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Green Sukuk

The Ministry of Finance recently issued Pakistan’s first Green Sukuk, valued at Rs30 billion, under the ...

Updated 03 Jun, 2025 06:47am

BR Research

Power generation rises — but at what cost?

Finally, there is some surge in power generation (read: consumption). It increased by 22 percent year-on-year in...

Published 23 May, 2025 06:12am

Reduced hydropower, costly fuels: Govt warns of potential hike in power bills

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday warned of a potential hike in electricity bills during the summer months,...

Updated 30 Apr, 2025 02:28pm

Pakistan

KP formally takes up NHP dues issue with PM

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, has formally taken up the issue of the...

Published 03 Apr, 2025 05:23am

Markets

Chinese company to purchase 120MW electricity

PESHAWAR: Chinese Investment Company (China Century Steel Mills) has contacted the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for...

Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am

Markets

KP govt hosts roadshow to showcase energy sector projects

PESHAWAR: The KP government in collaboration with the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) programme,...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

No ‘sacred cow’ among IPPs now: Awais

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Division, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari Friday said providing relief to the power...

Updated 30 Nov, 2024 04:35pm

Opinion

SAARC is no longer relevant

That SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) has been facing since 2016 a situation in which any...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:19am

Opinion

Pakistan’s power system: challenges and solutions

The current high cost of electricity in Pakistan has undoubtedly hurt domestic, commercial, and household...

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 10:18am

Markets

Rising cooling demand to keep coal plants online this year, IEA says

PARIS: Global electricity demand is set to grow at its fastest pace in nearly 20 years this year, spurred by...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 10:36am

Markets

Progress of Spat Gah power project reviewed

PESHAWAR: Secretary Energy and Power Nisar Ahmad Khan called foreign investment as a milestone in the coming days...

Published 15 Jul, 2024 07:26am

CASA-1000 suddenly gets new lease of life?

ISLAMABAD: The authorities in Pakistan are hopeful of resumption of suspended work on transmission line of Central-...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 09:01am

Suki Kinari Hydropower Station: First Unit registers success

LAHORE: The first unit (Unit 4) of Pakistan Suki Kinari Hydropower Station, the largest hydropower power station...

Updated 17 Jun, 2024 03:03pm

Water woes to stay even after dam construction

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s water woes are unlikely to be over even after construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam (DBD) in 2030...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 12:04pm

Hydropower, transmission: Major projects face rupee cover issue

ISLAMABAD: Major hydropower and transmission line projects are reportedly facing Rupee cover issues due to less...

Updated 05 Jan, 2024 08:45am

NTDC supports conversion of Lalpir, Pakgen to Thar coal

ISLAMABAD: National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has supported conversion of M/s Lalpir (LP) and Pakgen...

Updated 02 Jan, 2024 08:24am

Markets

Generating more units: Wapda helps exchequer save Rs106bn

LAHORE: Wapda generated about 34 billion units of low-cost, clean, and green hydel electricity in 2023, which is 2.2...

Published 31 Dec, 2023 03:04am

Energy mix ‘Govt plans to enhance share of hydel, RE to 61pc by 2030’

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Power Muhammad Ali on Wednesday said the government is working on a plan to...

Updated 21 Dec, 2023 09:53am

LoIs for hydropower projects: KP seeks provinces’ say in PPIB WG

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government has urged the federal government to give membership to provincial...

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:09am

Markets

Completion of 8 water, hydropower projects to boost water storage: Wapda

LAHROE: With the completion of eight under-construction water and hydropower projects of Wapda, the carry over water...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am

Opinion

Hydropower — a friend in need

Due to population expansion and urbanisation, Pakistan’s energy landscape radically transforms as electricity...

Published 05 Nov, 2023 03:10am

Opinion

Net zero and Pakistan’s energy system: no more business as usual

Net Zero is an international agreement for climate action that aims to achieve a balanced state of greenhouse gases...

Updated 30 Oct, 2023 06:07am

$5bn Chashma-5 N-plant to produce power at Rs20 per unit: Country has swallowed a bitter pill?

ISLAMABAD: The dollar-deficient Pakistan is said to have accepted a bitter pill of $ 5 billion Chashma-5 (C-5)...

Updated 12 Jul, 2023 08:50am

Delay due to govt entities: PPIB to exempt big hydropower projects from fees, charges

ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has decided to exempt 500 or above MW hydropower...

Updated 22 Jan, 2023 10:16am

Markets

Power generation from Dasu project to commence by end of 2026, Wapda chief told

LAHORE: Construction work is under progress on 12 different sites of Dasu Hydropower Project. The critical diversion...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

ADB for higher investments in hydropower

Recommends country for decrease in energy subsidies

Updated 24 Dec, 2022 10:11am

PM brings the economics of hydropower under govt focus

Inaugurates renovation project of Mangla Power Station Unit 5 and 6

Updated 06 Dec, 2022 09:36am

Markets

China doubles down on coal as energy crunch bites

BEIJING: China has stepped up spending on coal in the face of extreme weather, a domestic energy crunch and rising...

Published 18 Sep, 2022 10:32am

Markets

PEDO to increase cheap electricity generation to 224MW next year

PESHAWAR: Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO), a subsidiary of Department of Energy and Power KP, is...

Published 04 Jul, 2022 07:56am

Alvi highlights country’s hydro-power potential

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday said that Pakistan has a tremendous potential to produce 50,000-watt...

Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:37am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 13	283
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 13	282.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 14	144.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 14	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 14	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
India Sensex / Jun 14	81,118.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 14	37,834.25
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Hang Seng / Jun 14	23,892.56
FTSE 100 / Jun 14	8,850.63
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 14	23,516.23
France CAC40 / Jun 14	7,784.68

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 14	72.98
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 14	16,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 14	310,007
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 14	3,432.34
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 14	67.84
Petrol/Litre / Jun 15	253.63
Diesel/Litre / Jun 15	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.93 ▲ 1 (51.81%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.06 ▲ 0.94 (44.34%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.39 ▲ 1 (41.84%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.71 ▲ 0.58 (27.23%)
Invest Bank / Jun 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.11 ▲ 1 (16.37%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.65 ▲ 0.48 (15.14%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 13 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	3.56 ▲ 0.36 (11.25%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 13 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	15.49 ▲ 1.41 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.38 ▲ 4.31 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 13 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	4.75 ▼ -0.65 (-12.04%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jun 13 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.20 ▼ -1.36 (-10.03%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 13 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	37.98 ▼ -4.22 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 13 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,794.55 ▼ -199.39 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	18,889.10 ▼ -2098.79 (-10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 13 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	11.23 ▼ -1.24 (-9.94%)
Arctic Textile / Jun 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	39.72 ▼ -4.26 (-9.69%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 13 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	50.41 ▼ -5.4 (-9.68%)
Shahtaj Textile / Jun 13 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	78.62 ▼ -8.32 (-9.57%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 13 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.69 ▼ -3.23 (-9.52%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	116,655,242 ▲ 1
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	100,891,108 ▲ 0.08
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	85,324,384 ▲ 0.94
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	30,960,243 ▲ 0.62
B.O.Punjab / Jun 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	27,555,139 ▼ -0.26
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	27,294,482 ▲ 0.17
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	27,189,737 ▲ 0.58
Cnergyico PK / Jun 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,834,469 ▼ -0.35
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	23,063,464 ▲ 1
Sui South Gas / Jun 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,700,047 ▼ -0.4

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