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‘Effective’ energy allocation for export growth

Pakistan’s immense economic potential will remain elusive as long as the most productive sectors that enable...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am

Business & Finance

FCCI for providing power, gas at competitive rates

FAISALABAD: Government must provide electricity and gas at regionally competitive rates in addition to restoring the...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am

Opinion

Germany to overhaul laws to allow energy bailouts

Germany’s government will have the power to take stakes in utilities and impose emergency levies on consumers ...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am

Govt says power situation to improve in a few days

ISLAMABAD: The government appeared hopeful of a reduction in load shedding in the country by the end of the week...

Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:18am

Markets

Lesco to save 500MW electricity thru energy conservation plan

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) would save 500 megawatt electricity through closing down of...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:10am

High-quality coal from Afghanistan: PM approves import in rupees

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday approved the import of high-quality coal from Afghanistan in...

Updated 28 Jun, 2022 09:37am

Pakistan

Sindh govt amends notification for market closure

KARACHI: The Sindh government has amended the notification for the closure of markets, shopping centres and business...

Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am

Opinion

Conserve energy at all cost

Although there exists no scientific survey or research work to find out how three hikes in the prices of petroleum...

Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am

Markets

Demand-supply gap remains constant despite 37,261MW supply potential

LAHORE: The demand-supply gap of electricity has been constant despite the fact that Pakistan possessed a potential...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 07:42am

Markets

100MW power supply to Gwadar: Iran, Pakistan to upgrade existing transmission line

LAHORE: Iran and Pakistan would upgrade the existing transmission line by doubling the circuits from Polan to Gwadar...

Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:05am

Opinion

We need to conserve energy

That there is a need for conserving energy is a fact, which cannot be overemphasised in view of a variety of highly...

Published 22 Jun, 2022 05:58am

Pakistan

Federal, Punjab govts decide to launch power conservation drive

LAHORE: Federal and Punjab governments have decided to launch a power-saving drive in government departments, ...

Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am

Business & Finance

'Energy crisis emergency': Sindh announces early closure of markets, marriage halls

Markets to close at 9pm in the province for one month

Updated 17 Jun, 2022 07:35pm

Markets

Pakistan LNG invites bids for four cargoes in July

In a move to meet the country’s growing energy needs, Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of...

Updated 17 Jun, 2022 07:35pm

Pakistan

Lesco starts three-and-a-half hours load-shedding in city

LAHORE: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) Ch Muhammad Amin said on Wednesday that...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 06:18am

Markets

SSGC offers immediate solution to ensure supply of cheap electricity

KARACHI: An urgent appeal advertisement was published in sections of the media requesting supply of 130 mmcfd...

Published 04 Jun, 2022 04:18am

Business & Finance

PRGMEA’s call to exempt SMEs from load-shedding

LAHORE: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has called for exemptions...

Published 03 Jun, 2022 08:31am

Pakistan

April FCA: NEPRA approves Rs3.99 per unit hike in electricity tariff

Customers are a priority for us and they are suffering due to soaring fuel costs, says Nepra Chairman Tauseef H Farooqi

Updated 31 May, 2022 06:57pm

Business & Finance

Nepra okays Rs4.83 per unit hike in K-Electric tariff

Surge follows increase in prices of petroleum products, flour

Updated 27 May, 2022 04:20pm

Opinion

The downward spiral of the power sector

Pakistan’s power sector is currently reeling from a fuel supply chain crisis capable of leading to an implosion....

Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am

BR Research

Power generation: Highest- ever fuel bill

April 2022 power generation numbers reaffirm that Pakistan is well and truly back on the economic growth trajectory...

Published 24 May, 2022 08:28am

Pakistan

Power shortfall soars to 1300MW

LAHORE: Power shortfall has risen to 1300 megawatt from 400 megawatt, leaving the company with no option but to ...

Published 20 May, 2022 07:00am

Subsidy to zero-rated sectors: MoC seeks Rs32bn grant for Power Div

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has sought supplementary grant of Rs 32 billion to Power Division for supply ...

Updated 20 May, 2022 10:42am

Markets

Renewable energy is the answer to our power crisis: Dastgir

Minister for Power says subsidy announced by the previous government for electricity prices is unaffordable

Updated 17 May, 2022 03:49pm

Markets

FESCO striving to resolve consumers’ complaints: CEO

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) is striving hard for immediate redressal of consumers’...

Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am

Editorials

May Day deadline

EDITORIAL: Hopefully Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s promise to end power load-shedding across the country by May...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am

Business & Finance

Ex-power minister slams govt, says ‘wrong decision making’ lead to load-shedding

Such loadshedding never happened in our time, says Hammad Azhar

Published 29 Apr, 2022 02:56pm

15,473MW electricity still not available to system

ISLAMABAD: As much as 15,473MW electricity is still not available to the system of the country due to scheduled...

Updated 29 Apr, 2022 10:52am

BR Research

LNG imports to outpace crude oil

Plenty of analysts have had sleepless nights over the ballooning energy import bill. Calls to curb demand have been...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 08:16am

PM irked by power load-shedding

ISLAMABAD: Faced with criticism from public as well as political circles over unannounced electricity outages across...

Updated 25 Apr, 2022 10:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 2	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 2	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 2	155.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 2	1.25
Euro to USD / May 2	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
India Sensex / May 2	74720.19
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
Hang Seng / May 2	18192.04
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 2	79.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	206619
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 2	2311.74
Diesel/Litre / May 2	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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