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CPEC plays vital role in addressing power outages: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) played a very...

Updated 01 Aug, 2023 09:41am

Markets

Investment in renewable energy projects can help reduce power shortfall

KARACHI Pakistan is currently experiencing the peak of summer, accompanied by the misery of prolonged power outages,...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 06:16am

October system collapse: Non-implementation of recommendations irks Nepra

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

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 08:56am

Pakistan

Lahore hit by unannounced power outages as demand-supply gap widens

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has started unannounced load-shedding in the city after widening...

Published 25 Jun, 2023 02:57am

Pakistan

Outages in Ramazan: MQM-P leaders criticise Hesco

HYDERABAD: The Members National Assembly of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) have deplored that...

Published 27 Mar, 2023 07:54am

Markets

UFLS schemes: Lack of proper execution major cause of power outages, says expert

LAHORE: Pakistan is facing major power blackouts almost every year since 2013. Even the country had experienced such...

Published 29 Jan, 2023 03:15am

World

California storm leaves over 560,000 homes without power

NEW YORK: Torrential downpours and damaging winds left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power ...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:27am

World

Power outage forces Philippines to suspend flights, shut airspace

MANILA: Philippine authorities halted flights in and out of Manila on New Year’s Day due to a malfunction of air...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 07:38am

World

Moldova’s deputy PM announces deal to reduce risk of massive power outages

CHISINAU: Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu announced an energy deal on Saturday he said would reduce the...

Published 05 Dec, 2022 07:23am

World

More than 500 Ukrainian localities without power: ministry

KYIV, (Ukraine): More than 500 Ukrainian localities remained without power Sunday following weeks of Russian...

Published 05 Dec, 2022 06:52am

World

Moldova Deputy PM announces deal to reduce risk of massive power outages

CHISINAU: Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu announced an energy deal on Saturday he said would reduce the...

Published 03 Dec, 2022 11:15pm

Markets

Power breakdown incident: Body recommends action against technical teams

ISLAMABAD: The Inquiry Committee on power breakdown of October 13, 2022 has recommended the government to take...

Updated 22 Oct, 2022 12:06pm

Power Div says electricity system fully restored

ISLAMABAD: Power Division on Friday said that electricity transmission and generation systems have been restored...

Updated 15 Oct, 2022 09:44am

Markets

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

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

Published 14 Oct, 2022 02:40pm

Markets

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

Govt forms inquiry committee to investigate the blackout

Updated 13 Oct, 2022 10:28pm

Business & Finance

PYMA chief expresses concern over power outages

KARACHI: Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA) chairman Saqib Naseem, while expressing deep concern over the...

Published 27 Sep, 2022 04:06am

Storm Fiona slams into east Canada, major power outages

MONTREAL: Powerful storm Fiona knocked out electricity to more than 500,000 homes Saturday as it lashed east Canada...

Published 25 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Opinion

Energy sector needs to innovate competitively

The South Asian subcontinent is facing a massive energy crisis, which has placed regional governments on edge,...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 06:25am

Heavy rains in Karachi, Hyderabad: holiday declared

Two people died from electrocution

Updated 25 Jul, 2022 09:48am

Pakistan

Shutdown of feeders: HESCO officials criticised for not resolving complaints

HYDERABAD: Abdul Sattar Khan, Chairman of HESCO Sub-Committee of Hyderabad Site Association of Trade and Industry,...

Published 19 Jul, 2022 08:21am

Pakistan

Corruption done through Farah, Bushra to be probed: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday blamed the previous Pakistan...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am

Pakistan

Rain brings power outages to some Karachi areas

KARACHI: Various parts of the megacity received moderate to heavy rains along with winds on Monday, causing power...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am

Pakistan

Prolonged power outages: JI to hold sit-in outside KE head office today

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi has announced a plan hold a sit-in outside the K-Electric head office on ...

Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am

Pakistan

Cargo movement stopped: Protesters block Mauripur Road against prolonged electricity outages

KARACHI: Protests against power outages on Mauripur Road brought the cargo vehicular movement to a halt since Monday...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Markets

Pakistan LNG invites bids for four cargoes in July

In a move to meet the country’s growing energy needs, Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of...

