From: Kasbati & Co <kasbati.co@professional-excellence.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Subject: DNVC of 7 & 8.12.25=15 & 16.6.47

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 decision on tracked transport for merged districts hailed-TNS

2.             FBR issues first-ever customs valuation ruling for aromatic chemicals: VR 2029-PK

3.             Goods transport restricted to tracked carriers: FCAA President hails FBR’s decision-BR

4.             Give the revenue a break-DD

5.             Govt actively working on introducing fixed tax regime for SMEs: SAPM Haroon Akhtar-TN

6.             Punjab Launches Mega Operations Against Widespread Tax Evasion-PK

7.             IMF Executive Board meeting today-BR

8.             Pakistan Pushes for Tax Relief to Boost Growth-DTS

9.             IMF tranche expected to pressure US dollar as rupee outlook strengthens-PK

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

1.           Dovetailing economic growth with stability-DD

2.           PM discusses political, economic situation with PMLN president-TNS

3.           Scrapping the development surcharge: businesses say decision to boost exports-BR

4.           40th anniversary of SAARC Charter Day: President, PM say ready to work for regional trade, linkages-BR

5.           Female population: FCCI, SBP making efforts to make women key part of economy-BR

6.           Guard introduces two new OP Basmati varieties-BR

7.           Pakistan Economic Growth Plan Pushes New ‘Economic Stability’ Model-DTS

8.           Pakistan’s Import Pressure Deepens Economic Trouble-DTS

9.           Survey shows only 18% of Pakistanis view economy as strong, 89% struggling with household purchases-PPT

10.       Why Pakistan’s growth cycle keeps ending in IMF programmes-ET

11.       2nd batch of 1,000 agri specialists returns from China with cutting-edge expertise-TN

12.       Services exports up by 15.95pc to $3.03b in four months-TN

13.       Funds should be allocated in budget for development of organic agriculture-TN

14.       Edible oil fortification imperative to combat vitamin deficiency: experts-APP

15.       Help desks being set up at Model Cart Markets to address consumer complaints-APP

16.       CM for expediting development work in Ravi City-BR

17.       Peshawar: Prices of essential food items remain steady-BR

18.       Traders say Afghan border closure causing huge losses-BR

19.       Traders complain about delay in goods clearance-ET

20.       Non-textile exports dip over 14pc in July-October-DD

21.       Model Sahulat Bazaar inaugurated in Jaranwala-APP

36+ Customs Duty (including PSW)

