulations-BR

Other International

1.      Oil market becomes hostage to Iran war-DD

2.      City Council resolution condemns US, Israeli attacks on Iran-TNS

3.      US to permanently shut down Peshawar consulate-TNS

4.      US-Israel strikes on Iran: Pakistan acting as ‘bridge builder’ among regional capitals-TNS

5.      China’s mediation eases fighting between Pakistan, Afghanistan-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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