Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Floods in Pakistan: Imran Khan holds telethon, raises Rs5bn funds

Imran Khan telethon

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan held a telethon to raise funds from within the country and Overseas Pakistanis for flood victims. The telethon was being broadcast live on BOL News TV. PTI’s Senator Faisal Javed hosted the telethon. Those interested in making donations from abroad and within Pakistan called on the official number +92 … Read more

EU to provide immediate relief assistance for flood victims

EU flood victims

BRUSSELS: European Union (EU) has announced to provide €350,000 in immediate relief assistance for flood victims in Pakistan. Pakistan Ambassador to EU Asad Majeed Khan said the European Union (EU) is providing €350,000 (nearly Rs76 million) to provide crucial humanitarian assistance provided to families affected by severe flooding, which has wreaked havoc across many parts … Read more

Gen Bajwa speaks to US diplomat over release of IMF funds

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WASHINGTON: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has reached out to Washington to request help in securing an early loan dispersal from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avoid a default. According to a report by a foreign publication, Gen Bajwa spoke by phone with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in … Read more

One of the biggest crypto hedge funds just defaulted on $670 million

Bitcoin

Crypto Hedge three Arrows was unable to satisfy the demands of its lenders for more money. Global investors are selling off speculative assets as the world’s economy is weakening. Su Zhu and Kyle Davies were known for making leveraged bets on the value of cryptocurrencies. Three Arrows Capital defaulted on a $670m loan. Voyager Digital … Read more

Investors in pension funds have launched a campaign against dual-class

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The campaign aims to stop companies using dual-class share structures that concentrate voting power in the hands of certain shareholders at the expense of others. Launched by British railways pensions scheme Railpen and the non-profit Council of Institutional Investors. Other backers include New York City Comptroller’s Office and Washington State Investment Board. Crusade plans to … Read more

The flagship portfolios of AQR, Citadel, outperformed the stock market

AQR

Hedge funds AQR and Citadel posted rises in their flagship portfolios last month. The gains outpaced the broader stock market’s double-digit losses. May’s small increase follows a more robust 7.45% gain in April when the S&P tumbled nearly 9%. Mutual funds AQR and Citadel posted ascents in their leader portfolios last month that dominated the … Read more

Uncertainty Musk Twitter’s acquisition will be closed

Twitter shares rose on Thursday after the business reported mixed profits, but they remained below the price in the firm’s takeover deal with Elon Musk due to uncertainty over whether the transaction will be completed. Near 1850 GMT, the microblogging company’s stock was trading at $49.18, up 1.1 percent from Wednesday but still significantly below … Read more

Kemp’s unrestricted fundraising in the governor’s race

A federal judge decided on Thursday that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s special campaign committee cannot raise funds unless and until he obtains his party’s nominee. State legislation enacted by Kemp last year permitted select senior elected officials and party nominees to form “leadership committees” that may raise unlimited campaign contributions, including during the legislative session. … Read more

Pakistan disburses funds, first salary to widow of Priyantha Kumara

ATC Sri Lankan Kumara

Pakistan on Monday disbursed aid of $0.1 million along with the first salary to the widow of slain Sri Lankan national, Priyantha Kumara, who was lynched by a mob in December last year in Sialkot. Kumara, a factory manager, was assaulted to death and later his body was torched by a mob over false charges … Read more

Coca-Cola Foundation funds UNHCR’S humanitarian aid for displaced Afghans

ISLAMABAD: The Coca-Cola Foundation, the global philanthropic arm of the Coca-Cola Company, is supporting UNHCR efforts in delivering humanitarian aid for the people displaced by the recent conflict in Afghanistan. Read more: FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi discusses OIC session with journalists, diplomats A $300,000 grant has helped support efforts by the UNHCR, the UN Refugee … Read more

TRE certificate holders to segregate customer’s funds

TRE

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) made it mandatory for the Trading Right Entitlement (TRE) certificate holders to segregate customers’ funds and securities from their own funds, a statement said. “Every TRE certificate holder is to ensure the protection of its customers’ funds and securities at all times and must refrain from comingling of its … Read more

IMF’s largest SDR allocation in history takes effect

IMF

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Monday that its new allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to $650 billion, the largest in the IMF’s history, comes into effect, in an effort to help countries recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, Xinhua reported. “The allocation is a significant shot in the arm for the … Read more

NCCPL publishes capital gains, tax rates

NCCPL

NCCPL (National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited) has made changes in the Capital Gain Tax (“CGT”) System vide Finance Act, 2021, Per the announcement of the budget.

For the years 2021 and 2022, the capital gain tax has increased for investors that are not appearing in the FBR ATL (Active Taxpayer List), as per the notice of NCCPL. To expand the number of taxpayers the government made the decision.

According to the announcement, no CGT will be charged to investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) who purchased securities before July 1, 2013. Investors appearing in ATL will have to pay 12.50 percent CGT on securities acquired on or after July 1, 2013, while investors not appearing in ATL will pay 25.00 percent CGT.

If the security is held for longer than four years, no CGT will be charged for mutual funds investors. Whereas, for people, associations of persons, and corporations trading in stock funds, if the fund’s dividend receipts exceed capital gains, a CGT of 10.00 percent will be imposed on ATL investors, while a CGT of 20.00 percent will be imposed on non-ATL investors.

KE stated, “Bill of over Rs25,000 per month: 7.5pc tax on non-filers effective from July 1”.

Individuals, partnerships, and corporations dealing in stock funds will face a 12.50 percent CGT if dividend receipts are smaller than capital gains, whilst non-taxpayers will face a CGT of 25.00 percent.

Whereas people who are associated with other funds CGT of 10.00% will be applicable on investors that are taxpayers, while who are non-taxpayers CGT of 20.00% will be applied on them. However, for corporate dealing in other funds, on taxpaying investors, 25.00% of CGT will be applicable and 50.00% on non-taxpayers.

According to the notice, a 5.00 percent CGT will be applied to investors appearing in ATL for future commodity contracts put into by members of the Pakistan Mercantile Exchange, while a CGT of 10.00 percent would be applied to investors not appearing in ATL.

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Pakistan appreciates World Bank support for promoting IT skills

World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would welcome the knowledge of the World Bank team to promote the skills of the IT graduates in the country, a senior government official said, while welcoming the World Bank official and acknowledged the significant contribution of the bank in the socioeconomic development of the country since 50s. During a meeting with Hartwig … Read more

Pakistan stocks remain bullish on IMF tranche

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KARACHI: The Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its bullish run on Tuesday, as the investors welcomed the likely release of a $2.8 billion tranche under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and the rising automobile, as well as petroleum products sales, dealers said. An analyst at Topline Securities said the positive momentum continued with the KSE-100 … Read more

US report on Covid-19 origins not credible: China 

China Accuses US Of 'Suppressing' Chinese Firms With Blacklist

BEIJING: The so-called report on Covid-19 origin tracing by US congressmen is totally based on the concocted lies and distorted facts without providing any evidence, which is not credible or scientific, a China Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. On August 2, Representative Michael McCaul, Lead Republican of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, released a … Read more

Pakistan to get $2.8 billion from IMF by end of month

IMF

KARACHI: Pakistan is set to receive around $2.8 billion by the end of the month under the recently approved allocations of the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) by the board of governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The board of governors of the IMF has approved a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent … Read more

Government raises Shariah-compliant debt worth 200 billion

Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that, the government raised Shariah-compliant debt worth 200 billion, which is the proof of strong market confidence in the business policies of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf. Prime Minister Imran Khan wrote on his official twitter: Landmark financial innovation with Rs 200 bn Sukuk issued through competitive book building at … Read more