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The solar paradox

Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am

For the past two decades, the story of solar energy has been one of extraordinary optimism—and rightly so. Few...

NA body informed: Rs620bn taxes collected through power bills

Published 18 Jun, 2026 06:54am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance was informed on Wednesday that the government is...

Discos launch new electricity bill format

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 09:06am

ISLAMABAD: Power Distribution Companies (Discos) across the country have introduced a redesigned electricity bill...

Power subsidy cut 19pc to Rs830bn

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reduced the power sector subsidy by around 19 percent to Rs 830 billion for...

Jul-Mar power consumption grows 3.8%

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 07:51am

ISLAMABAD: The country’s overall electricity consumption has posted a growth of 3.8 per cent during the first nine...

Leghari reviews progress on power project for Gwadar

Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, has reviewed progress on a proposed 40 MW power...

Consumer complaints: Leghari directs Discos to take errant SDOs & XENs to task

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has directed all electricity distribution...

Electricity laws: NA panel approves 2 amendments sans debate

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:23am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Power on Tuesday approved two amendments to electricity laws...

Protected consumers: Leghari says power subsidies not being withdrawn

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Awais Leghari on Sunday said that a new registration system is now live to...

Pakistan’s inflation is no longer just economic — it is geopolitical

Updated 27 May, 2026 04:25am

Inflation beyond numbers In Pakistan, inflation is often discussed as if it were merely a domestic policy failure....

PESCO launches online consumer complaint handling

Published 25 May, 2026 06:06am

PESHAWAR: Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) has introduced a social media platform Facebook-based e-court...

India battles power cuts as heatwave boosts electricity demand to record

Published 22 May, 2026 09:14pm

India needs to urgently fast-track commissioning of battery storage to make use of surplus solar energy at night

Power generation stutters

Updated 21 May, 2026 05:58am

Pakistan’s national grid power generation continues to recover at a frustratingly slow pace. At 99 billion kilowatt...

Generating electricity from waste: better late than never

Updated 19 May, 2026 12:57pm

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directive to prepare a roadmap for generating electricity from solid...

April 2026: Govt to pass on Rs1.73/unit positive FCA

Updated 19 May, 2026 06:44am

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to pass on a positive Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) of Rs1.73 per unit for April...

PM Shehbaz wants to generate power from solid waste

Updated 13 May, 2026 09:50am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered the development of a comprehensive roadmap to generate...

Power consumers: PD unveils transparent subsidy mechanism

Updated 08 May, 2026 10:03am

ISLAMABAD: Power Division on Thursday announced that electricity distribution companies have introduced a new...

Power crisis, familiar failures

Published 02 May, 2026 06:16am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s power shortfall crossing 11,000MW again exposes the old fault line in the sector: generation...

LNG supplies arrive, load-shedding ends: Leghari

Updated 02 May, 2026 05:01pm

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Division, Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Friday announced that scheduled...

No peak-hour load management amid improved generation, says PD

Published 30 Apr, 2026 10:27am

The Power Division (PD) said on Thursday that the country witnessed no load management during peak hours on the...

Targeted subsidy programme for consumers in Karachi: Energy Dept, KE directed to undertake study

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:24am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the Energy Department and K-Electric to jointly...

Grid stability over cost: NGC responds to claims on power dispatch and transmission limits

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

With reference to the article titled “Pakistan Power crisis is also transmission crisis” published in this newspaper...

Electricity supply improves as plants move to local gas: PD

Published 29 Apr, 2026 10:10am

The Power Division (PD) said on Wednesday that electricity generation had further improved due to the supply of...

Energy inflation to the forefront

Updated 29 Apr, 2026 07:50am

Energy is back at the center of the inflation narrative. April 2026 CPI is shaping up under the impact of a sharp...

Textile exporters decry ‘undeclared war’

Updated 27 Apr, 2026 09:01am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s export industry leaders have accused the federal government of waging an “undeclared war”...

Pakistan’s electricity deficit surpasses 11,000 MW amid supply strain

Updated 24 Apr, 2026 11:53am

Country’s total installed power generation capacity stands at around 46,000MW

APTMA urges govt to rationalize captive power levy

Power Division says water outflows surged to 30,000 cusecs

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 10	278.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 10	278.05
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 10	161.68
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 10	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 10	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 11	3.58

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 10	7,575.39
India Sensex / Jul 10	77,569.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 10	68,557.73
Nasdaq / Jul 10	26,281.61
Hang Seng / Jul 10	24,175.12
FTSE 100 / Jul 10	10,497.29
Dow Jones / Jul 10	52,637.01
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 10	25,067.09
France CAC40 / Jul 10	8,338.97

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 10	71.41
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 10	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 10	370,744
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 10	4,119.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 10	81.54
Petrol/Litre / Jul 12	310.71
Diesel/Litre / Jul 12	323.30

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 10 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	10.24 ▲ 1 (10.82%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 10 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	10.55 ▲ 1 (10.47%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.02 ▲ 0.19 (10.38%)
Service Textile / Jul 10 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 10 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	41.33 ▲ 3.76 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.01 ▲ 3.46 (10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,081.55 ▲ 189.23 (10%)
Saif Textile / Jul 10 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	52.35 ▲ 4.76 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 10 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	105.39 ▲ 9.58 (10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 10 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.06 ▲ 2.55 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 10 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	4.79 ▼ -0.81 (-14.46%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 10 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	21.56 ▼ -2.4 (-10.02%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 10 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	12.59 ▼ -1.4 (-10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 10 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	59.51 ▼ -6.61 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 10 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	229.11 ▼ -25.46 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 10 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.54 ▼ -3.39 (-9.99%)
Next Capital / Jul 10 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	17.33 ▼ -1.74 (-9.12%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 10 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	17.39 ▼ -1.68 (-8.81%)
Mehmood Tex / Jul 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	207.26 ▼ -18.81 (-8.32%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 10 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.27 ▼ -0.91 (-8.14%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	151,747,897 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	67,529,983 ▲ 0.16
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	51,758,332 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	38,321,177 ▲ 0.19
Pak Refinery / Jul 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	34,731,942 ▲ 0.22
LSE Capital / Jul 10 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	33,568,457 ▼ -0.43
Lotte Chemical / Jul 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	33,037,004 ▲ 1.03
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jul 10 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	32,760,970 ▲ 0.77
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 10 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	27,441,043 ▲ 0.51
Bank Al-Falah / Jul 10 Bank Alfalah Limited(BAFL)	18,753,121 ▼ -0.13

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