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CTBCM

FPCCI urges Nepra to conduct capacity audit of existing fleet

Updated 09 May, 2026 02:43pm

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has urged National Electric Power...

Pakistan’s energy transition without markets

Updated 21 Apr, 2026 07:21am

Fragmented regulation, shifting incentives, and institutional incoherence are shaping Pakistan’s energy...

Nepra tightens power sector oversight in 4Q 2025

Updated 21 Apr, 2026 09:18am

Issues major tariff decisions, expands net-metering capacity, and accelerates enforcement actions against inefficiencies and safety lapses

The CTBCM launch

Updated 02 Mar, 2026 09:35am

EDITORIAL: The Competitive Trading Bilateral Contract Market (CTBCM), which was supposed to be rolled out in 2019,...

EDITORIAL: Listening to Overseas Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry on fixing power sector

Updated 07 Jan, 2026 01:17pm

EDITORIAL: The Overseas Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has once again put forward a set of...

OICCI proposes reforms in power sector

Published 02 Jan, 2026 06:11am

ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has proposed wide-ranging reforms in...

DISCO privatisation sees big policy shift: only GEPCO up for sale?

Updated 27 Dec, 2025 04:26pm

GEPCO is up for outright privatisation, while IESCO and FESCO to be offered under long-term concession agreements, sources say

CTBCM: market liberation or subjugation in an ailing sector?

Updated 26 Dec, 2025 06:30am

Pakistan’s power sector has been at the crossroads for a while, facing an array of challenges, and grappling with a...

Setting up of NEP endorsed: PM approves wheeling charges auction guidelines

Updated 25 Dec, 2025 07:54am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday granted in-principle approval to the framework guidelines for...

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...

CTBCM: Pakistan set to hold first-ever auction to sell power at competitive price

Updated 17 Oct, 2025 07:43pm

KARACHI: In a major step toward liberalising its power sector, Pakistan is set to hold its first-ever auction to...

Third parties: PD allows Discos to outsource manpower

Updated 16 Oct, 2025 09:45am

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has granted permission to Distribution Companies (Discos) to outsource manpower to...

Nepra gives the go-ahead to effect CTBCM

Updated 16 Oct, 2025 09:41am

Relevant authorities complete all preconditions for operationalisation of CTBCM

CTBCM and challenge of energy balancing

Published 29 Sep, 2025 02:56am

The Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO) recently organized a major event to highlight progress on the...

Privatising DISCOs: Pakistan’s last chance at power sector reform

Published 29 Sep, 2025 02:56am

In my earlier articles, I highlighted Pakistan’s power sector crisis and the urgent need for structural reforms. A...

Power market liberalisation

Published 26 Sep, 2025 06:23am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s power sector is inching closer to a long-delayed transition from the single-buyer model to...

Finally, Power Div unveils CTBCM

Updated 20 Sep, 2025 04:20pm

Competitive Trading Bilateral Contract Market aims to remove misconceptions and bring clarity to the auction of electricity

Power cross-subsidies: between reform and reality

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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 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	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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