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Power distribution companies

Pakistan received 'strong interest' from foreign investors for Discos privatisation: official

Published 06 Jul, 2026 09:36pm

Industrial policy in finalisation phase, says Advisor to Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad

Captive consumers shift to grid: Petroleum minister seeks data from Awais

Updated 06 Mar, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Ali Pervaiz Malik has approached Power Minister Sardar...

Govt will save as much as $17 billion by abandoning procurement of ‘expensive’ electricity

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 08:12am

Has decided to not buy 8,000 MW of electricity

Weak DISCO performance added Rs397bn to circular debt in FY25: NEPRA report

Published 16 Jan, 2026 10:56pm

Governance remains most critical challenge confronting Pakistan’s power distribution companies, State of the Industry Report 2025 says

Power base tariffs: Industrial community assails proposed hike

Published 09 Dec, 2025 03:29am

LAHORE: The Punjab’s industrial community, particularly the value-added textile export sector, on Monday condemned...

Financials of power distribution companies — a mystery!

Published 10 Nov, 2025 05:47am

News of Pakistan’s power distribution companies’ mounting losses due to inefficiencies and under-recoveries...

Privatisation of Discos: NA panel raises objection to selection criteria

Updated 23 Jul, 2025 11:19pm

Pakistan govt plans to sell loss-making, state-owned Discos, starting from Islamabad Electric Supply Company, Gujranwala Electric Power Company, and Faisalabad Electric Supply Company

PC to appoint FAs for more Discos to assess sell-off potential

Updated 24 Jun, 2025 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission (PC) has decided to appoint Financial Advisors (FAs) for four more power...

ECC grills PD: Discos’ T&D losses total Rs143bn till March

Updated 18 May, 2025 06:21pm

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has grilled Power Division for its failure to...

Discos privatisation: govt to make transaction committee for private sector participation

Published 18 Apr, 2025 09:34pm

Decision taken in 233rd meeting of Privatisation Commission Board

Load-shedding leads to higher adjustments

Published 10 May, 2024 09:02am

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

Excessive billing response: Unconvincing

Published 16 Jan, 2024 08:59am

In what appears a whitewashing exercise for the power distribution companies’ daylight robbery, the Power...

Centre doubts ability of provinces to run Discos credibly

Updated 07 Nov, 2023 09:59am

Power Division has been directed to move a summary to scrap the decision regarding provincialisation of power Distribution Companies

FCA mechanism: DISCOs’ July tariff raised by Rs1.46 per unit

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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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