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Pakistan’s refineries: between revenue needs and energy security

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan’s oil refining sector occupies a strategic but often under-appreciated space in the national economy. The...

Diesel profits capped

Updated 27 Apr, 2026 02:24pm

The crack/refining margins of diesel (HSD) over crude oil have become abnormally high in the last few weeks after...

March refinery throughput rises 13% year-on-year

Updated 03 Apr, 2026 09:56am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s oil refining sector played a pivotal role in averting a potential fuel supply crisis during...

POL cos’ legal framework review: Senate panel questions expertise of Petroleum board

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 03:48pm

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday reviewed the legal framework governing the boards of petroleum sector...

HUBCO’s Gharo plant set to come online in second half of 2026, eyes 25,000 vehicles annually

Published 26 Feb, 2026 02:49pm

The IPP is also planning to expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure

HUBCO Green expands EV charging network in Pakistan’s major cities

Published 03 Sep, 2025 03:50pm

HUBCO Green (Private) Limited (HGL), a subsidiary of Hub Power Holdings Limited (HPHL), has operationalised eight...

PARCO board: Senate body expresses reservations over selection criteria

Published 07 May, 2025 06:06am

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday expressed its serious reservations over appointment of a parliamentarian...

PARCO MD visits Descon’s Head Office

Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am

KARACHI: The Managing Director of PARCO, Irteza Ali Qureshi, a valued client of Descon Engineering for over 25 ...

Absence of CEOs of 3 Discos irks NA panel

Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges expressed its strong ...

MPCL, PARCO appreciate PIP

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 07:42am

ISLAMABAD: Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) and Pak Arab Refinery Company Limited (PARCO) have expressed their...

Oct HSD sales 21pc up against projections due to anti-smuggling drive, start of agri season

Published 26 Oct, 2024 05:55am

ISLAMABAD: High sales of High-Speed Diesel (HSD) have depleted the stocks of fuel that were reported as high earlier...

Pacts deadline looms: Refineries’ upgrade plans hit snags

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is grappling with a major hurdle in its plans to upgrade domestic refineries as...

FDI and its drivers: a perspective

Updated 10 Aug, 2024 07:16am

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is all about country perception and country perception is all about political and...

TotalEnergies sells 50% stake in Total PARCO Pakistan to Gunvor Group

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 11:40pm

French energy giant TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to sell its 50% stake in Total PARCO Pakistan Limited...

Finance minister meets PARCO team

Published 06 Aug, 2024 07:39am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with a delegation led...

Completing the petroleum value chain

Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am

Petroleum products, including crude oil, have the highest share in Pakistan’s external trade. Approximately 20% of...

PARCO pipeline: Customs unearths ‘tunnel’ dug for stealing diesel

Updated 25 Jan, 2024 09:46am

KARACHI: Customs Intelligence has busted a gang stealing non-duty paid diesel from the PARCO oil pipeline via a...

The rampant energy theft

Updated 20 Jan, 2024 05:56am

Pak-Arab Refinery Company (PARCO) reported this week an incident of oil theft that purportedly took place at a...

PARCO reports another oil theft incident at Bin Qasim

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

KARACHI: Following a police complaint by Pak-Arab Refinery Company (PARCO), another incident of oil theft from a...

PSDF, PARCO sign MoU to provide technical training

Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:56am

LAHORE: Punjab Skill Development Fund (PSDF) and Pak-Arab Refinery Company Ltd (PARCO) have signed MoU under which...

Govt negotiating second cargo of discounted Russian crude

Updated 13 Jul, 2023 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: The State Minister for Petroleum, Dr Musadik Malik, on Wednesday said that talks with Russia are...

Pakistan’s PARCO issues fuel oil sales tender for July

Published 05 Jul, 2023 11:52am

SINGAPORE: Pakistan’s Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) has offered fuel oil for July loading in its latest tender,...

LNG deal with Azerbaijan to help end gas crisis by next winter: Musadik

Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:59am

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik Wednesday assured that Pakistan’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)...

Jazz joins CoRe Alliance to advance climate commitment

Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:05am

ISLAMABAD: Jazz has announced joining the Collect and Recycle (CoRe) Alliance to advance its climate commitment....

PARCO team meets Sindh energy minister

Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am

KARACHI: A three-member delegation of Pak Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) Wednesday met with Sindh Energy Minister...

Russian oil: govt places single cargo order as test case

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 08:51am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has placed its first order for discounted Russian crude oil under a new commercial deal struck...

OGDCL, PARCO ink MoU on new projects

Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am

ISLAMABAD: Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and PARCO ink an MoU for new projects, as part of...

Parco shuts refinery for five days for maintenance

Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am

ISLAMABAD: Pak-Arab Refinery Ltd temporarily shut down its refinery operations for five days as part of its ...

‘Scheduled maintenance’: PARCO shuts down refinery for 5 days

Published 06 Apr, 2023 05:08pm

Shutdown not expected to disrupt supply of petrol and diesel in Pakistan, it says

MoU signed to explore, pursue green hydrogen opportunities

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am

ISLAMABAD: Leading exploration and production (E&P) companies, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL),...

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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