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PD says ready to annul IPPs pacts if NA panel instructs

Remarks of the Power Division comes a day before the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Power

Updated 12 Jul, 2024 12:11pm

Markets

Hundreds storm Sibi power station over long outages

QUETTA: Hundreds of people in one of hottest cities stormed a power station in protest against cuts lasting up to 20...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 05:18am

Pakistan

10pm to 6am: Power cos warned not to implement load-shedding plans

KARACHI: Sindh Provincial Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah while talking to the media in the Sindh Assembly...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 09:22am

Power tariff hike, loadshedding: Consumers heap criticism on Nepra at hearing

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday faced criticism from consumers at a...

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 09:23am

Opinion

Fixed charges: boon or bane for electricity consumers?

With the recent Discos tariff determination by power regulator Nepra, fixed charges have been introduced for ...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:33am

Editorials

KP’s power woes

EDITORIAL: There appears to be little evidence, so far, of a sensible solution to the dispute that has erupted...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:31am

Power loadshedding in KP: Federal govt facing a catch-22 situation

ISLAMABAD: Federal government is facing a catch 22 situation with respect to power loadshedding in Khyber...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 09:07am

Discos’ overbilling, MDI manipulation by industries: PM directs PD to initiate forensic audit, inquiry

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Power Division to initiate forensic audit/inquiry into the...

Updated 21 Jun, 2024 08:52am

Naqvi in contact with KP CM over loadshedding issue

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development, Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief...

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 09:31am

Gandapur threatens to move IMF over dues ‘owed’ by federal govt

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Ali Amin Gandapur severely criticised the federal government for...

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 09:42am

Pakistan

Rain in Multan: WASA issues high alert

MULTAN: Managing Director WASA Chaudhry Muhammad Danish issued high alert in WASA after heavy rain in the city here...

Published 27 Aug, 2023 03:05am

Pakistan

JI slams Centre’s ‘silence on KE’s misconduct’

KARACHI: In the wake of increasing electricity load shedding in the megacity, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter ...

Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am

Business & Finance

SAI calls for end to daily outages of eight hours

KARACHI: President of the Site Association of Industry (SAI) Abdul Rasheed has expressed serious concerns over...

Published 23 Sep, 2022 05:50am

Editorials

Power generation: need for indigenous fuel

EDITORIAL: The summer came earlier this year with unannounced electricity load-shedding that later became scheduled....

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:09am

No load-shedding during three Eid holidays: Dastgir

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Division Khurram Dastgir on Saturday shared good news with the people claiming...

Updated 10 Jul, 2022 09:53am

Pakistan

Lesco CEO for uninterrupted power supply during Eid days

LAHORE: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) Ch Muhammad Amin has issued directions...

Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am

Govt decides to continue ‘minimum’ power load-shedding till Dec

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly decided to continue minimum average monthly load shedding of three hours...

Updated 29 Jun, 2022 09:40am

Pakistan

Maryam hints at big relief packages from Gulf countries

LAHORE: Hinting at 2-3 big relief packages by the Gulf countries to steer country out of crises, PML-N ...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 05:47am

PM seeks plan to reduce electricity load-shedding within 24hrs

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, has called for an emergency plan to reduce electricity...

Updated 05 Jun, 2022 09:03am

Fuel Cost Adjustment: Over Rs280bn additional burden to be passed on to consumers in three months

Credit lines of IPPs have been exhausted to procure fuel and they are pressing hard for clearance of the outstanding receivables

Updated 02 Jun, 2022 10:47am

Fawad holds last PML-N govt ‘responsible’ for current power woes

Pakistan

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 6	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 6	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 6	142.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 6	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 6	1.31
Euro to USD / Sep 6	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 6	5,408.42
India Sensex / Sep 6	81,183.93
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 6	36,391.47
Nasdaq / Sep 6	16,690.83
Hang Seng / Sep 6	17,444.30
FTSE 100 / Sep 6	8,181.47
Dow Jones / Sep 6	40,345.41
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 6	18,301.90

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 6	67.67
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 6	227,970.30
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 6	2,497.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 6	67.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 7	18,535
Petrol/Litre / Sep 8	259.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 8 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 8 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 8 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 8 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 8 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 8 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 8 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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