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inflated power bills

Discos: JI chief condemns overbilling practices

Published 23 Jul, 2025 08:02am

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, has strongly condemned the overbilling practices of power...

‘Apna Meter Apni Reading’ App unveiled

Updated 23 Jun, 2025 09:36am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif has approved phasing out the role of meter readers in power Distribution...

Farmers urge govt to address issue of inflated bills

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

LAHORE: Farmers have urged the Punjab government to take up the issue of inflated electricity bills with the federal...

Rawalpindi Agreement: JI will hold sit-in on main roads on 29th

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 08:04am

LAHORE: Chief Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman on Thursday presided over the meeting of the central and...

JI says will organise nationwide sit-ins on thoroughfares on 29th

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has announced nationwide sit-ins on main roads on...

High power bills, taxes: Traders call for countrywide strike

Published 26 Aug, 2024 08:14am

QUETTA: President, All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajiran, Amjad Baloch on Sunday announced to observe a shutter down strike...

Discos slammed for issuing inflated bills

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 09:20am

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s (FPCCI) Businessmen Panel (BMP) has slammed...

Hike in prices of solar-powered inverters expected

Published 15 Jul, 2024 07:22am

LAHORE: Excessive panel imports have encouraged aggressive solar power system installations by consumers across the...

Inflated power bills: PM orders action against errant officials

Updated 07 Jul, 2024 10:10am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that action should be taken against the officers and officials...

Ex-PM Nawaz lists his achievements

Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:39am

QUETTA: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that 400 small dams were built...

FPA, QTA in electricity bills: SC sets aside LHC verdict

Updated 17 Oct, 2023 09:35am

Declares Fuel Price Adjustment (FPA) and Quarter Tariff Adjustment (QTA) in electricity bills as illegal and without lawful authority

‘Inflated’ bills: Intelligence agency comes to the rescue of power consumers?

Updated 10 Oct, 2023 12:40pm

Agency has prompted caretaker government to intervene and take action to provide immediate relief

JI holds sit-in at Governor’s House

Published 09 Oct, 2023 06:24am

KARACHI: Karachi on Sunday witnessed a significant demonstration as the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) held a sit-in before ...

Govt as the biggest power defaulter

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 06:37am

The media is replete with news of the Power Sector – mostly negative. Most recently, it is the exorbitant bills...

Nepra grills CEOs of Discos for inflated electricity bills

Updated 13 Sep, 2023 09:12am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday grilled Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)...

Aug electricity bills: Consumers hit by Rs7.64 to Rs15 per unit hike: PD

Updated 12 Sep, 2023 09:34am

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has revealed that domestic and commercial consumers have been hit by Rs 7.64 to Rs....

The energy quagmire

Published 11 Sep, 2023 07:00am

When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. ‘Increase electricity consumption to lower the...

Caretakers likely to ease the woes of power sector

Updated 11 Sep, 2023 10:00am

The Power Division proposes implementation on 'old proposed measures with new words' to the caretaker government with the assertion that now failure is no option

Bills: repenting for the sins of others

Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:20am

Jolted by the severe backlash against highly inflated power bills resulting in protests across the country joined by...

Inflated electricity bills: Senate body assails Power Div for ‘incompetence’

Updated 06 Sep, 2023 09:45am

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Power on Tuesday scolded the top brass of Power Division for shifting burden...

Have the people risen?

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 07:12am

Arriving on the back of backbreaking inflation across the board, the increased tariff in electricity bills has ...

Provinces, LEAs to be taken on board: PM asks power sector to act against defaulters

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 09:59am

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar has asked the power sector to take immediate action against...

Misdirected anger?

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

EDITORIAL: Authorities will have to be very careful about how they handle the turbulence created by the protests ...

‘Inflated’ power bills: Obdurate IMF refuses to buy into govt data

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 10:03am

Conveys its disagreement to the data provided by the federal government

Power sector woes: caretaker PM Kakar orders immediate action against electricity theft

Updated 04 Sep, 2023 08:38pm

Directs authorities to submit reports in this regard on daily basis

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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