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اردو

Jul 21, 2026 اردو

Print Edition BR Markets Dollar to PKR

Intl Oil Prices Iran-US war Petrol Prices Gold Rates Podcasts PSX Notices

Topic

energy circular debt

Power Division denies Rs224bn circular debt spike reports, terms it ‘misleading’

Updated 26 Jan, 2026 07:53pm

PD expects the circular debt position to be fully contained by the close of the current fiscal year

Energy circular debt continues to swell: BMP

Published 26 Jan, 2026 07:55am

LAHORE: As Pakistan’s circular debt in the energy sector continues to swell and policy fragmentation deepens...

Step taken to eliminate energy circular debt

Updated 26 Sep, 2025 09:26am

PM Shehbaz Sharif inaugurates Pakistan’s first-ever comprehensive energy circular debt elimination plan

IMF not onboard with energy ministry’s tariff rationalisation, circular debt management plans

Updated 13 Feb, 2024 10:33pm

Mission Chief Nathan Porter says circular debt ‘reduction plan’ entails fiscal risks given chain of transactions involved and would also continue use of supplementary grants

Tariff, circular debt plans: govt expects ‘further progress’ in coming week

Updated 11 Feb, 2024 11:19pm

Says there have been productive deliberations with IMF

KSE-100 falls below 64,000 amid selling pressure

Updated 26 Jan, 2024 08:38pm

Benchmark index settles at 63,813.06, down by 484.94 points or 0.75%

Monetary Policy: To cut or not to cut?

Updated 26 Jan, 2024 11:27am

The monetary policy is due on Monday, and it’s hard to make a call, as there are reasons to justify a token cut...

Surging power bills and thievery

Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am

EDITORIAL: A significant reason for the mounting energy circular debt is uncontrolled power theft. Earlier this ...

Dar sharpens focus on energy circular debt

Updated 18 Dec, 2022 11:43am

Finance Minister considering plan to reduce the stock of circular debt in both power and gas sectors by dividends or issuance of term finance certificates

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,524.76
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,846.69
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,340.11
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	50.58 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	329.37 ▲ 29.94 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	270.97 ▲ 24.63 (10%)
Reliance Weaving / Jul 21 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	194.02 ▲ 17.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.52 ▼ -0.8 (-9.62%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.25 ▼ -2.18 (-6.52%)
Crescent Fib. / Jul 21 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	55.05 ▼ -3.84 (-6.52%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 21 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.50 ▼ -1.51 (-6.29%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	23.58 ▼ -1.53 (-6.09%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 21 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	16,910 ▼ -1089.99 (-6.06%)
Sana Ind / Jul 21 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	36.51 ▼ -2.28 (-5.88%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 21 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	21.14 ▼ -1.15 (-5.16%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	74,390,819 ▲ 0.3
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,224,535 ▲ 0.56
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	35,906,041 ▲ 0.2
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	18,879,753 ▲ 3.27
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,313,260 ▲ 0.69
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	10,550,644 ▲ 0.03
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	10,407,849 ▲ 0.68
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,742,284 ▲ 0.14
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	8,624,569 ▼ -0.39
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	7,879,270 ▲ 0.03