Islamabad is a net contributor to the Pakistani economy, as whilst having
only 0.8% of the country's population, it contributes 1% to the country's GDP. Islamabad
Stock Exchange, founded in 1989, is Pakistan's third largest stock exchange
after Karachi Stock Exchange and Lahore Stock Exchange. The exchange has 118
members with 104 corporate bodies and 18 individual members. The average daily
turnover of the stock exchange is over 1 million shares. As of 2012, Islamabad
LTU (Large Tax Unit) was responsible for Rs 371 billion in tax revenue, which
amounts to 20% of all the revenue collected by Federal Board of Revenue
