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Council of Common Interests

Pakistan’s power sector

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Pakistan politically decentralized after the 18th Amendment, but the institutional framework governing electricity...

EPBD suggests tax cuts, structural reforms

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: Economic Policy and Business Development (EPBD) think tank has drafted Pakistan’s first comprehensive...

PEDO opposes exclusion of two hydropower projects from IGCEP

Updated 12 May, 2026 09:09am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation (PEDO), a provincial entity mandated to develop...

PPP rejects PIA’s privatisation

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and In-charge of the party’s Labour Bureau, Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed,...

ISMO, Nepra at odds over Integrated System Plan issues

Updated 29 Apr, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO) and National Electric Power Regulatory Authority...

Media urges provinces to deliver on population commitments

Published 15 Mar, 2026 02:21am

ISLAMABAD: The Population Council, in collaboration with the Information Service Academy (ISA) and the United...

Energy plans to be assessed through analytical modelling: PD

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: While appreciating and acknowledging the suggestions made by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government regarding...

Indus Waters Treaty: Hague-based CoA endorses Pakistan’s position

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday reiterated that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between ...

Measuring water, mending the federation

Updated 09 Feb, 2026 05:58am

Pakistan does not lack water as much as it lacks a shared, credible way to measure it. In a country of 250 million...

Appointment to key constitutional, public offices: Proposal seeking to make graduation mandatory qualification opposed

Published 04 Feb, 2026 05:49am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice opposed proposed amendment to make graduation a...

OPINION: A dysfunctional electricity market

Updated 02 Jan, 2026 07:14am

Despite claim of renaissance and mutual accolades by the professionals, bureaucrats and political leadership, the...

Addressing scarcity: Experts stress need for full implementation of water policy

Published 27 Dec, 2025 07:37am

ISLAMABAD: Experts stressed the need for full implementation of the National Water Policy (NWP) for effective...

Electricity arrears: Punjab moves CCI against at-source deduction

Updated 22 Oct, 2025 08:50am

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has approached the Council of Common Interests (CCI) over the unauthorised ...

Failure to achieve financial close: Two key CPEC hydropower projects excluded from IGCEP

Published 12 Aug, 2025 03:12am

ISLAMABAD: The government has excluded two major China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) hydropower projects —...

Bilawal issues stern warning to India

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

SUKKUR: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that just as the PPP did not allow ...

Over 0.5m children into mainstream education: Senate informed bout BECS’s role

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Friday that Basic Education Community Schools (BECS) are playing an important...

Blood transfusion policy: Ministry to seek CCI nod

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Coordination (MNHS&C) is to seek approval of the Council...

Summaries: CCI questions ‘competence’ of provincial govts, ministries

Updated 26 Apr, 2024 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) has raised questions over the competence of ministries/Divisions...

The irreplaceable Samdhi Dar

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am

To understand why the foreign minister replaced the finance minister at the CCI (Council of Common Interests) you...

Reconstitution of CCI approved

Published 06 Jan, 2024 05:17am

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has approved the reconstitution of the Council of Common Interests (CCI). ...

Federalism, constitution’s mandate: Experts highlight significance of CCI and NFC Award

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am

ISLAMABAD: A functional Council of Common Interests (CCI) with its rules of business, consistent National Finance...

Constitutional drift and political uncertainty

Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:05am

EDITORIAL: Since the caretaker government was formed tasked with neutrality in overseeing general elections, ...

Digital Census 2023: SC returns PTI petition against CCI decision

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:32am

ISLAMABAD: The top court of the country on Thursday returned a petition with objections filed by Pakistan...

Still no date

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 06:50am

EDITORIAL: ECP (Election Commission of Pakistan) has given a date for completion of fresh delimitation of national...

The end of the tenure

Published 10 Aug, 2023 06:35am

EDITORIAL: The Shehbaz Sharif-led government ended its two-day short of a 16-month stint (11 April 2022 to 9 August...

Council of Common Interests approves digital census 2023

Updated 05 Aug, 2023 08:04pm

Polls could be delayed as ECP needs more time to re-do delimitation exercise

Senate panel for referring wheat MSP matter to CCI

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 16	160.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 16	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 16	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 16	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 15	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 15	7,554.29
Nasdaq / Jun 15	26,683.94
Dow Jones / Jun 15	51,671.03
India Sensex / Jun 16	76,714.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 16	69,722.25
Hang Seng / Jun 16	24,445.52
FTSE 100 / Jun 16	10,492.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 16	25,085.84
France CAC40 / Jun 16	8,452.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 15	21,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 15	389,600
Petrol/Litre / Jun 16	373.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 16	80.57
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 16	4,326.02
Diesel/Litre / Jun 16	378.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 16	76.67

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 16 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	15.36 ▲ 2.67 (21.04%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jun 16 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	34.60 ▲ 6.01 (21.02%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jun 16 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	52.70 ▲ 9.15 (21.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 16 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	24.55 ▲ 4.26 (21%)
Crescent Steel / Jun 16 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	116.84 ▲ 20.28 (21%)
National Silk / Jun 16 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	195.13 ▲ 33.87 (21%)
MACPAC Films / Jun 16 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	72.74 ▲ 12.62 (20.99%)
Service Textile / Jun 16 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	42.82 ▲ 7.43 (20.99%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 16 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	28.77 ▲ 4.97 (20.88%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 16 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	33.50 ▲ 5.6 (20.07%)

Stock	Price
Ideal Spinning / Jun 16 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	69.90 ▼ -8.54 (-10.89%)
Universal Ins. / Jun 16 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	22.35 ▼ -2.53 (-10.17%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 16 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	23.39 ▼ -2.15 (-8.42%)
Idrees Tex. / Jun 16 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	46.31 ▼ -3.79 (-7.56%)
D.M. Corporation / Jun 16 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	195.11 ▼ -13.63 (-6.53%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jun 16 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	75.99 ▼ -5.15 (-6.35%)
Data Agro / Jun 16 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	92 ▼ -6.07 (-6.19%)
Premier Insurance / Jun 16 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	9.25 ▼ -0.54 (-5.52%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 16 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.15 ▼ -0.35 (-5.38%)
Premium Textile / Jun 16 Premium Textile Mills Limited(PRET)	471 ▼ -24 (-4.85%)

Stock	Volume
Lotte Chemical / Jun 16 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	108,088,139 ▼ -0.27
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 16 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	49,393,409 ▲ 0.79
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 16 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	43,702,046 ▲ 0.44
Sui South Gas / Jun 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,937,848 ▲ 3.46
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	39,546,638 ▲ 0.09
B.O.Punjab / Jun 16 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	39,468,719 ▲ 1.8
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	37,010,605 ▲ 0.03
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 16 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	34,503,701 ▲ 1.72
TPL Properties / Jun 16 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	31,237,472 ▲ 0.34
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 16 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	28,222,266 ▲ 7.04

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