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Concern expressed over curtailment of wind power plants

Published 24 Jun, 2026 08:02am

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has...

‘LESCO achieves net metering with 135,837 connections’

Published 24 Jun, 2026 08:00am

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has emerged as a leading power distribution company in Pakistan’s...

Thar lignite: Jamshoro Unit-01 plant conversion may save USD3.239bn

Published 24 Jun, 2026 06:40am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is poised to save USD 3.239 billion over the next 26 years — USD 2.113 billion in foreign...

Businessmen concerned at proposed amendment to Nepra Act

Published 24 Jun, 2026 06:29am

ISLAMABAD: The country’s business community has expressed serious reservations over what it describes as an attempt...

KP drops MHPP from World Bank-funded energy project

Updated 24 Jun, 2026 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to drop the 215-megawatt Madyan Hydropower Project...

300MW Balakot Hydropower project: Nepra initiates tariff determination

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has admitted a tariff petition filed by the...

SOE reform: the cost of flawed privatizations

Updated 23 Jun, 2026 07:56am

This is the fifth article in an eight-part series on Pakistan’s SOE reform. The previous article examined the...

The price of power

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

Pakistan does not have an energy crisis. It has a crime scene. The lights flicker — not because there is no...

Work on several hydropower projects in KP enters final stages: PEDO

Published 22 Jun, 2026 07:47am

PESHAWAR: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Provincial Energy Development Organization (PEDO) Engineer Anwar-ul-Haq has...

Govt set to hand over PIA to new owners by month-end

Updated 22 Jun, 2026 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to hand over Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to its new owners by the end of...

Govt eyes 20pc rate of return to attract buyers for three Discos

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:29am

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to offer up to a 20 percent rate of return to prospective buyers of three power...

Nepra slams SEPCO CEO over prolonged windstorm outage

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:32am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has taken strong exception to what it termed a...

NA body informed: Rs620bn taxes collected through power bills

Published 18 Jun, 2026 06:54am

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance was informed on Wednesday that the government is...

Discos launch new electricity bill format

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 09:06am

ISLAMABAD: Power Distribution Companies (Discos) across the country have introduced a redesigned electricity bill...

Pakistan cannot tax its future to pay for its energy past

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 07:53am

Legacy energy liabilities must be separated from current consumption tariffs if Pakistan wants affordable power,...

Power generation: RLNG returns, coal remains

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 08:02am

May brought some much-needed relief to Pakistan’s power sector. After two months of severe RLNG shortages, widening...

CPPA-G seeks Re0.82 increase in May FCA

Updated 17 Jun, 2026 09:37am

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency Guarantee Limited (CPPA-G) has sought positive adjustment of Paisa 82...

Delay in BQPS-III project: PD accuses KE of ‘overburdening’ consumers by Rs200bn

Updated 19 Jun, 2026 01:23am

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has accused K-Electric of overburdening consumers by around Rs200 billion due to an...

Nehal calls for greater investment in wind energy

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nehal Hashmi on Monday highlighted the importance of renewable energy and...

Power subsidies: The reform that forgot to show up

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

At first glance, the FY27 federal budget appears short on surprises for the power sector. The headline subsidy...

Power subsidy cut 19pc to Rs830bn

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reduced the power sector subsidy by around 19 percent to Rs 830 billion for...

Leghari invites Spanish companies to invest in power sector

Published 12 Jun, 2026 07:33am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Thursday invited Spanish...

Uniform UoSC plan: Power regulator questions cross-subsidy component

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday raised serious questions over the...

Jul-Mar power consumption grows 3.8%

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 07:51am

ISLAMABAD: The country’s overall electricity consumption has posted a growth of 3.8 per cent during the first nine...

Pakistan’s power sector

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

Pakistan politically decentralized after the 18th Amendment, but the institutional framework governing electricity...

Power regulator drops show-cause notice against LPCL

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has closed show cause notice issued to Lalpir Power...

World Bank approves additional USD300m financing for T4HP

Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has approved an additional USD 300 million in financing for the Tarbela Fourth...

Plea challenging capacity payment mechanism for IPPs dismissed

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:22am

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed a constitutional petition challenging the capacity payment...

Big Discos: PM directs authorities to fast-track sell-off process

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:32am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed authorities to fast-track the privatisation of major...

MYT determination: Nepra rejects MEPCO’s review motion

Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has rejected the review motion filed by Multan...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 23	278.41
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 23	278.21
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 24	161.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 24	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 24	1.32
Euro to USD / Jun 24	1.14
SOFR % / Jun 23	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 23	7,365.46
Nasdaq / Jun 23	25,587.04
Dow Jones / Jun 23	51,666.84
India Sensex / Jun 24	76,940.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 24	69,523.79
Hang Seng / Jun 24	23,277.20
FTSE 100 / Jun 24	10,427.32
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 24	24,651.10
France CAC40 / Jun 24	8,352.58

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 23	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 23	368,985
Petrol/Litre / Jun 24	299.50
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 24	72.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 24	4,088.29
Diesel/Litre / Jun 24	311.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 24	78.45

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghani Chemworld Limited (R) / Jun 24 Ghani Chemworld Limited Right(GCWLR)	8.01 ▲ 1 (14.27%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 24 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.07 ▲ 1 (11.03%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	57.61 ▲ 5.24 (10.01%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / Jun 24 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	12.20 ▲ 1.11 (10.01%)
Feroze 1888 / Jun 24 Feroze1888 Mills Limited(FML)	57.48 ▲ 5.23 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jun 24 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	33.52 ▲ 3.05 (10.01%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 24 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	77.07 ▲ 7.01 (10.01%)
Buxly Paints / Jun 24 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	251.72 ▲ 22.88 (10%)
Chashma / Jun 24 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	101.19 ▲ 9.2 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jun 24 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	111.29 ▲ 10.12 (10%)

Stock	Price
Int. Knit. / Jun 24 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	100.24 ▼ -11.14 (-10%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 24 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	22.28 ▼ -2.47 (-9.98%)
NIT PakistanXD / Jun 24 NIT Pakistan Gateway ETF(NITGETF)	37.25 ▼ -3.75 (-9.15%)
Aruj Industries / Jun 24 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	10.89 ▼ -1.05 (-8.79%)
Shams Textile / Jun 24 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	42.02 ▼ -3.28 (-7.24%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jun 24 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	112.35 ▼ -7.69 (-6.41%)
Imperial Limited / Jun 24 Imperial Limited(IML)	23.60 ▼ -1.42 (-5.68%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 24 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	44.40 ▼ -2.45 (-5.23%)
National Silk / Jun 24 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	193.20 ▼ -9.8 (-4.83%)
Arctic Textile / Jun 24 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	37.30 ▼ -1.76 (-4.51%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	65,391,815 ▲ 0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 24 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	65,127,482 ▲ 1.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,923,572 ▲ 0.02
Pak Elektron / Jun 24 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	24,084,263 ▲ 0.95
The Organic Meat / Jun 24 The Organic Meat Company Limited(TOMCL)	16,472,450 ▲ 3.04
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 24 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	16,229,050 ▲ 0.17
Sui South Gas / Jun 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	15,726,000 ▼ -0.9
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	15,621,137 ▲ 2.35
B.O.Punjab / Jun 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,593,429 ▲ 0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	14,212,504 ▲ 1.17

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