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Leghari, Turkish envoy discuss power sector reforms, DISCOs’ privatisation

Published 19 Sep, 2026 04:55am

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Turkiye to Pakistan, Dr Irfan Neziroglu, called on Federal Minister for Energy (Power...

KCCI President rejects proposed FCA, QTA

Published 26 Aug, 2026 04:57am

KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Rehan Hanif has categorically rejected the...

Discos asked to install AMI meters at govt offices

Updated 20 Aug, 2026 09:09am

ISLAMABAD: Secretary Power Division Dr Fakhar-e-Alam Irfan has directed all power Distribution Companies (Discos) to...

PD says GEPCO crosses into single-digit line losses

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division said on Monday that the Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) closed Financial...

PM orders technical audit of power firms’ billing systems

Published 31 Jul, 2026 06:55am

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to rein in persistent inefficiencies in the power sector, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on...

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 ...

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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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