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Experts for energy conservation, industrialisation

LAHORE: During a session on “Powering Pakistan’s Future: Strategies to Address the Energy Crisis” jointly organized...

Updated 13 May, 2024 09:28am

Leghari made minister for Power Div

ISLAMABAD: As the worsening blackouts continue to signal economic distress, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday...

Updated 18 Mar, 2024 09:55am

Business & Finance

FCCI for completing IP gas pipeline on priority basis

FAISALABAD: Dr Sajjad Arshad Acting President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) has stressed the...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am

BR Research

Startup ecosystem 2023

The year 2021 was a defining moment for tech firms, with significant global expansion. The trend continued through...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 09:01am

Business & Finance

Economic policies: Govt urged to consult chambers, stakeholders

PESHAWAR: Members of the business community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa urged the government to make proper consultation...

Published 29 Dec, 2023 02:58am

Pakistan

Integrated energy planning project: caretaker federal minister reviews progress

ISLAMABAD: The Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives reviewed progress on the Integrated Energy...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

Pakistan

Iran can help Pakistan resolve its energy crisis, says ambassador Moghadam

KARACHI: Reza Amiri Moghadam, Ambassador of Iran in Pakistan, said that Iran is one of the world’s top producers ...

Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am

Opinion

Power sector reforms

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has had a profound effect on global energy markets. Price ...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

Business & Finance

KP minister explains criticality of solarisation

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Minister for Industries, Commerce and Technical Education, Dr. Syed Amir...

Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am

Funding for energy efficiency project: EAD asked to get firm World Bank commitment

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has directed Economic Affairs Division (EAD) to get firm...

Updated 16 Oct, 2023 08:48am

World

EU moves to protect sensitive tech from rivals

STRASBOURG: The EU unveiled Tuesday a list of sensitive technologies that should be kept out of the hands of rivals,...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Handling the energy crisis

The relentless rise in electricity prices in Pakistan has taken a severe toll on domestic consumers, large-scale...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am

Pakistan

PPP says concerned at ‘inflated’ electricity bills

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former minister for Information, Sharjeel Inam Memon has emphasised...

Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am

Pakistan

‘A group of judges’ responsible for rising inflation, claims Dastgir

ISLAMABAD: Central leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and former federal minister for energy Khurram...

Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am

Markets

Need stressed to discover untapped gas reserves

KARACHI: In a pressing call to action, Sheikh Umer Rehan, former president of the Korangi Association of Trade and...

Published 19 Aug, 2023 06:36am

Perspectives

Agrivoltaics: looking to solve Pakistan’s food and energy conundrum at the same time

In what could only be called the climax moment of a movie that was dragging on, Pakistani authorities managed to...

Published 29 Jul, 2023 04:01pm

Opinion

Energy transition: green dreams, brown realities

The world energy landscape is transitioning from fossil fuels to renewables to address energy and environmental...

Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:47am

Pakistan

Ending energy crisis will be top priority of PPP: Imtiaz

KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Shaikh on Tuesday said that ending the country’s energy crisis would be the...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am

Country needs to diversify its energy mix: PM

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said given the increasing energy requirements of the country; the government...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:26am

Business & Finance

Imported items: PM urged to remove ‘solar panel’ from non-essential list

KARACHI: The Pakistan Solar Association (PSA) has urged the prime minister for removal of the import of solar panel...

Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Productivity, export and debt: SBP asks govt to exercise greater prudence

Assessment of macroeconomic dynamics reveals a number of challenges for the banking sector and the repayment capacity of borrowers may come under stress

Updated 08 Jul, 2023 05:14pm

Sindh govt to determine its own power tariffs: minister

Updated 28 Jun, 2023 08:59am

Markets

Power sector needs policy reforms: study

ISLAMABAD: The power sector of Pakistan is a mess and requires comprehensive and swift governance and policy ...

Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am

Markets

Italian power giant Eni earned $550mn by reneging on Pakistan LNG supply: report

Company denies it benefited from situation

Updated 29 Apr, 2023 07:17pm

US, Pakistan discuss the whole gamut of energy matters

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and United States have discussed phasing out of coal-fired power plants, private sector...

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:39am

Opinion

Energy security of Pakistan

It is said, “Never waste a good crisis” … and Hilary Clinton added, “Don’t waste it when it can have a very positive...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am

IEA warns of tighter energy supply next winter

BERLIN: International Energy Agency (IEA) head Fatih Birol has warned of possible energy shortages next winter as...

Updated 20 Feb, 2023 08:52am

Markets

Sindh Solar Project: Minister says panels to be installed in all districts with WB’s support

KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh on Thursday said that the provincial government had decided to...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

IMF programme and energy crisis

Pakistan has less than US$3 billion in foreign reserves, enough to finance less than three weeks of imports. It owes...

Updated 15 Feb, 2023 06:47am

Business & Finance

ECB raises rates, signals at least one more hike

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank raised interest rates by 0.5% on Thursday and explicitly signalled at least one...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 06:17am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	156.28
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.26
Euro to USD / May 15	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5246.68
Nasdaq / May 14	16511.18
Hang Seng / May 14	19073.71
Dow Jones / May 14	39558.11
India Sensex / May 15	73025.23
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	38385.73
FTSE 100 / May 15	8467.99
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	18796.11

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 14	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 14	207733
Petrol/Litre / May 15	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	78.55
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	2361.55
Diesel/Litre / May 15	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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