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Anti-theft campaign — will the latest succeed?

Pakistan leads the way in the incidence of illegal abstraction of energy (theft of electricity in the legal lingo)....

Updated 23 May, 2024 05:41am

Sell-off plan approvals: New independent directors appointed for 9 Discos

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed new independent directors for nine power Distribution Companies...

Updated 22 May, 2024 12:01pm

Markets

Reconstitution of Discos’ boards: CCoSOEs approves Power Division’s proposal

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) has approved the Power Division’s proposal for...

Updated 21 May, 2024 10:11am

CPPA-G seeks adjustment in Discos’ tariffs for April

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought positive adjustment of Rs 3.50 per...

Updated 21 May, 2024 09:22am

FY23-27: Nepra clears ‘PAP’ submitted by Discos

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved combined Power Acquisition Programme...

Updated 21 May, 2024 09:22am

TDS granted by govt to Discos liable to tax?

LAHORE: The Tariff Differential Subsidy (TDS) granted by the federal government to the power distribution companies...

Updated 19 May, 2024 09:32am

Q3: Nepra gives its nod to Rs52bn QTA for Discos, KE

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday gave its consent to approve Quarterly...

Updated 18 May, 2024 04:59pm

Opinion

Will the upcoming Disco boards be a fiasco again?

Non-professionalism in the power sector has been dubbed as the main reason for the present rot. Here, the present...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

Revision of buyback rates: PM directs Nepra, PD to amend net metering rules

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is said to have directed the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority...

Updated 16 May, 2024 12:07pm

PD gets PM’s nod for power tariff hike

Federal Board of Revenue in consultation with Ministry of Finance to review overall taxes applicable on electricity consumers

Updated 16 May, 2024 09:45am

AJK govt asked to set up its own Disco

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly asked AJ&K government to establish its own power Distribution...

Updated 15 May, 2024 08:50am

Opinion

An anti-citizen policy?

Governments are supposed to make people-friendly and welfare-oriented policies. Citizens should not be just tax...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

Opinion

Electricity tariffs

In Pakistan, it is a known fact that electricity is costly as compared to other countries of the region and its cost...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

QTA mechanism: Discos seek Rs1.60 per unit positive adjustment

ISLAMABAD: Power Distribution Companies (Discos) have sought positive adjustment of up to Rs1.60 per unit to recover...

Updated 08 May, 2024 10:10pm

Opinion

The dumb national electricity policy of 2021

A good public policy is one that addresses a societal problem effectively, is based on evidence and research,...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

Opinion

The solar lessons

The “Cobra Effect” is a well-known and beloved anecdote in the annals of unanticipated consequences. The...

Updated 02 May, 2024 05:29am

NTDC awarding contracts to ineligible bidders?

ISLAMABAD: The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) is said to have become a permanent headache for the...

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 09:25am

Operations: KAPCO reluctant to opt for CTBCM

ISLAMABAD: Kot Addu Power Company Limited (KAPCO) is reportedly reluctant to opt for operation under Competitive...

Updated 26 Apr, 2024 09:16am

Editorials

Chronic power defaulters

EDITORIAL: So, once again the government faces the “challenging task” of extracting recoveries – this time more than...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

BR Research

Load-shedding: Hiding the inefficiencies

Pakistan once had so much capacity constraints that electricity load shedding was the only way out, a decade ago....

Published 23 Apr, 2024 08:40am

Chronic power defaulters: Govt faces challenging task of over Rs1trn recovery

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has the challenging task of recovering the huge amount of over Rs1 trillion from...

Updated 23 Apr, 2024 09:02am

Pakistan ‘highly vulnerable’ to impacts of climate change: WB

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has warned that Pakistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with...

Updated 23 Apr, 2024 08:37am

Sans formal govt approval: CPPA-G expresses inability to supply power to RSEZ

ISLAMABAD: Central Power Purchasing Agency -Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has reportedly expressed its inability to supply...

Updated 22 Apr, 2024 09:24am

Opinion

Powering Pakistan: Transforming energy distribution for economic prosperity

In Pakistan, the energy sector stands as both a pillar of progress and a stumbling block to prosperity. At the heart...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

Discos officials conniving with power thieves to face the music

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari said on Thursday that Discos officials conniving with...

Updated 19 Apr, 2024 11:14pm

PM seeks urgent plan to revamp transmission system, Discos

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought a plan on a priority basis for improvement in the transmission...

Updated 19 Apr, 2024 09:01am

Opinion

Ending hopium—II

SIFC (Special Investment Facilitation Council) and the last Caretaker Government had taken the elephant steps on...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am

Markets

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 22	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 22	278.42
USD to Japanese Yen / May 22	156.82
USD to Swiss Franc / May 22	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / May 22	1.27
Euro to USD / May 22	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 22	5307.01
India Sensex / May 22	74221.06
Tokyo Nikkei / May 22	38876.82
Nasdaq / May 22	16801.54
Hang Seng / May 22	19024.41
FTSE 100 / May 22	8370.33
Dow Jones / May 22	39671.04
Germany DAX 30 / May 22	18680.20

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 22	76.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 22	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 22	212791
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 22	2371.48
Cotton US¢/pound / May 22	79
Petrol/Litre / May 23	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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