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K-Electric’s EPIC 2025 event brings a different kind of ‘energy’ to Habib University

The winning NUST team claimed their plug-and-play solution allows them to switch off a PMT remotely, which could greatly reduce the impact of loadshedding to a lower number of customers

Published 11 Jun, 2025 11:07pm

PMO asks PD for recovery-based loadshedding update

Initiative is part of a broader reform agenda assigned to the Power Division by the Prime Minister, aimed at removing legal barriers to unscheduled power load shedding across the country

Updated 01 Jun, 2025 12:40pm

Reliable power supply to Karachi directed

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has taken serious note of performance issues of...

Updated 30 May, 2025 09:26am

Pakistan

Loadshedding: Minister directs KE to exempt exam centres

KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has taken notice of load shedding at examination centres...

Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am

‘Increase revenue-reduce loadshedding’: PESCO, KPK govt engage in contract talks

ISLAMABAD: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government are in...

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 09:25am

Pakistan

KE removes over 301 connections weighing 480kgs in Baldia

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE), in collaboration with the law enforcement agencies, continues its crackdown against...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 02:48am

Pakistan

Many areas achieve loadshedding-free status: KE

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) has announced that many areas across its network have achieved a loadshedding-free status,...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

Markets

Settlement of payments on reconciled dues: KE CEO seeks cooperation of Sindh PA body

KARACHI: Sharing information on a meeting held between CEO K-Electric and senior company officials with members of...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am

Pakistan

Nawaz assails higher power tariffs, says ‘no one can pay electricity bills’

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif and President PML-N Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Saturday presided over a...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 03:29am

Pakistan

Nawaz calls for joint efforts to root out terrorism

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Nawaz Sharif on Saturday called for supporting the armed forces ...

Published 07 Jul, 2024 03:08am

Markets

Power Div announces revised tariff for domestic consumers

ISLAMABAD: After the federal government’s decision to increase the electricity tariff, the Power Division ...

Published 07 Jul, 2024 03:08am

Pakistan

Karachiites protest against inflated bills, loadshedding

KARACHI: Protests against loadshedding and over billing erupted at 22 locations across the city, with the central...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:01am

Pakistan

JI organises protests against hike in power tariffs, load-shedding

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) organized nationwide protest demonstrations on Sunday against the high cost of...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Markets

Attacks by MNAs, MPAs on grid stations caused heavy financial loss: PESCO chief

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Peshawar Electric Supply Company Limited (PESCO) has raised concern amid...

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 10:44pm

Markets

Power loadshedding to continue on high-loss feeders, says Leghari

Providing electricity to such feeders will add to power sector losses, energy minister says

Updated 30 May, 2024 08:05pm

BR Research

Power sector: The rut, the rot, the riot

April 2024 marked the 7th straight month of electricity generation going down year-on-year. Make it 19 out of the...

Published 23 May, 2024 08:14am

BR Research

Power load-shedding must end

As the power regulator approved Rs2.84/unit on account of monthly Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) for March 2024 –...

Published 13 May, 2024 08:58am

BR Research

Load-shedding leads to higher adjustments

Another Rs52 billion has been sought by the power distribution companies on account of the quarterly tariff...

Published 10 May, 2024 09:02am

Pakistan

‘Frequent’ loadshedding: JI to hold protests against KE on Saturday

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi has decided to hold protests in all towns on the upcoming Saturday against the...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

BR Research

Loadshedding: Discos in a bind!

Pakistan’s power sector is in a constant state of flux. It has its weird cycles of its own- a period of severe power...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:39am

Pakistan

‘Exam season: Power load-shedding tormenting students, says expert

KARACHI: As A and O level students are going through their examinations while exams of matriculation would start ...

Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am

Excessive loadshedding: Nepra slaps Rs50m penalty on KE, 4 other Discos

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has imposed a penalty of Rs50 million each on...

Updated 05 Apr, 2024 09:05am

Pakistan

Elections: KE extends full support to polling stations

KARACHI: K-Electric is taking all necessary measures in preparation of the 2024 General Elections. Polling stations...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 05:02am

Markets

Johar, Baldia and Mehmoodabad grids: KE to undertake maintenance work

KARACHI: KE will be undertaking a critical maintenance activity at Johar, Baldia and Mehmoodabad Grids on January ...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

BR Research

Winter power shortage: not a mystery

In a country where the power demand is low in winters while the generation capacity is higher than the peak summer...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 09:23am

Country braves blackouts as faults mar Guddu TPH generation

ISLAMABAD: The entire country is facing hours of load shedding due to massive shortfall in generation owing to...

Updated 02 Jan, 2024 09:53am

Pakistan

Mirpurkhas declared ‘loadshedding-free’

MIRPURKHAS: Sindh’s Caretaker Chief Minister former Justice Maqbool Baqir on Monday declared Mirpurkhas load...

Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am

Pakistan

Peshawar to become second loadshedding-free city of KP

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to make Peshawar, the provincial capital, a...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Markets

Lower temperature: Discos implementing only 2-hour loadshedding schedule

ISLAMABAD: The power supply situation has improved across the country due to lower temperature as Power Distribution...

Published 21 Jul, 2023 06:38am

BR Research

Power generation: No respite

Pakistan’s national grid electricity generation fell by another 16 percent year-on-year in May 2023 –the second...

Published 10 Jul, 2023 09:09am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 12	282.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 12	282.53
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 12	144.50
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 12	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 12	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 12	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 12	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 12	6,045.26
India Sensex / Jun 12	81,691.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 12	37,685.10
Nasdaq / Jun 12	19,662.48
Hang Seng / Jun 12	23,873.24
FTSE 100 / Jun 12	8,884.92
Dow Jones / Jun 12	42,967.62
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 12	23,771.45
France CAC40 / Jun 12	7,765.11

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 12	74.04
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 12	16,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 12	305,984
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 12	3,450.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 12	67.63
Petrol/Litre / Jun 13	253.63
Diesel/Litre / Jun 13	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.48 ▲ 0.55 (28.5%)
Invest Bank / Jun 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.11 ▲ 1 (16.37%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.36 ▲ 0.24 (11.32%)
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%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	42.97 ▲ 3.91 (10.01%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 13 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	89.44 ▲ 8.13 (10%)
Blessed Tex. / Jun 13 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	292.29 ▲ 26.57 (10%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Jun 13 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	36.74 ▲ 3.34 (10%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 13 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	11.22 ▼ -1.25 (-10.02%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	18,889.10 ▼ -2098.79 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 13 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,794.55 ▼ -199.39 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 13 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.53 ▼ -3.39 (-9.99%)
Reliance Weaving / Jun 13 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	123.76 ▼ -13.74 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jun 13 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	59.14 ▼ -6.46 (-9.85%)
First Capital Equities / Jun 13 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	3.65 ▼ -0.36 (-8.98%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 13 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	38.50 ▼ -3.7 (-8.77%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jun 13 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	163 ▼ -15.14 (-8.5%)
Arctic Textile / Jun 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	40.29 ▼ -3.69 (-8.39%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	57,366,218 ▲ 0.55
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,923,118 ▲ 0
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	16,109,596 ▲ 0.69
B.O.Punjab / Jun 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,500,654 ▼ -0.37
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,166,974 ▼ -0.16
Invest Bank / Jun 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	13,609,202 ▲ 1
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 13 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,405,130 ▼ -0.76
Sui South Gas / Jun 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	12,778,358 ▼ -0.9
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	11,649,691 ▲ 0.24
Cnergyico PK / Jun 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,198,372 ▼ -0.26

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