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load shedding

Load-shedding amid power surplus

Updated 01 Sep, 2026 06:06am

There is acute load-shedding in Punjab—particularly in Lahore and its surrounding areas—during the late-night and...

Heatwave intensifies but KE says there will be no load-shedding

Published 04 May, 2026 06:39am

KARACHI: Heatwave has intensified in Karachi, with temperatures reaching 40°C, according to the Pakistan...

LNG supplies arrive, load-shedding ends: Leghari

Updated 02 May, 2026 05:01pm

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Division, Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Friday announced that scheduled...

Load management ends in Pakistan as LNG supply stabilises system: Leghari

Updated 01 May, 2026 06:59pm

Federal Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Friday announced the end of load management across the...

Improved hydel generation: No load management during peak hours on 29th: PD

Published 01 May, 2026 05:18am

ISLAMABAD: Power Division (PD) said on Thursday that the country witnessed no load management during peak hours on...

Pakistan’s power crisis also transmission crisis

Published 28 Apr, 2026 06:05am

Unless the grid is strengthened urgently, cheaper electricity will remain stranded, costly generation will keep...

‘Load-shedding’ challenged in LHC

Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:16am

LAHORE: Judicial Activism Penal on Wednesday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) against load shedding announced...

Burning dollars: Pakistan’s RLNG policy failure

Published 14 Apr, 2026 02:25am

Pakistan did not drift into its RLNG crisis. It engineered it—through bad pricing, forced demand destruction, and a...

A crisis of supply and management

Published 02 Apr, 2026 06:03am

EDITORIAL: A summer power plan built on load-shedding, tariff hikes and emergency fuel switching may be unavoidable,...

HBL Manufacturing PMI eases to 51.8 on softer growth in new orders

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

KARACHI: The HBL Pakistan Manufacturing PMI eased to 51.8 in January, down slightly from 52.8 in the previous month,...

KE to conduct annual maintenance on 14 out of 74 grids in December

Published 08 Dec, 2025 09:52pm

KE says the maintenance is a routine preventive measure to ensure reliable and efficient high-voltage power supply across major city areas

PCDMA decries prolonged load shedding in Jodia Bazar

Published 03 Dec, 2025 05:59am

KARACHI: Business activity in Jodia Bazar, Karachi’s largest wholesale market and a key artery of the country’s...

Blackouts and broken promises: lessons from KE’s privatisation — II

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 08:21am

Lessons and way forward The bottom line for consumers is that privatisation did not deliver reliable power,...

Forced load-shedding: Nepra issues show-cause notice to KE

Updated 25 Jun, 2025 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has issued show-cause to K-Electric for not...

K-Electric urges govt to take control of 300 loss-making feeders

Published 01 Jun, 2025 03:03am

KARACHI: K-Electric wants the government to take control of 300 loss-making feeders, out of a total of 2,129, to ...

NA panel directs KE to stop unannounced load-shedding

Published 27 May, 2025 03:05am

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Government Assurances expressed its grave concern over ...

Sindh PA slams KE for carrying out ‘unjustified’ load-shedding

Updated 20 May, 2025 07:32am

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday strongly criticised K-Electric for carrying out “unjustified and...

HCSTSI criticises ongoing severe load-shedding by HESCO

Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am

HYDERABAD: President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI), Muhammad Saleem Memon, has...

KCCI urges govt to probe stepped-up load-shedding

Published 16 Jan, 2025 03:04am

KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Muhammad Jawed Bilwani while strongly criticizing...

No load-shedding in franchise areas: SSGC

Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:03am

KARACHI: At the outset it must be noted that SSGC is continuously experiencing gas shortages due to the yearly...

Discos: Dancing to the tune of inefficiency

Published 12 Dec, 2024 08:42am

NEPRA’s FY24 Performance Evaluation Report is out, and the results are depressingly predictable. Pakistan’s power...

LESCO collects over Rs7m from 301 defaulters in 24 hours

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

LAHORE: Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has recovered Rs 7.098 million from 301 dead defaulters in all the...

LESCO says 1933 feeders exempted from load-shedding

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:10am

LAHORE: In a significant move to optimize power distribution, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has ...

Quarterly adjustment rises

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:31am

The power regulator Nepra approved another Rs1.74/unit on account of quarterly tariff adjustments, pertaining to...

Government all set to redefine load-shedding

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:37am

Finance Division asks Power Division to share views of Nepra and NTDC on the proposed amendments on revenue-based load shedding

Up to 500 units: Nawaz says Punjab govt to reduce province’s power tariff by Rs14 per unit for Aug-Sept

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 08:36pm

Also announces Rs700bn package for solar panels

Nepra tells KE: ‘Load-shedding only when necessary’

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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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