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Electricity load shedding

GDP growth may dip to 2.5-3pc: Pasha

Updated 25 Apr, 2026 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth is projected to slow to 2.5 to 3 percent in current fiscal year 2025-26,...

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

Updated 22 Apr, 2026 09:40am

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the government to rationalise the captive power...

Q3FY26-end: Freelancers’ earnings grow 50pc to USD856m YoY: SBP

Updated 21 Apr, 2026 09:28am

KARACHI: Pakistani freelancers are enhancing their contribution to global freelancing market, bringing in over USD...

Minister speaks of supply constraints: Load-shedding to stay till LNG flows resume

Updated 17 Apr, 2026 09:19am

Minister for Power Sardar clarifies that the situation does not apply to the jurisdictions of K-Electric and the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company

Electricity load shedding causing service disruptions nationwide: Ufone

Updated 17 Apr, 2026 09:48am

Says services to return to normal once electricity supply stabilizes

‘Load-shedding’ challenged in LHC

Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:16am

LAHORE: Judicial Activism Penal on Wednesday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) against load shedding announced...

Pakistan experiences night-time power shortfall due to reduced hydropower generation

Published 15 Apr, 2026 07:23pm

Says decline in hydropower output was linked to lower water releases from reservoirs

Move branded as ‘peak relief strategy’: Govt rolls out scheduled power outages

Updated 15 Apr, 2026 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has rolled out scheduled power outages of up to 2.25 hours during peak evening...

Discos and KE: Nepra okays Rs1.4 FCA hike for Feb

Updated 09 Apr, 2026 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved a positive Fuel Charges Adjustment...

PDP for avoiding water shortage, load shedding in Ramazan

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:42am

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party Vice Chairman Abdul Hakim Quaid has said that water shortage and load shedding of...

Minister wants against load-shedding in Ramazan

Published 04 Mar, 2025 07:58am

KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Energy Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has appealed to Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian...

PD says ready to annul IPPs pacts if NA panel instructs

Updated 12 Jul, 2024 12:11pm

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

Hundreds storm Sibi power station over long outages

Published 06 Jul, 2024 05:18am

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

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

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 09:22am

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

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

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 09:23am

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

Fixed charges: boon or bane for electricity consumers?

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:33am

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

KP’s power woes

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:31am

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

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

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 09:07am

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

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

Updated 21 Jun, 2024 08:52am

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

Naqvi in contact with KP CM over loadshedding issue

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 09:31am

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

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

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 09:42am

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

Rain in Multan: WASA issues high alert

Published 27 Aug, 2023 03:05am

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

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

Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am

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

SAI calls for end to daily outages of eight hours

Published 23 Sep, 2022 05:50am

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

Power generation: need for indigenous fuel

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:09am

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

No load-shedding during three Eid holidays: Dastgir

Updated 10 Jul, 2022 09:53am

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

Lesco CEO for uninterrupted power supply during Eid days

Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:29am

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

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

Updated 29 Jun, 2022 09:40am

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

Maryam hints at big relief packages from Gulf countries

Published 07 Jun, 2022 05:47am

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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