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Electricity Supply

Country grappling with massive power shortfall

Updated 16 Apr, 2026 09:24am

Pakistan grappling with a widening electricity shortfall of around 4,500 megawatts (MW)

AT&C-based load shedding violations: Nepra slaps Rs75m fines on QESCO and PESCO

Updated 07 Mar, 2026 09:19am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has imposed fines totaling Rs 75 million on...

Sehr and Iftar timings: Steps taken for uninterrupted power and gas supply

Published 19 Feb, 2026 04:34am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has taken measures for uninterrupted electricity and gas supply during Sehr and...

B-3 industrial consumers: APTMA seeks enhancement of load limit

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has sought enhancement of the existing load limit for...

Adani boosts electricity supply to Bangladesh despite souring diplomatic ties

Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am

SINGAPORE/DHAKA: India’s Adani Power is boosting electricity exports to Bangladesh, data from both governments...

Basant Festival: LESCO deploys emergency duty staff

Updated 29 Jan, 2026 07:53am

LAHORE: Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has deployed its staff on emergency duty to ensure uninterrupted...

Textile Mills Association seeks temporary waiver of levy on Captive Power Plants

Updated 28 Dec, 2025 07:54am

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has sought a temporary waiver of the levy on Captive...

KE says power restoration efforts continue

Published 20 Aug, 2025 03:24am

KARACHI: Karachi experienced a heavy spell of monsoon on Tuesday with over 100 millimetres of rain recorded in a ...

KP, G-B and AJK: PM orders wide-reaching relief to flood victims

Updated 20 Aug, 2025 08:43am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed an intensified and wide-reaching response to relief and...

Moharram-ul-Haram: Minister orders uninterrupted power supply

Updated 23 Jun, 2025 09:02am

ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has directed power Distribution Companies (Discos)...

KE’s financial best practices upheld in FTO’s decision

Published 01 Mar, 2025 06:28am

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) welcomes the Federal Tax Ombudsman’s (FTO) recent decision affirming the company’s full...

Installation of back-up batteries: HCSTSI assails PTCL’s failure

Published 05 Jan, 2025 02:45am

HYDERABAD: President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI), Muhammad Saleem Memon,...

KE urges Railways to clear power dues of Rs 430m

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

KARACHI: K-Electric has urged Pakistan Railway’s authorities to clear outstanding dues of Rs 430 million...

Disco applicable rates: Govt set to provide power to SEZs

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to provide electricity to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) at the same rates which...

Smoke and mirrors

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:17am

Pakistan’s energy sector is in a peculiar mess. On paper, the electricity supply is sufficient at a lower energy...

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...

KE demands Sindh govt make Rs10.5bn payment

Updated 27 Jun, 2024 12:31pm

KARACHI: K-Electric’s spokesperson has issued a statement urging the Sindh government to pay its outstanding...

Sans formal govt approval: CPPA-G expresses inability to supply power to RSEZ

Updated 22 Apr, 2024 09:24am

ISLAMABAD: Central Power Purchasing Agency -Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has reportedly expressed its inability to supply...

FESCO restores electricity supply before Sehri

Published 28 Mar, 2024 05:47am

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) always tries to provide round the clock electricity supply to...

Tight gas, undersea oil and gas reserves: PM speaks of criticality of investment

Updated 12 Mar, 2024 04:52pm

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs to provide all kinds of facilities to private sector and local and foreign investors in oil and gas discovery

‘FPCCI to take up KP’s energy issues with Centre’

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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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