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circular debts

Circular debt settlement plan

Published 24 Jan, 2024 07:53am

The circular debt settlement plan of Rs1,268 billion developed by the Ministry of Energy (MoE) is making rounds in...

Power, gas: business leader voices concerns over circular debts

Published 22 Jan, 2024 05:37am

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and ...

Anti-electricity theft, recovery drive a flop?

Updated 06 Dec, 2023 12:28pm

Pakistan’s power sector circular debt stock crosses Rs 2.6 trillion

Rs76.726bn approved to keep CDMP commitment with IMF

Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:55am

ISLAMABAD: The government has approved an amount of Rs 76.726 billion to maintain commitment of Circular Debt...

Nepra grills PD team for proposing surcharge plan

Updated 17 Mar, 2023 09:17am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Thursday grilled Power Division for proposing...

ADB Mission says IMF’s 9/10th review should stay on track

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: While noting sluggish progress on two prior policy actions, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mission has...

Recovery of actual gas cost: Petroleum Div proposes amendments to law

Updated 13 Mar, 2023 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division has proposed amendments to the Natural Gas (Development Surcharge) Ordinance, aimed at...

Energy sector reforms: Earnest intentions for structural changes necessary – IV

Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:20am

Our fiscal space is wafer thin. The economy is starting to pull back from a precipice. The International Monetary...

Power sector: IMF has concerns about next year’s circular debt: Dastgir

Updated 01 Mar, 2023 09:07am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Khurram Dastgir Khan said on Tuesday that International Monetary Fund (IMF) has...

A reality-check desperately required

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am

The damning indictment of Pakistan’s economic policies continues with the latest attack by Managing Director...

Why IMF lending still stalled?

Updated 27 Feb, 2023 10:37am

Reticence amongst some of the friendly countries in disbursing already pledged support and roll overs major reasons for the stalled ninth review of IMF

‘Mini-budget’

Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am

EDITORIAL: The revenue measures as revealed in the ‘mini-budget’ were expected as Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had...

Utility getting ready to operate in competitive environment: KE has applied for ‘non-exclusive’ distribution licence: CEO

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:53am

KARACHI: After enjoying status of the sole ‘vertically integrated’ power company for more than 100 years, K-Electric...

New gas tariff and circular debt

Updated 15 Feb, 2023 06:50am

Finally, much-awaited new gas tariff has been announced by government under negotiations with the International...

Time is of the essence

Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) submitted the Memorandum of Economic and Finance Policies (MEFP) to...

‘Viable’ energy sector: PD fails to prepare plan

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: Power Division has reportedly failed to prepare a plan for a “viable” energy sector by steering the...

Gas prices hiked

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 09:08am

ISLAMABAD: The government has increased up to 124 percent in the gas prices for domestic consumers from January 1,...

The review: not yet successful

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

EDITORIAL: The Secretary Finance put a positive spin on the final day of discussions/negotiations with the...

Increase in price of Paracetamol okayed

Updated 11 Feb, 2023 09:03am

ECC also approves circular debt management plan, extra surcharge on power

Gas tariffs to be raised for consumers of SNGPL, SSGC

Updated 11 Feb, 2023 05:15pm

ISLAMABAD: Gas tariffs will have to be raised by Rs 98 per mmbtu for SNGPL consumers and Rs 109.91 per mmbtu for ...

IMF grudgingly agrees to 45pc power subsidy slash

Updated 11 Feb, 2023 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: The government and International Monetary (IMF) are said to have agreed on reducing power subsidy by 45...

IMF-govt talks give birth to ‘mini-budget’

Updated 11 Feb, 2023 05:15pm

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says government has agreed to impose Rs170 billion in additional taxes

IMF talks: ‘Some understanding’ reached: MoS Pasha

Updated 09 Feb, 2023 08:42am

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha has stated that some understanding has been reached...

Power sector: Govt has Achilles heel somewhere, IMF finds it

Updated 07 Feb, 2023 08:44am

Finance Ministry and Power Division hold threadbare discussions with IMF

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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