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Power breakdown

Power failure at Dhabeji slashes water supply by 100m gallons

Published 17 Nov, 2025 07:52am

KARACHI: A major power breakdown at Dhabeji on Sunday once again disrupted Karachi’s water lifeline, shutting four...

Major breakdown in NTDC network: Nepra slaps Rs25m fine on KE

Updated 10 Oct, 2025 09:04am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday slapped a fine of Rs25 million on...

Power breakdown: Nepra to issue show-cause notice to co

Updated 17 Sep, 2024 09:45am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has decided to issue show cause notice to...

Body formed to probe power breakdowns

Updated 10 Jan, 2024 09:42am

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has constituted a two-member committee to probe reasons for recent power breakdowns...

Power breakdown: Dhabeji Station stops water supply to parts of Karachi

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am

KARACHI: Due to yet another sudden power breakdown by K-Electric at Dhabeji Pumping Station, all the feeders of the...

Power breakdown hits water supply

Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am

KARACHI: A 72-inch diameter pipeline No. 5 was affected following a power breakdown at Karachi’s Dhabeji water...

October system collapse: Non-implementation of recommendations irks Nepra

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 08:56am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has expressed reservations against National...

Indent during emergencies: IRSA willing to frame viable SOPs

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am

ISLAMAABD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) is said to have shown willingness to frame viable Standard Operating...

Faults in pipelines affect water supply to parts of Karachi

Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am

KARACHI: Water supply to parts of Karachi remained affected on Thursday after Two 72 inch diameter lines of Karachi...

PM orders action on power breakdown inquiry report

Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the Power Division to take immediate action against ...

Jan 23 power breakdown: Nepra forms probe body as entities adopt contrary stances

Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:47am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has constituted a five-member inquiry committee to...

Power breakdown of Jan 23: Senate panel directs Power Division to conduct probe

Updated 08 Feb, 2023 09:09am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Power Tuesday directed Power Division to probe the power breakdown of...

Power system and blackouts

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am

On January 23, 2023, another country-wide power breakdown hit the country; not the first time, but the first of the...

The countrywide power breakdown

Published 28 Jan, 2023 06:20am

EDITORIAL: If Monday’s terrible countrywide electricity breakdown wasn’t embarrassing enough for the power...

Power surge crashes grid, plunging millions into darkness

Updated 27 Jan, 2023 09:02am

ISLAMABAD/SINGAPORE: Pakistan’s generators produced more power than was required on Monday, causing voltage...

Supply of electricity to Karachi restored, finally

Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am

KARACHI: Power supply to Karachi including residential, commercial and industrial zones, KWSB’s water pumping...

Govt still clueless about cause of power outage

Updated 25 Jan, 2023 08:52am

ISLAMABAD: Admitting that the teams have not yet been able to determine exact source of fault in the system even...

Cabinet for strategy to avert recurrence of power outages

Updated 25 Jan, 2023 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has ordered preparation of a comprehensive strategy to prevent significant ...

Power restored, but limited loadshedding for next 48 hours: Khurram Dastgir

Updated 24 Jan, 2023 07:03pm

Energy minister says suspicions regarding 'external interference' in system will be investigated

Country hit by major power outage

Updated 24 Jan, 2023 09:05am

ISLAMABAD: The country on Monday witnessed another prolonged power breakdown due to wide frequency, voltage and load...

Pakistan begins restoring power

Updated 24 Jan, 2023 08:55am

ISLAMABAD: Government began restoring power to millions of people on Monday after a breakdown in the grid triggered...

Thousands of mobile phone towers go offline in Pakistan after power outage

Published 23 Jan, 2023 08:51pm

KARACHI: Thousands of mobile phone towers have gone offline across Pakistan due to a nationwide power cut on Monday,...

Outrage over outage: Twitter erupts as Pakistan experiences another major power breakdown

Published 23 Jan, 2023 06:22pm

Pakistan last experienced a massive power disruption in October last year

Power restoration remains underway as outage lasts nearly 18 hours

Updated 24 Jan, 2023 12:28am

Energy minister Khurram Dastgir had earlier given a deadline of 10pm for complete restoration of power supply

Substandard equipment blamed for massive power breakdown

Published 20 Oct, 2022 07:17am

ISLAMABAD: An inquiry committee has established that conductors of transmission towers were substandard that broke...

Electricity outage: power supply restored across Karachi, constraints persist, says KE

Published 14 Oct, 2022 02:40pm

Power supply from the National Grid remains partially affected due to ongoing technical constraints, says KE

Power ‘fully restored’ across Pakistan after massive outage: energy ministry

Updated 13 Oct, 2022 10:28pm

Govt forms inquiry committee to investigate the blackout

Power breakdowns cut water supply to Karachi by 40pc

K-Electric, the power utility responsible for the city, says restoration work is under way
Power breakdown due to fault in transmission line

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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
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35

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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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