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electricity theft

Nepra directs KE to stop unannounced loadshedding

Updated 02 Sep, 2026 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has again declared the government’s revenue-based or...

Pakistan’s circular debt isn’t a financial crisis

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

Circular debt is a governance failure; it isn’t a financial crisis. Every year, the nation is presented with a new...

EMO violations: PM orders action against DISCOs

Updated 06 May, 2026 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called for cutting the country’s reliance on imported fuel and...

LESCO detects electricity theft in hotel

Published 29 Mar, 2026 03:49am

LAHORE: The LESCO’s inspection team, under the supervision of the SDO of Chong Sub-Division, caught a hotel and a...

Nepra pricing: AGP flags higher tariffs due to Discos’ inefficiencies

Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has observed that inefficiencies in power distribution companies...

AGP orders HESCO to remove meters of defaulters

Updated 24 Feb, 2026 09:41am

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has directed the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) to ...

LESCO recovers Rs15.85m from power thieves

Published 02 Jan, 2026 06:11am

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO), in coordination with police and Rangers, intensified its...

K-E conducts crackdown in SITE area amid threat of attack

Published 25 Dec, 2025 06:17am

KARACHI: Despite mob violence and threat of a direct gun attack, K-Electric (KE) conducted a massive crackdown on...

Crackdown against power theft in Kasur, Chunian

Published 23 Nov, 2025 03:14am

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has launched a large-scale crackdown against electricity theft in...

KE continues crackdown on electricity theft in Sultanabad

Published 11 Oct, 2025 07:13am

KARACHI: K-Electric continued its anti-theft efforts in Sultanabad, removing over 150 illegal connections (kundas)...

KE continues action against power thieves

Published 19 May, 2025 06:41am

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE), in collaboration with law enforcement agencies, is conducting operations against...

Legit power sector losses

Published 17 Apr, 2025 08:01am

There is growing debate around the topic of write-offs in Pakistan’s power sector, particularly regarding claims...

KE conducts anti-kunda drive in Gadap

Published 15 Mar, 2025 07:00am

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) continues its efforts against electricity theft and unpaid bills. With the support of...

LESCO detects 199,568 theft cases

Published 13 Mar, 2025 06:36am

LAHORE: In compliance with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directives, the Disco Support Units, led by the Chief...

IESCO recovers Rs6.21bn from defaulters

Published 06 Mar, 2025 07:58am

ISLAMABAD: During the holy month of Ramazan, the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has continued its strict...

KE removes over 301 connections weighing 480kgs in Baldia

Published 11 Jan, 2025 02:48am

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE), in collaboration with the law enforcement agencies, continues its crackdown against...

Power sector’s bleeding wound

Published 07 Jan, 2025 07:45am

Rs600 billion. That’s the staggering cost of inefficiencies in Pakistan’s power distribution sector, as highlighted...

It’s the Referee’s call

Published 06 Jan, 2025 08:50am

NEPRA’s State of Industry Report FY24 surprisingly came out within 2024, continuing the trend of identifying...

Many areas achieve loadshedding-free status: KE

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) has announced that many areas across its network have achieved a loadshedding-free status,...

Power, gas theft as cognizable offence: NA panel unanimously rejects PPC amendments

Updated 10 Dec, 2024 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: The treasury and opposition members of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior have...

Theft control in 3 Discos: CDWP seeks techno-economic feasibility for ADB-funded projects

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 02:59pm

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has sought a proper techno-economic feasibility study for...

Addressing thefts and losses in Discos

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:44am

Reportedly, the energy regulator NEPRA is initiating legal action against DISCOs due to their deteriorating...

Punjab police arrest 61,540 ‘power thieves’

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

LAHORE: Punjab Police is conducting a strict crackdown against electricity thieves and strict actions are taking...

‘Bharo Bill Foran; Karo Mulk Roshan’: KE proposes a country-wide campaign

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 09:25am

ISLAMBAD: While supporting the power minister’s terminology for power theft as economic terrorism, K-Electric (KE)...

KE staff attacked, held hostage amid anti-theft drive: spokesperson

Published 10 Sep, 2024 12:09pm

Imran Rana says application filed for legal action in the local police station

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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