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Electricity consumers

Power Division moves to improve detection billing system

Published 04 Sep, 2026 03:36pm

The Power Division on Friday decided to introduce fundamental reforms in the detection billing system to protect...

Electricity consumers: PHC bars collection of unexplained taxes, levies

Published 25 Aug, 2026 04:54am

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has barred the collection of taxes and levies from electricity consumers...

Net-metering solar system emerges as financially viable option

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 09:05am

ISLAMABAD: Though the government has tightened installation of solar net metering in the country due to its...

Non-operational IPPs: Senate panel questions billions in capacity payments

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 10:01am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat expressed serious concern over billions of rupees in...

Leghari orders action against worst-performing field officers

Published 03 Jun, 2026 12:07pm

PESCO and SEPCO suspend staff

June bills: Consumers set to receive 20 paisa per unit relief

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers are set to receive a net relief of 20 paisa per unit in June 2026, as the...

Protected power consumers: Imtiaz opposes ‘withdrawal of subsidies’

Published 21 May, 2026 05:01am

KARACHI: Former Sindh Energy Minister and Member of Provincial Assembly Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh has expressed serious...

Poor performance: DISCOs directed to take action against officers

Updated 13 Mar, 2026 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has issued directives to all power...

Electricity consumers: when the numbers don’t add up

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:16am

The regulator has approved the government’s motion for changes in electricity tariffs, following the base tariff...

Business community opposes net metering regulations

Published 12 Feb, 2026 04:44am

KARACHI: The business community has raised alarm over the proposed Net Metering Regulations 2026, warning that...

Net-metering: Doing it the right way

Updated 11 Feb, 2026 09:11am

If you are reading this, you are probably fuming. Islamabad does no half measures. Either be a sitting duck and do...

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

Energy sector: Financial matters must be submitted to Cabinet Committee on Energy

Updated 16 Nov, 2025 10:40am

These directions come as the Cabinet ratifies an ECC decision titled “Rationalisation of LPI and Potential Tariff Reduction for Nuclear Power Plants

Power tariffs: Summer relief extends

Updated 13 May, 2025 07:49am

The summer season of massive relief continues for electricity consumers, as another Rs1.55/unit cut in lieu of...

PESCO chairman presents three-month action plan

Published 05 May, 2025 06:14am

PESHAWAR: Chairman PESCO Himayatullah Khan met with Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shahab Ali Shah, to present ...

Govt urged to reduce oil prices in line with global trends

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am

KARACHI: Zubair Tufail, President of the United Business Group (UBG), has urged the government to significantly...

Subsidies to BISP recipients: Ministry seeks PD’s help to get consumers’ data from KE

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 08:59am

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (MPA&SS) has sought Power Division’s support to get...

Inflation decline, credit rating hike: PM derives satisfaction from indicators

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 03:28pm

Says government committed to economic reforms

Power consumers: Punjab govt to give Rs45bn subsidy for 2 months: Nawaz

Published 17 Aug, 2024 06:12am

LAHORE: Announcing that the PML-N-led Punjab government has decided to bring Rs 14 per unit relief in the bills of...

PM welcomes Punjab CM’s package: It’s a pro-people move: PMO

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 05:32pm

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has welcomed Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s relief package for...

Govt takes much of the credit for decline in food inflation

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Masood Malik on Thursday said that the positive impact of the...

Action ordered against officials involved in over-billing

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 09:06am

ISLAMABAD: A day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took notice of over-billing of protected electricity consumers,...

Discos consumers: Govt all set to file motion with Nepra to adjust category-wise SoT

Updated 17 Jun, 2024 02:51pm

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is all set to file a motion with National Electric Power Regulatory Authority...

‘Penalising honest consumers’

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

EDITORIAL: How on earth is the power minister going to “bring transparency to the power sector” if the...

Consumers using up to 100 units in Sindh likely to get free electricity

Updated 31 May, 2024 08:37am

KARACHI: Provincial minister Nasir Hussain Shah on Thursday said that a plan has been prepared to provide free...

Electricity tariffs

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

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

All Discos sans KE: Nepra hikes tariff by Rs4.56/unit

Published 04 Feb, 2024 03:01am

ISLAMABAD: In yet another shock to the already overburdened power consumers, the National Electric Power Regulatory...

‘Winter package’ not allowed to see the light of day

Updated 14 Nov, 2023 02:34pm

Govt fails to secure nod for industry package from IMF, sources says

Power tariff – a flawed business model

Published 07 Nov, 2023 07:07am

Power tariffs have recently been in the limelight – not for any other issue but for unaffordability of the same....

Industrial power consumers: FD terms proposed winter package ‘vague’

Updated 31 Oct, 2023 09:50am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has reportedly termed the proposed four-month electricity ‘winter package’ for...

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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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