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27 November 2025
Author: Asif S Kasbati (FCA, FCMA & LLB)
From: Kasbati & Co <kasbati.co@professional-
Date: Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Subject: DNVC of 27.11.25=5.6.47
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 welcomes SC’s decision-BR
2. Manufacturers, cos: Govt working on 1.2pc turnover tax solution: FD official-BR
3. PRA to set up commissionerate for large taxpayers-BR
4. FBR welcomes Supreme Court ruling upholding confiscation of vehicle used in smuggling-PK
5. FBR declares Saturday, November 29 as a normal working day to boost revenue-PK
6. FBR lowers customs values of nylon yarn amid global price decline-PK
7. FBR hails SC’s decision on confiscation of vehicle for transporting smuggle goods-APP
8. All LTOs, MTOs, CTOs & RTOs to open on 29th-BR
9. Why Invest in Pakistan? The Big Attraction of Tax Credit Incentives-PK
10. Did You Know How Much Tax Credit Pakistan Offers for Employment Generation?-PK
11. EDITORIAL: CCP cites IMF-BR
12. Corruption diagnostic-DD
Economy & Inflation matters (including Import, Export & CPEC)
1. Economists call for steps to incentivise manufacturing sector-BR
2. Financial woes of CPEC power projects not over yet-BR
3. CPEC IPPs face fresh strain as dues rise to Rs450 billion, Qatar’s Al-Thani Group moves to exit Port Qasim plant-PPT
4. Pakistan and Bahrain emphasize strengthening economic cooperation-PK
5. Experts say next economic leap to be driven by digital transformation-BR
6. Aurangzeb unveils tariff overhaul plan to strengthen industry-BR
7. Aurangzeb shifts focus to steady, sustainable economic growth-DD
8. Finance minister sees 3.5 percent growth this year, 4 percent over next two to three years-TN
9. Aurangzeb for beefing up buffers against economic shocks-TNS
10. Food & agri sectors: FoodAg fair reflects country’s immense potential: FPCCI-BR
11. SWAT Project: Senate panel expresses displeasure over non-provision of briefing material by Sindh govt-TN
12. Governor calls for ending lack of trust-ET
13. C/A deficit weighs on GDP growth-ET
14. Pakistan faces cost of climate inaction-ET
15. Pakistan, Bahrain set sights on $1b trade target-ET
16. Shehbaz eyes $1bn trade with Bahrain in three years-TNS
17. Exports must outpace imports to stabilise economy: SAPM Haroon Akhtar-APP
18. PIA privatisation moves ahead as four bidders pre-qualify-TN
36+ Customs Duty (including PSW)
1. Activities of Karachi Port Trust, Port Qasim-BR
2. Port Qasim issues active shipping operations report – November 26, 2025-PK
3. Pakistan Customs foils major smuggling attempt worth Rs 157.7 million at Sost dry Port-APP
4. Govt unveils updated fee schedule for Pakistan Single Window services-PK
300+ Banking, Finance & Investments (including Monetary Policy, Foreign Exchange, FATF, AML/CFT & NBFC)
1. SBP governor calls for adopting durable growth model-BR
2. SBP chief stresses investment in innovation-DD
3. Current growth model cannot sustain 250 million people: SBP governor-ET
4. SBP updates currency exchange rates for November 26, 2025_PK
5. PM urges Bahraini business people to invest in diverse sectors-BR
6. Minister briefs World Bank team on CLICK project, urban uplift initiatives-BR
7. Balochistan water project: ADB approves USD48m more loan-BR
8. NBP salutes Pakistan’s snooker world champions-TN
9. ADB okays additional $48 million loan for Balochistan Water Resources Development Sector Project-TN
10. Daily Karachi Interbank Offered Rates (KIBOR) – November 26, 2025-PK
11. Govt raises over Rs1tr in treasury auctions-ET
12. Govt raises Rs702bn via T-bills auction-TNS
13. Minister proposes direct feeder lines to cut freight expenses with Malaysia-DTS
14. Chinese group to invest $1.5 billion in Punjab, set up 300-acre industrial park-PPT
15. Govt raises over Rs1.03 trillion through T-bill, PIB and Sukuk auctions-PPT
Market (Stock, Currency, Gold, Textile, Cotton & PMEX)
1. Buying rally continues, KSE-100 gains over 600 points in early trade-BR
