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Govt begins to move out of power business

Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:53am

Power Minister announced government will neither sell nor traditionally buy electricity from producers

Mian Zahid demands paying capacity charges from federal budget

Published 16 Sep, 2026 08:25am

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi Industrial...

Power market: from paper to practice

Published 15 Sep, 2026 04:57am

EDITORIAL: Power regulator Nepra’s approval of uniform Use of System Charges (UoSC) is an important step towards...

Nepra’s UoSC decision hailed

Published 08 Sep, 2026 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division), Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, and the Ministry of...

Nepra greenlights UoSC for bulk consumers

Published 08 Sep, 2026 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved Uniform Use of System Charges (UoSC)...

CTBCM: Pakistan cannot build a market while preventing competition

Published 28 Jul, 2026 05:33am

Pakistan’s electricity sector is once again being presented with a reform that sounds transformative but risks...

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

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...

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...

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 / 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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