The federal government has called for a further tightening of tax enforcement and accelerated efforts to broaden the tax base, as Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to intensify compliance measures and expand the tax net. According to a statement released on Friday, Aurangzeb has lauded the FBR field formations for achieving the highest tax coll
TAL Joint Venture, comprising various E&Ps, has discovered gas in its exploratory well Bilitang-1, located in District Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) said that TAL Joint Venture comprising MOL Pakistan Oil & Gas Co. B.V. (as operator) with 10% working interest, Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) 30%, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) 30%, Pa
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rallied to another record high on Tuesday and appeared well-positioned for a vibrant performance in 2026, underpinned by improving investor sentiment and ample liquidity. The market began the day's proceedings on a strong footing, swiftly scaling to the intra-day peak of 174,805 in early trading. However, profit-taking triggered a mid-morning correction, which
There was no stopping the bulls at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index crossing the 175,000 level for the first time in history during the opening minutes of trading on the final session of the year on Wednesday. At 9:55am, the benchmark index was hovering at 175,074.18, an increase of 601.39 points or 0.34%. Buying was observed in key sectors, including autom
Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) is looking to explore hydrocarbon reserves overseas in association with Russian and Turkish energy companies. In this regard, OGDC – Pakistan's largest oil and gas explorer – intends to forge joint ventures with Russian energy giant Gazprom and Turkish Petroleum in Libya and Vietnam in onshore and offshore exploration zones, said sources while talking to T