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electricity charges

The end of the double-digit inflation era?

Updated 02 Jul, 2026 07:43am

Headline CPI inflation eased to 11.07 percent year-on-year in June, down from 11.66 percent a month earlier, marking...

Nepra approves flat Rs22.98 rate for industrial, agricultural electricity consumers

Updated 09 Dec, 2025 11:00pm

In October 2025, PM Shehbaz Sharif announced that industries and agricultural sector would be provided additional electricity at subsidised rates over next three years

CPI: run rate cools down as base effect looms

Published 02 Dec, 2025 07:13am

Headline inflation stood at 6.1 percent in November 2025, compared to 6.2 percent in the previous month. The CPI is...

SPI-based inflation nominally down

Updated 23 Aug, 2025 09:06am

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation showing a negative trend as it nominally decreased by...

Hike in electricity charges: KATI concerned over Nepra’s approval

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am

KARACHI: The President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Johar Qandhari, has expressed ...

PFMA condemns surge in fixed electricity charges

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) has strongly condemned the recent surge in fixed electricity...

Expert explains how hike in power tariffs hurting people

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

KARACHI: Extraordinary increase in the electricity charges has become a menace for the common man and industry, ...

We’re not acting prudently, so to speak

Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am

EDITORIAL: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ending 12 January 2023 rose by 31.75 percent year-on-year...

Utility charges, hostel rent, TA/DA on foreign tours: AGP detects loss of Rs69.243m in KP assembly accounts

Updated 19 Dec, 2022 09:40am

PESHAWAR: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has detected a loss of Rs69.243 million sustained by the exchequer ...

Tariff increase in Oct: Nepra refuses to endorse PBS claim

Updated 04 Nov, 2022 09:39am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has refused to endorse the Pakistan Bureau of...

July CPI inflation soars to highest rate in 14 years

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased by a massive 24.93 percent on year-on-year basis...

Runaway inflation

Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am

The year-to-year rate of inflation in the consumer price index has jumped up to 21.3 percent in in June 2022. This ...

SPI up 3.63pc WoW

Updated 02 Jul, 2022 09:34am

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 30, 2022, recorded an increase of 3.63 ...

June CPI inflation spikes to 21.32pc YoY

Updated 02 Jul, 2022 09:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based inflation increased by a massive 21.32 percent on a year-on-year basis in...

FY23 electricity charges: PU to make Rs795m payment

Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am

LAHORE: The Punjab University will pay Rs 795 million in the head of electricity charges during the year 2022-23....

SPI up 1.01pc WoW

Updated 25 Jun, 2022 09:45am

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 23, 2022, recorded an increase of 1.01 per...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,524.76
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,846.69
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,340.11
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	50.58 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	329.37 ▲ 29.94 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	270.97 ▲ 24.63 (10%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	20.58 ▲ 1.87 (9.99%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 21 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	70.45 ▲ 6.37 (9.94%)

Stock	Price
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.46 ▼ -5.58 (-9.96%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	79.27 ▼ -8.56 (-9.75%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 21 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.20 ▼ -1.81 (-7.54%)
D.M. Corporation / Jul 21 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	185.26 ▼ -12.27 (-6.21%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.50 ▼ -1.93 (-5.77%)
Premier Sugar / Jul 21 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	500.01 ▼ -29.81 (-5.63%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Jul 21 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	30.76 ▼ -1.72 (-5.3%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	23.83 ▼ -1.28 (-5.1%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,600 ▼ -84.32 (-5.01%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jul 21 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	5.32 ▼ -0.28 (-5%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	57,892,130 ▲ 0.27
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	21,208,036 ▲ 0.46
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	16,385,303 ▲ 0.09
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	13,384,236 ▲ 3
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,635,501 ▲ 0.91
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	6,677,978 ▲ 0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	5,039,076 ▲ 0.19
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4,819,197 ▼ -8.56
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,520,420 ▲ 1.09
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 21 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	3,504,392 ▲ 0.28

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