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Provincialisation of Discos: KP gives ‘conditional’ acceptance to Pesco takeover

ISLAMABAD: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has expressed conditional acceptance of highly loss-making...

Updated 30 Mar, 2023 08:30am

KE consumers: Govt files motion with Nepra for recovery of two QTAs of Rs6/unit

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has filed a motion with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra)...

Updated 29 Mar, 2023 09:03am

Pakistan

There must be no load-shedding during Sehr, Iftar: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed to ensure uninterrupted power supply in Ramazan,...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Feb FCA: CPPA-G seeks positive adjustment in Discos’ tariff

ISLAMABAD: Central Power Purchasing Agency- Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought positive adjustment of Rs 0.86 per unit ...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 08:59am

Pakistan

Load-shedding SOPs issued for Ramazan

ISLAMABAD: Power Planning and Monitoring Company (PPMC), an arm of Power Division, has issued standard procedures ...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Business & Finance

PM sets up panel for action plan: DISCOs to be handed over to provinces

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a committee regarding handing over electricity distribution...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

Energy sector reforms: Earnest intentions for structural changes necessary – V

Expanding the thought process, 1- Proven integrated model of K-Electric needs to be replicated in other power DISCOs...

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 06:27am

Nepra’s ‘inefficiency’ attracts the wrath of cabinet

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) reportedly came under fire at a meeting of the...

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:53am

Power supply to 5 zero-rated sectors, agri tubewells: Concessional tariff withdrawal decision endorsed

Nepra also approves positive adjustment of Rs 1.7113 per unit in FCA of KE consumers for month of January 2023 to be recovered in bills of March 2023

Updated 11 Mar, 2023 11:56am

Mar-Oct and Jun-Jul 23: Nepra approves recovery of FCA for Discos

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved recovery of Fuel Charges Adjustment...

Updated 11 Mar, 2023 08:49am

Neelum-Jhelum surcharge: PAC directs PD to refund additional amount to masses

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Thursday directed the Power Division to refund the additional amount...

Updated 10 Mar, 2023 08:37am

ST on chronic power defaulters: FBR, PD fine-tuning recovery mechanism

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Power Division are giving final shape to mechanism for recovery of...

Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:52am

Opinion

Energy sector reforms: Earnest intentions for structural changes necessary – IV

Our fiscal space is wafer thin. The economy is starting to pull back from a precipice. The International Monetary...

Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:20am

Usage of 300 units and above: Rs3.39/unit additional surcharge on the cards

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday showed consent to put its stamp on...

Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:53am

Senate body irked by absence of power minister

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Power has deplored that the continuous absence of the...

Updated 03 Mar, 2023 09:03am

Business & Finance

Negative adjustment in KE’s Q2 QTA: Positive adjustment in Jan FCAs of Discos, KE approved

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday approved positive adjustments in Fuel...

Updated 01 Mar, 2023 09:05am

Financial year 2023-24: PD submits 102 uplift projects worth Rs298.5bn

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has submitted 102 development projects for financial year 2023-24 worth Rs 298.5...

Updated 28 Feb, 2023 09:38am

Oct-Dec QTA for Discos: Nepra agrees to approve Re0.5/unit hike in tariff

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday gave its consent to approve Paisa 50 ...

Updated 23 Feb, 2023 09:22am

Motion filed with Nepra: Govt seeks additional surcharge of Rs3.39/unit for 4 months

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has filed a Motion with National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to...

Updated 21 Feb, 2023 08:55am

Pakistan

Discos, Wapda employees not eligible for assistance package

LAHORE: Employees of power distribution companies (Discos) and Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) are not...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am

Business & Finance

PD official testifies before NA panel ‘Electricity worth Rs380bn is stolen every year’

ISLAMABAD: Power Division Secretary Rashid Mehmood Langrial on Friday testified before the National Assembly...

Updated 18 Feb, 2023 08:59am

Business & Finance

Jan 23 power breakdown: Nepra forms probe body as entities adopt contrary stances

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has constituted a five-member inquiry committee to...

Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:47am

Dec 2022: Nepra approves negative adjustment

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved negative adjustment of Rs 2.32 per...

Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:47am

PM for giving Discos to provinces

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif is all set to hold meeting with Chief Ministers to convince them of...

