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Nepra raises questions on proposed IGCEP 2025-35

Updated 08 May, 2026 09:44am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has raised several questions on the proposed...

NEPRA tightens net metering rules with new amendments

Published 23 Apr, 2026 02:22am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has altered Prosumer Regulations to further tighten...

Continuation cleared until Sept 30th: PPMC’s future uncertain!

Published 15 Feb, 2026 02:44am

ISLAMABAD: The future of the Power Planning and Monitoring Company (PPMC) is reportedly hanging in the balance, as...

PBF for restoration of Nepra Prosumer Regulation 2026

Published 14 Feb, 2026 02:23am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has called for the complete restoration of the Nepra Prosumer Regulation...

BR RESEARCH: Power sector fixes: Financial band-aids, structural bleeding

Updated 12 Jan, 2026 09:29am

Pakistan’s power sector has become a quagmire of inefficiencies, desperately in need of reform, which seems just...

BR RESEARCH: Pakistan’s power sector is a national mess

Updated 18 Dec, 2025 07:07am

The federal government’s financing deal aimed at tackling power sector debt has garnered much attention and rightly...

IMF imposes 11 new structural benchmarks on Pakistan

Updated 12 Dec, 2025 12:29pm

This includes action plan to mitigate corruption vulnerabilities in identified departments

Tariff stability or illusion? The real test of Pakistan’s power reforms

Published 21 Aug, 2025 06:06am

The specter of circular debt that has been haunting Pakistan’s power sector for a long time, seems to be partly...

Oh, the audacity of being a DISCO!

Published 24 Jul, 2025 06:19am

There was a reason the ‘Apna Meter Apni Reading Scheme’ earned public approval. It was not just about giving...

Crackdown on power theft: DISCO Support Units nab multiple culprits

Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am

LAHORE: Under the directives of Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, the DISCO Support Units, led by the CEO...

LESCO detects 199,568 theft cases

Published 13 Mar, 2025 06:36am

LAHORE: In compliance with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directives, the Disco Support Units, led by the Chief...

‘Disco Support Unit’ established

Published 19 Jan, 2025 02:47am

LAHORE: In a significant move to curb power theft and improve recovery, the government has established a Disco...

Stakeholders urge Power Division to address theft, losses in Mepco

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: Power Division has reportedly been advised by the stakeholders to take measures to tackle theft and...

IPPs: why leaders must lead from the front

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 07:25am

Be it a newspaper, X (formerly Twitter) or any WhatsApp group, one would find a barrage of criticism on the GoP for...

GEPCO tender: local suppliers ‘knock out’ int’l bidder

Updated 02 Jun, 2024 09:25am

LAHORE: Local suppliers, in connivance with unscrupulous elements of Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO), have...

No action yet against Disco officials who caused Rs589bn loss

Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am

LAHORE: No disciplinary action has yet been taken against the Disco officials, including the CEOs and the Chief...

Domestic solar: the way forward—I

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

News is circulating that the adoption of solar power on a large scale by well-to-do domestic customers in Pakistan...

Power sector challenges

Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am

EDITORIAL: Lending agencies insist that power sector reforms must ensure full-cost recovery, an economically viable...

Disco consumers: NTDC seeks Nepra’s help to recover Rs41.5bn

Updated 25 Jan, 2024 09:45am

ISLAMABAD: National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has knocked the doors of National Electric Power...

Circular history of power sector

Updated 12 Oct, 2023 06:38am

The presently beleaguered Power Sector is being assailed by its generalist governors. Conveniently forgetting that...

Anatomisation of power tariff

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 06:48am

Power Sector as a whole and specifically the electricity tariff is under discussion every day. All and sundry are...

A culture of theft!

Published 30 Aug, 2023 03:33am

According to a Business Recorder news report, “a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance has sought ...

Reducing rising electricity tariff?-I

Published 23 Jul, 2023 03:25am

NEPRA (National Electric Power Authority) has increased electricity base tariff by Rs 4.96 per unit from Rs 24.82 ...

Cold storages: Nepra grills Gepco team for supply on non-commercial rates

Updated 12 Apr, 2023 08:38am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Tuesday grilled Gujranwala Electric Power Company...

The challenge of electricity theft

Published 25 Feb, 2023 06:23am

EDITORIAL: While it is not surprising that a lot of electricity is stolen, it is still shocking that that figure ...

Legal basis for uniform electricity tariff

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am

For the end consumer in Pakistan, the current tariff structure is uniform throughout the country. Still, it...

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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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