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PBC proposes framework to address electricity challenges

Published 12 Sep, 2026 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has proposed a strategic framework to stimulate electricity demand,...

Steel sector: New procedure to charge sales tax issued

Published 30 Jun, 2026 05:08am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Act 2026 has issued a new procedure for the steel sector to charge sales tax on the basis of per...

Dec-Feb electricity consumption up 3.5pc: PD

Published 04 Apr, 2026 06:16am

ISLAMABAD: Power Division (PD) has claimed that overall electricity consumption has increased by 3.5 percent in...

Fixed charges: Nepra receives review plea challenging its determination

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:30am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has received a review petition challenging its...

Jul–Mar power usage down 3.6pc

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s electricity consumption has declined by 3.6 per during the first three quarters...

Beating the heat, cutting the cost: How inverter fans have taken over the market

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 07:45pm

As electricity prices remain high, middle-income group consumers in Pakistan are turning to inverter fans,...

Winter incentive package: A cold start

Published 10 Jan, 2025 07:43am

The government’s winter incentive demand package has landed with a whimper. The plan to incentivize incremental...

Power sector: (Woeful) State of Industry Report

Published 02 Jan, 2025 08:31am

The power sector regulator, Nepra has issued the much-awaited State of Industry Report 2024, which expectedly reads...

PM Shehbaz calls for immediate shutdown of inefficient power plants, pushes for renewables

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:54pm

Statement from PM's Office says premier wants reforms in power sector expedited

Winter demand initiative: Not more than Rs2.5/unit saving even with 40pc rise in consumption

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am

LAHORE: The industrial consumers have apprehended that the maximum saving would not exceed Rs2.5 per unit even with ...

Winter Incentive Package: A welcome U-Turn

Published 10 Dec, 2024 09:00am

The government’s decision to include net metering electricity consumers in the Winter Demand Initiative is a...

ECC approves power relief package for winter

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 08:45pm

Consumers to be charged a flat rate of Rs26.07 per unit for electricity usage above benchmark consumption

Pakistan’s power generation increases in October as cost surges

Published 18 Nov, 2024 03:20pm

Power generation in Pakistan stood at 10,262 GWh (13,793 MW) in October 2024, an increase of over 7% YoY compared to...

Bijli Sahulat Package: Worth a try

Published 13 Nov, 2024 08:46am

The winter electricity package termed “Bijli Sahulat Package” has finally been approved with much fanfare. The IMF...

Power consumption boost: ‘Winter package’ in limbo as conflicting claims about IMF assent emerge

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government’s proposed ‘Winter Package 2024’ to enhance electricity consumption in winter...

Pakistan’s power generation falls sharply amid rising costs, solarisation

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 10:24pm

Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 13,180 GWh (17,714 MW) in August 2024, a decline of over 17% YoY as...

Power tariffs: Taking the cashflow approach

Published 16 Sep, 2024 06:44am

The first quarter of the current fiscal year has bene quite a happening one for the electricity sector. From record...

Nepra concerned at drop in power consumption

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has raised concerns over the reduced electricity...

Tariff adjustments keep coming

Published 26 Aug, 2024 08:15am

The state-owned power distribution companies have sought Rs46.9 billion on account of the quarterly tariff...

Govt urged to conduct forensic audit of IPPs

Published 28 Jul, 2024 06:49am

KARACHI Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, President of Pakistan Businessmen...

Dismal discos

Published 29 Feb, 2024 08:39am

You can come up with even fancier way of circular debt settlement next year, can be craftier in the next base tariff...

Power sector: there’re solutions aplenty but...

Published 25 Dec, 2023 05:42am

The power sector woes are not resolving despite successive and massive increases in the consumer tariffs –...

Higher tariffs cause power consumption decline: APTMA

Updated 13 Dec, 2023 09:48am

ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumption of textile sector in the jurisdictions of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco)...

The energy quagmire

Published 11 Sep, 2023 07:00am

When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. ‘Increase electricity consumption to lower the...

Let’s tighten our belts for one year: all will be well

Updated 23 Feb, 2023 06:14am

There comes a time in almost any life, when one has to tighten one’s belt and rein in one’s consumption, for the...

Electricity saving: It isn’t broke; don’t fix

Published 22 Dec, 2022 07:54am

So, energy conservation is the new plan. Nothing was ever seen before, but least needed than ever before. The idea ...

Under law, retail outlets should be closed by 8pm: traders

Published 05 Dec, 2022 05:47am

KARACHI: Lack of law implementation encourages the city’s retail businesses to stay arbitrarily open till ...

PTI terminates Faisal Vawda’s membership

Updated 29 Oct, 2022 10:05pm

Membership suspended after the press conference held by Vawda 'did not represent party policy and views'

KE Q1 results shows considerable decline

Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am

KARACHI: KE’s financial results for Q1 FY 23 showed a considerable decline owing to the impact of multiple...

Industrial, agri sectors top other sectors when it comes to power consumption

Published 19 Jun, 2022 07:35am

LAHORE: Both the industrial and agriculture sectors have surpassed household, commercial, and other sectors in terms...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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