From: Kasbati & Co <kasbati.co@professional-excellence.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Subject: DNVC of 30.12.25=9.7.47
 

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 seals two sugar mills in Punjab over tax violations-PK

2.             FBR guides businesses on online tax filing and voluntary compliance-PK

3.             FBR caps Inland Revenue officials’ rewards at 24 salaries per year-BR

4.             Manually-registered persons: FTO asks FBR to carry out probe into data-BR

5.             IHC findings: LTBA-PILC demands removal of IR Commissioner-BR

6.             Who Can Represent You Before FBR in Tax Year 2026-PK

7.             How Much FBR Will Pay for Delayed Refunds in Tax Year 2026-PK

8.             Eligibility for Income Tax Refunds in Pakistan – Tax Year 2026-PK

9.             PRA launches major crackdown against tax defaulters across Punjab-BKR

10.          Lady IRS officer dismissed from service on corruption charges-PK

11.          LTO Karachi assigns ARY Media Group income tax cases to AEOI Zone-PK

12.          PRA impounds 11 outlets’ record-APP

13.          LCCI wants level playing field on tax-free imports via Sost Border-APP

14.          Efforts being made to impose taxes on imported electric vehicles, Senate panel told-BR

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

1.             The 'net economy'-ET

2.             Crackdown on illegally residing foreign nationals intensified-BR

3.             Pakistan’s bazaar economy runs the country while staying off the books-ET

4.             Pakistan found stability, but growth didn’t show up-ET

5.             PSDP projects: Ministry okays Rs348.98bn against Rs1trn allocation-BR

6.             EDITORIAL: Industry seeks revival of confidence-BR

7.             OPINION: PIA privatisation: price, politics, and basic arithmetic-BR

8.             The future of PIA and public expectations-BR

9.             OPINION: PIA: curtain falls on state ownership-BR

10.          Adviser vows to resolve issues facing Kohat Industrial Estate-BR

11.          Digitisation of Capital land records hits final stretch-BR

12.          Rs46bn to be spent on development: Karachi mayor declares FY-26 as ‘year of development’-BR

13.          Crackdown on illegally residing foreign nationals intensified-BR

14.          PDWP approves development schemes worth Rs. 2.5b-APPK

15.          Rear Admiral Sohail Arshad visits KCCI-BR

16.          LCCI raises alarm over tax-free imports via Sost Dry Port-PK

17.          Govt urged to release funds to complete execution of Peshawar Export Centre Project-BR

18.          Textile Council urges PM to declare ‘Export Emergency’-BR

36+ Customs Duty (including PSW)

Customs seizes smuggled goods worth Rs. 226.315 mln-BR

460+ Company Laws

1.             Key sectors: CCP establishes CECL to conduct research-BR

2.             SMEDA, SECP to improve collaboration for SMEs development-APP

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

1.             Fintech access outpaces usage-ET

2.             Pakistan govt raised record Rs2trn via Sukuk in 2025, says official-BR

3.             Pakistan Banks Association elects Zafar Masud as chairman, forms 16-member Executive Committee-PPT

4.             OPINION: Who is making money in Pakistan?-BR

5.             Dr Ishrat Husain Former governor, State Bank of Pakistan-DD

6.             Establishing crypto beyond the hype-DD

7.             Private sector credit swells: ADR climbs to around 38pc-BR

8.             SBP rolls out ‘shock covering’ measures for banks-DD

9.             Death of ex-SBP governor condoled-PK

10.          Historic feat in Islamic finance: MoF issues over Rs2trn Sukuks-BR

11.          NFC: addressing the politicised elephant in the room-ET

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

1.             KSE-100 hits new all-time high on nearly 1,500-point rally-BR

2.             KSE-100 index nears 174,000 points on UAE investment optimism-PK

3.             Stocks soar to new record on UAE investment hopes-ET

4.             Daily Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan – December 29, 2025-PK

5.             Daily Gold and Silver Prices in Pakistan – December 29, 2025-BR

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

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

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

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

10.          17-day closure of cotton exchange creates crisis-DD

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

12.          An oil super glut on the way-DD

13.          Global POL prices: Saylani chief for passing on benefit of decline-BR

14.          PD seeks PM’s intervention: Gencos owe Rs409bn to PSO, PPL, SNGPL-BR

15.          HCSTSI says concerned at severe gas shortage, low pressure-BR

16.          Pakistan likely to reduce petrol and diesel prices from January 1, 2026-PK

17.          OPINION: Rising energy costs, other challenges-BR

18.          LESCO completes uplift projects worth Rs3.723bn in 2025-BR

19.          IESCO demonstrates outstanding performance in FY25: CEO-BR

20.          Govt prioritises critical power projects-DD

Weather Updates 

1.             The Weather-BR

2.             PMD Forecasts Drizzle in Karachi on December 30-BR

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

1.             Social Security Hospital: HSATI chairman criticises govt for lack of facilities-BR

2.             Army officer martyred: Security forces kill 5 militants in Bajaur IBO-BR

Other Pakistan

1.             More SOEs on the way out?-DD

2.             An era of exits-DD

3.             Deceased civil servant’s spouse or kid: SC upholds SHC job verdict-BR

4.             PM lauds Bajaur operation against foreign militants-BR

5.             Police makes breakthrough in bank branch dacoity case-BR

6.             ICT LG polls: Deadline for filing nominations will expire today-BR

7.             FIA intensifies crackdown on hawala and illegal currency exchange in 2025-PKF

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

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