Updated 17 Jun, 2022 07:35pm

Pakistan

Dasu project will trigger new era of socioeconomic development in country: Khursheed Shah

Minister for Water Resources directs WAPDA to complete the project within the stipulated time frame

Published 13 Jun, 2022 05:49pm

Reduction in power outage in next 10 days: govt

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastagir on Friday expressed the confidence that there would be...

Updated 30 Apr, 2022 10:32am

Fuel shortage causing power outages

ISLAMABAD: The country is facing electricity load-shedding of 5-8 hours in different areas/localities due to higher...

Updated 26 Apr, 2022 09:57am

Pakistan

Power outages badly affecting businesses, says PDP chief

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Altaf Shakoor while expressing concern over power load shedding...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 06:31am

Pakistan

Rains cause traffic jams, power outages across Karachi

KARACHI: Karachi continued to receive light to moderate rain with different intervals throughout the day on Monday,...

Published 28 Dec, 2021 03:54am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Haseeb Waqas / Dec 1 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	10.38 ▲ 1.00 (10.66%)
Bela Auto / Dec 1 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	8.79 ▲ 0.81 (10.15%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 1 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.70 ▲ 0.21 (8.43%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 1 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.50 ▲ 0.46 (7.62%)
Bannu Woollen / Dec 1 Bannu Woollen Mills Limited(BNWM)	30.21 ▲ 2.11 (7.51%)
Chashma / Dec 1 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	65.58 ▲ 4.58 (7.51%)
Crescent Steel / Dec 1 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	43.53 ▲ 3.04 (7.51%)
IBL HealthCare / Dec 1 IBL HealthCare Limited(IBLHL)	39.95 ▲ 2.79 (7.51%)
Atlas Honda Ltd / Dec 1 Atlas Honda Limited(ATLH)	373.27 ▲ 26.04 (7.50%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 1 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	245.32 ▲ 17.12 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Nazir Cotton Mills / Dec 1 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	3.07 ▼ -0.83 (-21.28%)
Trust Mod. / Dec 1 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	1.43 ▼ -0.17 (-10.63%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 1 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	8.30 ▼ -0.95 (-10.27%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 1 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	9.06 ▼ -0.94 (-9.40%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 1 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	8.51 ▼ -0.74 (-8.00%)
Ideal Sp. / Dec 1 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	14.66 ▼ -1.19 (-7.51%)
AKD Hospitality / Dec 1 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	159.28 ▼ -12.91 (-7.50%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 1 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	317.28 ▼ -25.72 (-7.50%)
Universal Network (GEM) / Dec 1 Universal Network Systems Limited (GEM)(GEMUNSL)	32.99 ▼ -2.67 (-7.49%)
Metro Steel / Dec 1 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	21.37 ▼ -1.73 (-7.49%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Dec 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	50,052,966 ▼ -0.21
Cnergyico PK / Dec 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	35,689,157 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Dec 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,409,231 ▼ -0.13
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 1 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	32,650,500 ▲ 1.67
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,751,189 ▼ -0.01
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	30,039,307 ▲ 0.58
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	23,573,500 ▼ -0.20
The Searle Co. / Dec 1 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	21,694,598 ▼ -0.38
Dewan Cement / Dec 1 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	21,032,000 ▲ 0.07
Fauji Cement / Dec 1 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	15,482,500 ▲ 0.67

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 30	285.78
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 30	285.23
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 30	147.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 30	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 30	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 30	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 29	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 29	4550.58
Nasdaq / Nov 29	14258.49
Dow Jones / Nov 29	35430.42
India Sensex / Nov 30	66809.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 30	33486.89
Hang Seng / Nov 30	17042.88
FTSE 100 / Nov 30	7437.50
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 30	16203.24
France CAC40 / Nov 30	7279.08

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 29	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 29	185614
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 30	78.06
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 30	2044.28
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 30	79.69

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