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LNG supplies arrive, load-shedding ends: Leghari

Updated 02 May, 2026 05:01pm

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Division, Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Friday announced that scheduled...

Textile exporters decry ‘undeclared war’

Updated 27 Apr, 2026 09:01am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s export industry leaders have accused the federal government of waging an “undeclared war”...

Minister speaks of supply constraints: Load-shedding to stay till LNG flows resume

Updated 17 Apr, 2026 09:19am

Minister for Power Sardar clarifies that the situation does not apply to the jurisdictions of K-Electric and the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company

Lights out, again!

Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:16am

It was always going to unravel. The moment the war disrupted LNG flows and Qatar invoked force majeure, Pakistan’s...

Move branded as ‘peak relief strategy’: Govt rolls out scheduled power outages

Updated 15 Apr, 2026 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has rolled out scheduled power outages of up to 2.25 hours during peak evening...

Power outages in Nov: Karachi braved shortage of 884m gallons of water

Published 24 Nov, 2025 07:43am

KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) has released data on water shortages caused by power...

From gas to grid: navigating Pakistan’s vehicle transition

Published 06 Nov, 2025 06:51am

In a country where power outages are common and roads are filled with cars that have been running for decades, the...

Power outages during rains: Sharjeel criticises KE, HESCO for ‘incompetence’

Published 22 Aug, 2025 06:00am

KARACHI: Senior Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon, stated that...

Lahore, other cities: Rain disrupts life, causes power outages

Published 15 Jul, 2025 07:50am

LAHORE: A spell of light to heavy rain continues across the provincial capital and several other cities, affecting...

Outages in some areas restored: Power supply remains stable: KE

Published 28 Jun, 2025 06:27am

KARACHI: The city witnessed its first monsoon spell, bringing gusty winds and scattered showers. Despite sporadic,...

Power supply disrupts due to dust storm

Published 29 May, 2025 05:55am

MULTAN: Widespread power outages were reported across Multan and several cities of South Punjab on Tuesday evening...

HCSTSI urges to end power outages

Published 04 May, 2025 06:06am

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI), President Muhammad Saleem Memon, has...

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...

Hundreds protest power outages in mountainous Pakistan

Published 07 Jan, 2025 05:51pm

KHAPLU: Hundreds of people blocked a highway on Tuesday in Pakistan’s mountainous northern region in protest against...

Trade remains suspended due to KKH blockade

Published 07 Jan, 2025 05:55am

KHAPLU, (Gilgit Baltistan): The main highway connecting Pakistan to China in the mountainous Gilgit Baltistan (GB)...

Iraq to import electricity from Turkey

Published 22 Jul, 2024 05:39am

BAGHDAD: Iraq said Sunday a new power line will bring electricity from Turkey to its northern provinces as...

Hundreds storm Sibi power station over long outages

Published 06 Jul, 2024 05:18am

QUETTA: Hundreds of people in one of hottest cities stormed a power station in protest against cuts lasting up to 20...

JI Karachi to protest against power outages, ‘unjust’ budget

Published 03 Jul, 2024 07:35am

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami’s Karachi chapter on Tuesday announced to hold protest demonstrations in the city against...

Treasury, opposition benches assail KE for power outages

Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:42am

KARACHI: Treasury and opposition denounced the K-Electric for prolonged power cuts and “sucking the public ...

KE issues stern warning to Sindh govt over dues

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 11:14am

ISLAMABAD: Karachi Electric (KE) has warned the federal and Sindh governments of massive power breakdowns and...

Islamabad Capital Territory: Ministry urges PD to continue power supply to schools, colleges

Published 24 May, 2024 06:14am

ISLAMABAD: Against the backdrop of prevalent heatwave, Federal Education Ministry has expressed “grave concern”...

Power outages severely impacting businesses, citizens alike: Shaikhani

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

HYDERABAD: Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani, the President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry,...

CPEC plays vital role in addressing power outages: PM

Updated 01 Aug, 2023 09:41am

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

Investment in renewable energy projects can help reduce power shortfall

Published 16 Jul, 2023 06:16am

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

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...

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

Published 25 Jun, 2023 02:57am

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

Outages in Ramazan: MQM-P leaders criticise Hesco

Published 27 Mar, 2023 07:54am

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

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

Published 29 Jan, 2023 03:15am

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

California storm leaves over 560,000 homes without power

Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:27am

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

Power outage forces Philippines to suspend flights, shut airspace

Published 02 Jan, 2023 07:38am

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

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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 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	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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