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captive power plants

New levy rate for off-grid CPPs set for January

Updated 08 Apr, 2026 09:20am

Government sets a target of PKR 105 billion in revenue from the new levy of Rs1,406 per million British thermal units (mmbtu) for the fiscal year 2025-26

Captive consumers shift to grid: Petroleum minister seeks data from Awais

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Ali Pervaiz Malik has approached Power Minister Sardar...

CPP units: PTC urges PM to flag issues in IMF talks

Published 04 Mar, 2026 03:57am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has urged the Prime Minister to take up with the IMF the...

Incremental concessional package: PD claims industries net over Rs12bn in 2 months

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 09:29am

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has claimed that the country’s industrial sector received financial benefits exceeding...

PTC urges PM to reconsider off-grid levy framework

Updated 19 Feb, 2026 09:44am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to reconsider the off-grid...

Govt slaps Rs1,243/mmbtu new levy on off-grid captive power plants

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 09:08am

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division announced on Tuesday a new levy rate of Rs1,243 per million British thermal units...

Fiscal operation data unveiled: Country posts Rs4.105trn primary balance in H1

Updated 07 Feb, 2026 02:05pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan posted a primary balance of Rs 4,105 billion, equivalent to 3.2 percent of gross domestic...

Solar adoption: govt seeks to boost daytime power consumption

Updated 30 Jan, 2026 08:10am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is working on another electricity tariff package aimed at boosting daytime power...

Power & gas supply: Textile body seeks single tariff based on ‘WACOG’

Updated 07 Nov, 2025 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has sought a single tariff based on WACOG (Weighted Average Cost of...

HUBCO’s CPEC-linked Thar power projects reach completion

Published 03 Nov, 2025 10:26am

The Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO), ‘Pakistan’s largest Independent Power Producer (IPP), announced that lenders...

Gas companies seeking 5pc increase in prices

Updated 31 Oct, 2025 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: Gas companies (the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and Sui Southern Gas Company) are seeking an...

Non-export levies: Textile industry seeks DLTL-style rebate system

Published 28 Oct, 2025 05:39am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile industry has urged the government to introduce a DLTL-style rebate mechanism to...

Irrational energy policies

Published 19 Sep, 2025 07:42am

Pakistan’s energy policies have become a master-class in economic self-sabotage. Designed to force industry off...

PL treatment: Govt to seek IMF clarity in Budget amid PD-FD dispute

Updated 06 Sep, 2025 05:16pm

ISLAMABAD: The government will seek clarification from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on whether the...

IGCEP 2025-35: Power generation capacity may surge 49pc to 64,035 MW

Updated 30 Aug, 2025 08:24am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s installed power generation capacity is projected to increase by 49 percent, reaching 64,035 MW...

Discos, KE: ECC clears mechanism to pass benefit of PL from CPPs on to consumers

Updated 27 Aug, 2025 08:45am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved mechanism to pass on financial...

Working in silos will not do

Published 28 Jul, 2025 05:42am

EDITORIAL: The energy sector’s complex web is becoming increasingly difficult to manage as authorities continue to...

Off-the-grid CPP levy bill gets President’s assent

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 09:29am

Bill states that rate of levy shall be increased by five percent immediately and further increased to 10 percent by July 2025

Aurangzeb tells Senate body: Govt eyes $2bn loan to boost reserves

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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