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Independent Power Producers

Thousands of women protest against PL, fuel price hike

Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am

KARACHI: Thousands of women marched in Karachi on Monday to protest against petroleum levy (PL) and rising fuel...

JI announces nationwide protests against inflation

Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman on Friday accused the government of burdening consumers through...

Audit Report 2025-26: DSS fails to address operational weaknesses, burdens consumers: AGP

Published 25 Jun, 2026 06:42am

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has observed that the imposition of a Debt Service Surcharge (DSS)...

Procurement and pricing: Nepra revises framework for imported coal

Published 25 Jun, 2026 06:18am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has finalised a comprehensive review of the...

Plea challenging capacity payment mechanism for IPPs dismissed

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:22am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed a constitutional petition challenging the capacity payment...

Pakistan’s energy insecurity

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Global debate is naturally fuelled in the immediate aftermath of supply disruptions of a critical product (natural...

CPEC outcome

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, during a press conference on Sunday, acknowledged...

Wapda union rejects privatisation of Discos

Published 01 Jun, 2026 04:28am

PESHAWAR: The All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union has strongly opposed the government’s decision to...

JI chief calls for cut in fuel prices

Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am

KARACHI: Central Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday called for a substantial reduction...

Business community concerned over Iran power import tariff

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s business community has expressed serious concerns over the newly-approved electricity import...

PPP raises objections to solar energy policy

Published 14 May, 2026 06:40am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Wednesday raised objections in the National Assembly over the...

Circular debt set to touch Rs1.9trn mark

Updated 31 Mar, 2026 09:01am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power sector circular debt is set to approach Rs1.9 trillion up from Rs1.689 trillion recorded...

Reinterpretation of ITO ‘rattles’ IPPs

Updated 23 Feb, 2026 09:22am

ISLAMABAD: The Independent Power Producers (IPPs), including those established under the China-Pakistan Economic...

Punjab ‘the worst hit by poverty’ despite claims of prosperity: JI

Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:58am

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Sunday said that Punjab has witnessed the highest increase...

JI chief asks govt to clarify CPEC ‘stagnation’

Published 15 Feb, 2026 02:44am

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Saturday called on the government to brief the nation on a...

Farmers term net-metering policy ‘economic killing’

Published 12 Feb, 2026 04:44am

LAHORE: The General Council of Kissan Board Pakistan (KBP), with participation from representatives of all four...

‘Conditional subsidy’: experts say power tariff cut for industry, agriculture not enough

Published 19 Dec, 2025 08:48pm

Under new tariff structure, price of additional electricity units for agriculture and industrial sectors was reduced to Rs22.98 per unit

IFRS-9: CPHGC seeks PD support for exemption from ECL method

Published 18 Dec, 2025 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: The China Power Hub Generation Company (Pvt) Ltd (CPHGC) has sought the Power Division’s support for an...

Proportional representation only path to real democracy: JI

Updated 15 Dec, 2025 07:20am

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Sunday said the party wanted transparent...

EDITORIAL: Power Division’s past failures

Updated 09 Dec, 2025 07:20am

EDITORIAL: Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik in his press conference on Sunday stated that Pakistan would begin...

Recovering PPIB’s annual fee: Nepra approves 1.1 paisa per kWh tariff hike

Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:15am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved a power tariff increase of 1.1 ...

Power minister tells NA: Early termination of pacts with 6 IPPs helps govt save Rs411bn

Updated 12 Apr, 2025 02:42pm

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy (Power Division), Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari Friday said as per the calculations...

PPAs, IAs without coercion: Govt secures written confirmation from IPPs

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 09:32am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has secured written confirmation from the Independent Power Producers (IPPs)...

No lessons learnt

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 06:07am

Pakistan is a unique country in which the authorities seem incapable of learning from past experience. Here we are...

Pacts revision with IPPs: Development partners informed of possible scenarios

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:08am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Monday said negotiations with IPPs are...

Pakistan’s renewable leap - hurdles and hopes

Published 04 Feb, 2025 09:01am

The power sector regulator, NEPRA, is set to conduct a hearing today for the country’s first hybrid renewable...

Agreement revisions with govt-owned IPPs in next phase: Leghari

Updated 28 Jan, 2025 10:54pm

Govt plans to auction surplus electricity, says energy minister

Federal cabinet approves proposal to revise agreements with 14 IPPs: PMO

Updated 14 Jan, 2025 11:06pm

Revised agreements will include reduction of Rs802 billion in profits, costs of independent power producers

Senate panel told: Talks with 16 IPPs likely to yield results soon

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 09:43am

ISLAMABAD: Following the termination of contracts of five independent power producers (IPPs), negotiations with 16...

Talks with Chinese IPPs initiated, says Leghari

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 06:07pm

Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said the government has initiated talks with the Chinese...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 12	277.86
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 12	277.66
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 12	159.43
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 12	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 12	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 12	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 12	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 12	7,748.50
India Sensex / Aug 12	77,966.35
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 12	67,524.06
Nasdaq / Aug 12	26,588.49
Hang Seng / Aug 12	25,440.17
FTSE 100 / Aug 12	10,833.15
Dow Jones / Aug 12	53,770.27
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 12	26,331.07
France CAC40 / Aug 12	8,674.94

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 11	18,580
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 12	82.60
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 12	397,750
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 12	4,407.12
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 12	84.38
Petrol/Litre / Aug 13	325.92
Diesel/Litre / Aug 13	382.25

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Paramount Spinning / Aug 12 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	12.39 ▲ 1.13 (10.04%)
Ashfaq Textile / Aug 12 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	44.84 ▲ 4.08 (10.01%)
Cordoba Logistics / Aug 12 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	22.96 ▲ 2.09 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 12 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	72.28 ▲ 6.57 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 12 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	104.39 ▲ 9.49 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 12 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	82.27 ▲ 7.48 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 12 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	305.49 ▲ 27.77 (10%)
Fecto Cement / Aug 12 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	122.41 ▲ 11.13 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 12 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	62.58 ▲ 5.69 (10%)
Ruby Textile / Aug 12 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	25.51 ▲ 2.32 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Aug 12 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	23.82 ▼ -2.65 (-10.01%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 12 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.07 ▼ -1.67 (-9.98%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 12 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	49.29 ▼ -5.39 (-9.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Aug 12 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	50.79 ▼ -3.6 (-6.62%)
Din Tex. / Aug 12 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	63.59 ▼ -4.4 (-6.47%)
Sindh Abadgar / Aug 12 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	362 ▼ -24.07 (-6.23%)
Elahi Cotton / Aug 12 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	233.96 ▼ -12.98 (-5.26%)
Saritow Spinning / Aug 12 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	24.98 ▼ -1.36 (-5.16%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Aug 12 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	26.73 ▼ -1.33 (-4.74%)
IbrahimFibres / Aug 12 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	274.91 ▼ -13.65 (-4.73%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 12 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,754,373 ▲ 0.27
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 12 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	67,531,272 ▼ -1.67
Hascol Petrol / Aug 12 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	47,270,202 ▲ 0.14
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,081,052 ▼ -0.03
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 12 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	27,947,995 ▲ 0.13
Siddiqsons Tin / Aug 12 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	25,565,990 ▼ -0.2
Thatta Cement / Aug 12 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	24,972,760 ▲ 3.09
Cres.Star Ins. / Aug 12 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	20,798,571 ▲ 0.31
Unity Foods Ltd / Aug 12 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	20,640,954 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Aug 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,147,542 ▲ 0.29

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