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circular debt

Criticality of country’s planning commission

Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:19am

Pakistan once had a development institution that looked beyond the next budget, the next political cycle and the...

Power theft, losses: Body decides to conduct technical audit of Discos

Updated 24 Sep, 2026 06:57am

ISLAMABAD: A high inter-ministerial committee on “Inefficiencies and Electricity Theft in Discos” on Wednesday...

One energy system, too many silos

Updated 07 Sep, 2026 07:21am

Why Pakistan must stop managing fuels and start governing energy as a system. Pakistan’s energy crisis is not the...

Forum warns against costly long-term energy contracts

Updated 28 Aug, 2026 09:08am

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Forum on Energy and Economy has urged the government to avoid entering into long-term...

Colonial mindset

Published 26 Aug, 2026 04:57am

Pakistan has been independent for nearly eight decades. The Union Jack came down, the British went home, and we...

Why Pakistan keeps administering its energy crisis

Published 24 Aug, 2026 03:45am

Pakistan’s energy crisis has been analysed endlessly. Circular debt, capacity payments, distribution losses, gas...

Circular debt rise

Published 21 Aug, 2026 05:34am

EDITORIAL: Circular debt as per the June 2026 report, reflective of sectoral inefficiencies, rose by 61 billion...

Lowering electricity cost: CCoE approves NEP amendments, IEP design

Updated 19 Aug, 2026 09:34am

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday approved amendments to the National Electricity Plan (NEP) 2023-27 and the...

Inflation and the cost of an unreformed state

Updated 17 Aug, 2026 06:55am

Pakistan’s inflation problem has returned just as the government wants the public to believe that macroeconomic...

Govt set to introduce MYT framework for gas utilities

Published 07 Aug, 2026 05:15am

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to introduce a Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) framework for gas utilities, based on...

Govt admits rise in power sector circular debt by Rs61bn

Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday acknowledged that power sector circular debt flow has increased by Rs61 billion...

Pakistan’s circular debt isn’t a financial crisis

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

Circular debt is a governance failure; it isn’t a financial crisis. Every year, the nation is presented with a new...

Power sector circular debt: Govt cuts a sorry figure before IMF

Updated 16 Jul, 2026 09:32am

ISLAMABAD: The government is reportedly facing an embarrassing situation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

RISE: IEG delivers mixed verdict

Updated 14 Jul, 2026 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) has delivered a mixed verdict on Pakistan’s USD 856...

Circular debt: Govt to cut KE claims by billions to meet IMF targets

Updated 09 Jul, 2026 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is set to deduct billions of rupees from pending claims of K-Electric (KE) to meet...

PD, IMF discuss gas sector circular debt settlement plan

Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division (PD) is currently engaged in discussions with the International Monetary Fund...

Jul-Mar: growth poor, but still not too bad?

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

EDITORIAL: The 3.7 percent growth for 2025-26 in the Economic Survey, limited to nine months of data (July-March),...

The quiet repair of Pakistan’s power sector

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

For most of the past decade, the energy sector has been the wound that Pakistani policymakers reopened every summer....

Budget must focus on solutions beyond short-term fixes, NA panel tells MoF, FBR

Published 26 May, 2026 04:53am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue Friday directed the Tax Policy Unit of...

Pakistan’s gas market cannot survive reform delay

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

Pakistan’s gas sector is no longer facing a temporary imbalance. It has entered a structural decline. The continued...

Nepra to hold public hearing today: KCCI opposes KE’s Rs59bn EOTA claims for FY2017-23

Published 12 May, 2026 06:31am

ISLAMABAD: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has opposed, in its entirety, K-Electric’s (KE) End...

Hike in policy rate may raise CPPA-G loan liabilities

Updated 05 May, 2026 09:09am

ISLAMABAD: The recent increase of 100 basis points in the policy rate by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is likely...

Power crisis, familiar failures

Published 02 May, 2026 06:16am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s power shortfall crossing 11,000MW again exposes the old fault line in the sector: generation...

Power regulator says revenue-based load-shedding illegal

Updated 29 Apr, 2026 09:31am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday reiterated its stance that revenue-based...

How Pakistan can power the AI economy with Thar energy

Updated 17 Apr, 2026 07:56am

Pakistan is paying for electricity it does not use. Through capacity payments, billions of rupees flow annually to...

PD shelves USD36bn circular debt refinancing plan

Updated 13 Apr, 2026 12:21pm

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has reportedly put its USD36 billion power sector circular debt refinancing plan on...

FY2024-25 T&D losses stand at 17.55pc: CCP

Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:54am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fragile electricity transmission and distribution (T&D) system is not only constraining...

FCA: industry says will opt for closure

Updated 01 Apr, 2026 10:53am

ISLAMABAD: Power sector entities remain uncertain about the financial and operational impact of the ongoing Middle...

Circular debt stock stands at Rs1.8trn as of Feb 2026: PD

Updated 01 Apr, 2026 10:54am

Circular debt flow remains within the prescribed targets and is expected to be fully cleared by the end of the fiscal year

Circular debt set to touch Rs1.9trn mark

Updated 31 Mar, 2026 09:01am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power sector circular debt is set to approach Rs1.9 trillion up from Rs1.689 trillion recorded...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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