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loadshedding

Govt announces 2.25-hour loadshedding to ‘avert electricity price hike’

Updated 14 Apr, 2026 07:18pm

DISCOs directed to share feeder-specific schedules,
K-Electric, HESCO consumers exempted

Loadshedding, poor performance: KP PA panel for outsourcing Pesco to benefit people

Updated 01 Jan, 2026 08:35am

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Standing Committee on Electricity and Gas has slammed Peshawar Electricity...

KE fighting a ‘power’ struggle, one phase at a time

Updated 04 Jul, 2025 12:04pm

There was no noise. Just an air of calmness, and sense of satisfaction. The Karachi Electronics Dealers Association...

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

Published 11 Jun, 2025 11:07pm

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

PMO asks PD for recovery-based loadshedding update

Updated 01 Jun, 2025 12:40pm

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

Reliable power supply to Karachi directed

Updated 30 May, 2025 09:26am

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

Loadshedding: Minister directs KE to exempt exam centres

Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am

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

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

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 09:25am

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

KE removes over 301 connections weighing 480kgs in Baldia

Published 11 Jan, 2025 02:48am

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

Many areas achieve loadshedding-free status: KE

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

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

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

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am

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

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

Published 21 Jul, 2024 03:29am

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

Nawaz calls for joint efforts to root out terrorism

Published 07 Jul, 2024 03:08am

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

Power Div announces revised tariff for domestic consumers

Published 07 Jul, 2024 03:08am

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

Karachiites protest against inflated bills, loadshedding

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:01am

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

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

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:00am

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

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

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 10:44pm

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

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

Updated 30 May, 2024 08:05pm

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

Power sector: The rut, the rot, the riot

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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