1.             Customs seizes smuggled diesel-BR

2.             Customs Karachi seizes 564 mobile phones worth Rs96m-BR

3.             PNS Yamama seizes 1500kg of narcotics in Arabian Sea-BR

4.             Daily Shipping Operations at Port Qasim – December 7, 2025-PK

5.             Collectorate of Customs Enforcement seizes goods, oil worth Rs212.63m-TN

6.             CORPORATE WINDOW: Rising imports, burning reserves-DD

7.             Customs seize smuggled goods worth over Rs170 million in major crackdown in Peshawar, Karachi -PPT

8.             Trade bodies say nearly 11,000 Afghan transit containers stuck at Karachi port-PPT

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

1.           Pakistan’s current account deficit rises to $733m in FY26-DTS

2.           Pakistan’s Loan Recovery Crisis Hurts Banks and Borrowers-DTS

3.           Pakistan reconsiders its crypto direction-DTS

4.           Full speed ahead despite crypto confusion?-DD

5.           ADB approves $381 million for 3 development projects in Punjab-TN

6.           ADB approves $381 million for Punjab development projects-PPT

7.           ADB approves $381mn financing for Pakistan’s Punjab-BR

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

1.           Futures market sees sharp contraction-BR

2.           KSE-100 gains over 500 points at open ahead of crucial IMF Executive Board meeting-BR

3.           PSX stays quiet amid mixed macros-ET

4.           Bringing $3b investment back to PSX-ET

5.           Intra-day update: rupee records gain against US dollar-BR

6.           Today’s Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan – December 7, 2025-PK

7.           Gold price gains Rs3,000 per tola in Pakistan-BR

8.           Gold price in Pakistan for today, December 08, 2025-PPT

9.           Textile exports slump for fourth consecutive month in November-TN

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

1.           Pakistan to sell excess LNG in international markets from Jan 1: minister-BR

2.           SNGPL announces winter gas load-shedding schedule for Punjab, KP-TN

3.           SNGPL issues new winter gas schedule for Punjab, KP-TNS

4.           How flawed LNG deals fuelled Pakistan’s Rs2.6tr gas-sector meltdown-ET

5.           SNGPL Announces Winter Gas Supply Schedule for Punjab and KP-PK

6.           SNGPL issues winter gas schedule for Punjab, KP with three daily supply windows-PPT

7.           Pakistan to export surplus LNG from January 1, says petroleum minister-PPT

8.           OGDC expands tight and shale gas plans, sets 2026 offshore drilling target-PPT

9.           Senate slams Power Division over stalled privatisation of power plants-BR

10.       STZA urges Nepra to label STZs as industrial users-BR

11.       Pakistan generating 52pc of its electricity from clean, renewable sources: Leghari-TN

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

1.           KP announces monthly stipend for PWDs-BR

2.           Saeed Ghani welcomes return of National Games to Karachi-BR

3.           SBP BSC Peshawar celebrates women entrepreneurship day-BR

4.           Sindhi Culture Day reminds to promote values of tolerance, peace: President-BR

Weather Updates 

1.         The Weather-BR

2.         Smog: Pak-EPA carries out extensive inspections in ICT-BR

3.         Lahore’s AQI improved significantly: CM Maryam-BR

4.         Balochistan in the grip of severe cold wave-BR

5.         Dense fog: NHMP issues detailed travel advisory-BR

6.         PMD predicts very cold weather in northern Pakistan on December 8, 2025-PK

Other Pakistan

1.           PM appreciates Navy for stopping smuggling of hashish-APP

2.           PML-N to make its mark in next general elections: PM Shehbaz-TN

3.           ‘CM’s top priority to provide quality health facilities’-TNS

4.           State institutions: Govt condemns Jaishankar’s statement-BR

5.           Pakistan, Netherlands ties in agri, academia strengthened: Ambassador-BR

6.           CM Maryam appreciates forces-BR

7.           Only IBOs being carried out in Balochistan: Bugti-BR

8.           Govt urged to improve Karachi’s transport system without further ado-BR

9.           NAB uncovers major housing sector fraud, launches reform drive-TNS

10.       Pakistan Navy seizes 1500Kg of narcotics in Arabian Sea-TN

11.       Comstech stresses academic collaboration across OIC region-TNS

12.       PML-N focusing on country’s development, says Attaullah Tarar-TN

13.       Minister says creation of small provinces 'inevitable'-TNS

14.       Ridiculing national institutions will be treated as a crime now: MNAs-DD

15.       Govt plans large battery storage to ‘stabilise grid’-DD

16.       Bulk of NAB recoveries in form of assets, land-DD

17.       Rallying behind armed forces, parties target PTI’s anti-state stance-TN

18.       KP CM’s aide flays Uzma Bokhari’s remarks against Imran-TNS

19.       Keep talking with US, Turkey’s Erdogan tells Venezuela’s Maduro-TN

20.       Balochistan CM reaffirms support for security forces-TN

21.       Pakistan warns India against undermining regional stability-TN

22.       Short film to be screened on legendary artist Sadequain on Dec 12-TN

23.       ECP to hold important meeting to discuss upcoming LG elections-TN

24.       Case registered under terror charges after participants of Sindh Culture Day rally clash with police in Karachi-DD

25.       Senate passes agri-trade bill-ET

26.       Pakistan committed to principles, objectives of SAARC Charter: PM=AP

27.       PM commends Souriya Anwar’s service for SOS children’s village-APP

28.       Pakistan ready to work for regional trade, linkages: President-AP

29.       President pays tribute to Navy for successful anti-narcotics operation-AP

30.       PMLN ministers assail PTI, Imran over ‘anti-state campaigns’-TNS

31.       Ex-servicemen slam hostile propaganda against armed forces, CDF-TNS

32.       Opposition Alliance warns of turning K-P into 'D-Chowk'-ET

33.       CM Bugti slams 'parties spreading anti-state propaganda'-ET

34.       Qatar urges dialogue with non-state actors for peace-ET

35.       Ruling coalition trains guns at Imran's PTI-ET

36.       Pakistan condemns Indian EA Minister’s inflammatory, baseless statement about armed forces-APP

International

1.             Bangladesh begins exhuming mass grave from 2024 uprising-BR

2.             UN calls on Taliban to lift ban on women in its offices-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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