Forex reserves will reach $9-10bn by June: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Tuesday Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves would reach... Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am
Markets Oil tanker 'mafia': PM Shehbaz again pushes for renewable energy generation Appreciates Punjab govt for taking steps to control power theft Updated 15 Apr, 2024 06:46pm
Business & Finance Issue of electricity and gas prices: President KATI urges govt to hold dialogue with industrialists KARACHI: Johar Qandhari, President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), has urged the government... Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am
Pakistan ‘Price hike can ultimately lead to political crisis’ KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, Mian Zahid Hussain said that increasing prices of ... Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am
BR Research WPI: Gas and power at the core The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for February 2024 clocked in at 18.66 percent – at a 31-month low, and surely comes... Published 11 Mar, 2024 08:31am
BR Research Gas price & PBS: Never-ending love affair “Wonderful news on the inflation front” and other message son similar lines were aplenty last Friday when the... Published 05 Mar, 2024 09:07am
Business & Finance PBF wants a ‘non-technocrat’ as next finance minister KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has urged the Prime Minister (in-waiting) to appoint a politician on the slot... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 10:48am
BR Research Power politics: Think beyond price The political parties in the run-up to the elections are making tall claims of reducing the price of electricity and... Published 02 Feb, 2024 07:55am
BR Research Monetary Policy: To cut or not to cut? The monetary policy is due on Monday, and it’s hard to make a call, as there are reasons to justify a token cut... Updated 26 Jan, 2024 11:27am
Business & Finance LCCI concerned at another increase in power tariff LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed deep concern over another increase in power tariff... Published 07 Jan, 2024 02:43am
Opinion Energy sector – ‘a nightmare’ Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in a statement this week has described the energy sector as “a... Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am
Opinion Dilemmas: oil and gas policies Pakistan finds itself ensnared in the repercussions of short-sighted decisions within the oil and gas sector Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am
Markets Oct’23 FCA: NEPRA approves Rs3.07/unit hike for DISCOs Increase will not be applicable to K.Electric (KE) consumers, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS), and lifeline consumers Published 05 Dec, 2023 09:34pm
Business & Finance Hike in fuel, energy prices: Senate body says agri input cost increased by 200pc ISLAMABAD: With the increase in petroleum products, gas, and electricity prices, the input cost for agriculture... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
Business & Finance HCSTSI chief says ‘frequent’ hikes in power tariffs hurting economy HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani has said that... Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:13am
Print Cheap power during winter months: Package for industry on the cards The impact of incremental package will be around Rs 25 billion Updated 09 Oct, 2023 09:53am
Print ‘Unholy’ pacts with IPPs must be reviewed: Senate panel ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat recommended that there is an essential need to... Updated 28 Sep, 2023 10:08am
Markets Energy tariff hike triggers significant steel price surge: PALSP ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) issues a grave warning to the nation as the... Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:33am
World France to 'take back control' of power prices, Macron says PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday his government would "take back control" of electricity ... Published 26 Sep, 2023 12:31am
Pakistan JI chief urges govt to bring down prices of power, petrol and gas LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has addressed the sit-in protest in front of Governor House on the ... Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am
Business & Finance BMP assails Nepra for another power rate hike LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has assailed the... Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am
Print QTA for Q4: Nepra approves Rs3.28 per unit hike ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday approved a positive adjustment of Rs 3.28... Updated 23 Sep, 2023 09:20am
Pakistan Hike in oil, power rates: JI holds sit-ins in Karachi KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Tuesday staged sit-in protests at the city’s 15 different points against... Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am
Opinion Moving from failure to failure successfully? Winston Churchill said, ‘Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm’.... Published 18 Sep, 2023 07:14am
Pakistan Bilawal advocates affordable electricity in AJK LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reaffirmed his commitment to safeguard... Published 17 Sep, 2023 06:05am
Pakistan Power price hike: Traders stage sit-in outside Nepra regional office KARACHI: Traders on Thursday staged a sit-in protest against the soaring inflation in the country, asking the ... Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am
Markets Nepra grills CEOs of Discos for inflated electricity bills ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday grilled Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)... Updated 13 Sep, 2023 09:12am
Print Aug electricity bills: Consumers hit by Rs7.64 to Rs15 per unit hike: PD ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has revealed that domestic and commercial consumers have been hit by Rs 7.64 to Rs.... Updated 12 Sep, 2023 09:34am
Opinion Bills: repenting for the sins of others Jolted by the severe backlash against highly inflated power bills resulting in protests across the country joined by... Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:20am
Markets Further hike in power tariff: Traders staging protest demo outside Nepra office today KARACHI: In response to a contentious proposal for yet another increase in the electricity prices, traders are... Published 08 Sep, 2023 06:01am