2. Stocks rise on Fed easing hopes, yen locked in intervention zone-BR
3. KSE-100 up 1,496 points on value hunting-TNS
4. PSX turns bullish, gains 1,496 points-TN
5. KSE-100 index jumps 1,496 points as institutional buying boosts sentiment-PK
6. Stocks stage a ‘surprise’ recovery rally-DD
7. Fertiliser stocks fuel rally at bourse-ET
8. Dollar retreats, kiwi leaps as rate direction diverges-BR
9. Rupee ends flat in interbank-TNS
10. Latest Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan – November 26, 2025-PK
11. Intra-day update: rupee inches upward against US dollar-BR
12. Gold steadies at near two-week high as investors weigh Fed rate-cut bets-br
13. Gold rates up Rs2,300 per tola-TNS
14. Undocumented gold market to face scrutiny-ET
15. CCP recommends gold, gemstone authority-TNS
16. 90pc of gold trading occurs outside formal channels: CCP report-TN
17. Check Latest Gold and Silver Rates in Pakistan – November 26, 2025-PK
18. Gold price in Pakistan for today, November 27, 2025-PPT
19. Gold Prices Rise Rs2,300 per Tola in Pakistan: Know Why?-PK
20. Pakistan consumes up to 90 tons of gold annually, CCP report reveals-PK
21. Cotton spot rates-BR
22. Spot rate up by Rs100 per maund-BR
POL, Gas, other Minerals & Electricity (including Solar & Water)
1. Oil prices drop on expectations of ceasefire in Ukraine unlocking Russian supply-BR
2. The long shadow of Burmah Oil-BR
3. Pakistan’s high-speed diesel imports hit 0.43 million tonnes in four months as demand surges-PPT
4. US natural gas futures surge-BR
5. Govt to pass burden of LNG cargoes on to RLNG consumers-TNS
6. 132kV line to connect Dasu project: Wapda concerned at energisation delay-BR
7. City may face 100 MGD water shortage today-BR
8. Panel informed: All conventional meters to be replaced with AMI meters by next year-BR
9. Global firms eye Lahore waste-to-energy power project-BR
10. Continuous power supply: FESCO to install new transformers before March 2026-BR
11. Wapda warns Dasu transmission line delays could stall critical construction work-PPT
12. Govt, OGDCL, Milbank review advancements in energy, resources sectors-APP
Weather Updates
1. The Weather-BR
2. Dry weather to fuel worsening smog, fog in coming days: PMD-TN
Other Pakistan
1. PM Shehbaz invites Bahraini investors to invest in diverse sectors-TN
2. Posts of Patwaris: IHC admonishes administration over ‘inaccurate’ ad-BR
3. Proposal on ‘Regional Maritime Dialogue’ unveiled: minister-BR
4. KP govt to object to 25th Amendment in NFC meeting-TNS\
5. COAS briefs NSW-27 delegation on national and regional security at GHQ: ISPR-TN
6. Lawyers call off sit-in in Karachi-BR
7. Nawaz, CM inaugurate ‘Apni Zameen, Apna Ghar’ scheme-BR
8. Jobs of visually impaired persons: LHC seeks reply within a week-BR
9. IHC to Hear Justice Jahangiri Degree Dispute Case on Dec 1-TN
10. Punjab launches ‘Apni Zameen, Apna Ghar’ initiative to provide free residential plots-TN
11. CAA restores Serene Air’s certificate, flight operations to remain suspended-TN
12. FCC says cases will be entertained in Islamabad, for now-TNS
13. National Assembly panel seeks clear timeline to complete PIA bidding process-DD
14. Over 90 Indian women married to Pakistani men in Punjab apply for Pakistani citizenship-TNS
15. PM Shehbaz arrives in Manama for two-day Bahrain visit-APP
16. Nawaz holds Imran’s ‘facilitators’ equally responsible for Pak ills-TNS
17. PM meets Crown Prince of Bahrain, emphasis enhanced bilateral economic cooperation-APP
18. COAS briefs NSW-27 delegation on national and regional security at GHQ: ISPR-APP
19. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia discuss major sports cooperation in high-level Riyadh meeting-APP
20. NA panel takes up legislative business, matters related to various public departments-APP
21. Panel flays delay, cost overruns in Sindh projects-DD
22. Sea discolouration wrongly linked to pollution: WWF-P-DD
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 [(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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