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‘Some gas’ diverted to meet peak demand of power sector: Azhar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar, Sunday, said 3.75 per cent local gas is being diverted to power...

Published 19 Jul, 2021 05:38am

Business & Finance

Pakistan eyes stronger economic ties with Russia through PSGP project

Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar says pipeline proof of economic engagement with Russia after a long time

Published 17 Jul, 2021 01:23pm

Senate adopts five bills

ISLAMABAD: Senate, Friday, passed five bills; four government and a private member, including The Regulation of...

Published 17 Jul, 2021 03:45am

Business & Finance

ECC has approved financial setoff mechanism for govt-owned IPPs: Hammad Azhar

Minister for Energy says this will reduce circular debt by Rs116 billion

Published 16 Jul, 2021 02:19pm

Markets

Renewable energy: Azhar, Danish envoy enter into collaboration

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Energy Hammad Azhar and Danish Ambassador to Pakistan, Lis Rosenholm have entered ...

Published 16 Jul, 2021 04:34am

Energy minister briefs Senate: Rs100bn to be spent on power distribution system replacement

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar informed the Senate on Tuesday that federal government would...

Updated 14 Jul, 2021 08:14am

Pakistan

Country suffering from power crisis due to 'incompetent' federal govt: minister

KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh said load shedding has not ended but Sindh is suffering from the...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am

What was behind CCoE meeting cancellation?

ISLAMABAD: Power Division is said to have started showing cold shoulder to Minister for Planning, Development and...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 02:06am

Govt says in contact with all parties to Afghan conflict

ISLAMABAD: Addressing a news conference along with Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar and Prime Minister's Adviser on...

Updated 13 Jul, 2021 08:27am

Azhar takes up service delivery issues with chairmen of Discos’ boards

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy, Hammad Azhar Friday held a meeting with the chairmen of Board of Directors of...

Published 10 Jul, 2021 04:30am

Pakistan

Mobile calls over 5 minutes: Several cabinet members oppose additional tax

ISLAMABAD: Several members of the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s cabinet are against the 75 paisa tax on mobile calls...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

Tabish Gohar being removed?

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital is abuzz with speculation that Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Power and...

Updated 09 Jul, 2021 10:40am

Azhar says power sector is on the upbeat

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy, Hammad Azhar said on Wednesday that the county has achieved highest demand and ...

Updated 08 Jul, 2021 03:26pm

SNGPL says can meet only 50pc RLNG demand

ISLAMABAD: Power Division is reportedly in a state of shock as Sui Northern Gas Company Limited (SNGPL) has conveyed...

Updated 07 Jul, 2021 08:23am

‘100 percent’ RLNG supply restored: energy minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy, Hammad Azhar Monday said that forced loadshedding of electricity has been eliminated...

Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am

LNG-based general industries, other sectors: Gas supply yet to be restored

ISLAMABAD: Gas supply to LNG-based general industries, fertilizer plants and CNG stations in various regions of the...

Updated 04 Jul, 2021 09:40am

Situation will improve by Monday: energy minister

ISLAMABAD: Forty percent of the Re-Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) supply system has been restored, whereas,...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

Power situation to improve by Monday: Azhar

ISLAMABAD: The country will continue to face unscheduled massive power load-shedding till Monday due to shortage of...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:19am

CCoE to take stock of power situation today

ISLAMABAD: The country is facing outages of 6-18 hours due to shortfall of about 7500 MW in electricity generation...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:09am

Azhar explains how power shortfall will be bridged

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar said on Saturday that over 7000MW electricity shortfall owing to dry...

Updated 27 Jun, 2021 04:00pm

Pakistan

APOTCA calls off strike

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Oil Tankers Contractors Association (APOTCA) has called off its countrywide strike, on...

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Govt vows full compliance

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday, vowed to comply with the one remaining point on the Financial Action Task Force’s...

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Markets

Power projects under CPEC: Minister says govt committed to timely completion

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar said on Friday that the government is committed to timely completion of...

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Delay in dry docking: Talks under way: Azhar

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar said on Wednesday that negotiations on delay in dry-docking of Engro’s...

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Pakistan

NGOs to be categorised with reference to risk assessment

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is to categorize different Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) with reference to...

Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am

Editorials

Pakistan

CCI approves National Electricity Policy 2021 to reform power sector: Hammad

He said the past governments had been making abortive attempts to form such a policy, but failed to do so due to certain reasons such as lack of interest.

Updated 21 Jun, 2021 09:23pm

Pakistan

SAI chief demands gas supply to industries at required pressure

KARACHI: Abdul Hadi, President, Site Association of Industry, while expressing deep concern over non-supply of gas ...

Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	272.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	69.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	666.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jul 2 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	67.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	272.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	69.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	666.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jul 2 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	67.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	204.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	204.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 1	135.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 1	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 1	1.21
Euro to USD / Jul 1	1.04
UK LIBOR % / Jul 1	1.58

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 1	3825.33
India Sensex / Jul 1	52907.93
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 1	26935.62
Nasdaq / Jul 1	11127.84
Hang Seng / Jul 1	21859.79
FTSE 100 / Jul 1	7168.65
Dow Jones / Jul 1	31097.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 1	12813.03
France CAC40 / Jul 1	5931.06

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 1	108.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 1	17380.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 1	119100.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 1	1811.43
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 1	97.48

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