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:58am

Purchases by Discos from net metering consumers: Nepra trashes plan to revise power rates

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has trashed its plan to revise rates of...

Updated 15 Feb, 2023 09:07am

‘Viable’ energy sector: PD fails to prepare plan

ISLAMABAD: Power Division has reportedly failed to prepare a plan for a “viable” energy sector by steering the...

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 08:58am

Business & Finance

Govt to revise power tariff mechanism for AJ&K

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is said to have decided to revise electricity tariff mechanism for Azad Jammu...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Opinion

Survival without the IMF

Since the end of World War II, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have emerged as the most...

Updated 12 Feb, 2023 09:36pm

Business & Finance

Oct-Dec QTA: Discos seek increase in tariffs

ISLAMABAD: Power Distribution Companies (Discos) have sought an increase of up to Paisa 70 per unit in their tariffs...

Published 12 Feb, 2023 03:56am

Increase in price of Paracetamol okayed

ECC also approves circular debt management plan, extra surcharge on power

Updated 11 Feb, 2023 09:03am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chakwal Spinning / Mar 30 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	1.36 ▲ 0.20 (17.24%)
First IBL Mod. / Mar 30 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	5.90 ▲ 0.60 (11.32%)
First Pak Mod. / Mar 30 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	1.34 ▲ 0.13 (10.74%)
Dewan Sugar / Mar 30 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.57 ▲ 0.23 (9.83%)
Unicap Modaraba / Mar 30 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.77 ▲ 0.15 (9.26%)
Premier Insurance / Mar 30 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	7.50 ▲ 0.63 (9.17%)
B.R.R.Guardian / Mar 30 B.R.R. Guardian Modaraba(BRR)	12.04 ▲ 0.99 (8.96%)
Ismail Ind. / Mar 30 Ismail Industries Limited(ISIL)	518.26 ▲ 36.15 (7.50%)
Khyber Tex. / Mar 30 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	397.42 ▲ 27.72 (7.50%)
Suraj Cotton / Mar 30 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	102.53 ▲ 7.15 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Mar 30 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.40 ▼ -0.24 (-14.63%)
Trust Mod. / Mar 30 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.30 ▼ -0.20 (-13.33%)
Sapphire Fibres / Mar 30 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1018 ▼ -82.00 (-7.45%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 30 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	32 ▼ -2.55 (-7.38%)
Gadoon Textile / Mar 30 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	192.50 ▼ -15.30 (-7.36%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 30 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	461 ▼ -36.43 (-7.32%)
Pakistan Services / Mar 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	876 ▼ -69.10 (-7.31%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 30 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	282 ▼ -22.00 (-7.24%)
Bal. Wheel / Mar 30 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	68.42 ▼ -5.18 (-7.04%)
JDW Sugar / Mar 30 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	356 ▼ -26.79 (-7.00%)

Stock	Volume
Telecard Limited / Mar 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,447,500 ▼ -0.21
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,398,662 ▲ 0.01
Pakistan Alumin / Mar 30 Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited(PABC)	7,638,000 ▲ 0.23
Pak Elektron / Mar 30 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	6,136,500 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	6,018,500 ▲ 0.08
Engro Corp / Mar 30 Engro Corporation Limited(ENGRO)	5,429,492 ▼ -0.02
Nishat Mills Ltd / Mar 30 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	4,517,879 ▲ 0.46
Shifa Int.Hosp / Mar 30 Shifa International Hospitals Limited(SHFA)	4,299,000 ▼ -1.99
Agha Steel Ind. / Mar 30 Agha Steel Ind.Ltd(AGHA)	3,645,000 ▲ 0.36
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3,416,092 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 30	285.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 30	283.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 30	132.47
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 30	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 30	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 30	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 29	4.81

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 29	4027.81
India Sensex / Mar 29	57960.09
Nasdaq / Mar 29	11926.24
Dow Jones / Mar 29	32717.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 30	27782.93
Hang Seng / Mar 30	20309.13
FTSE 100 / Mar 30	7578.80
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 30	15430.39
France CAC40 / Mar 30	7235.99

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 29	18935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 29	176268
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 30	72.81
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 30	1963.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 30	82.34

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