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Provinces, LEAs to be taken on board: PM asks power sector to act against defaulters

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar has asked the power sector to take immediate action against...

Updated 05 Sep, 2023 09:59am

Pakistan

Power sector woes: caretaker PM Kakar orders immediate action against electricity theft

Directs authorities to submit reports in this regard on daily basis

Updated 04 Sep, 2023 08:38pm

Opinion

The circular debt paradox

The power sector has an annual turnover of around Rs 3.3 trillion. Of this, collection stands at around 88 percent,...

Updated 04 Sep, 2023 06:43am

Opinion

Public sentiment taken for granted

The public sentiment has mostly been taken for granted by the governments and the parliamentarians as a class with ...

Updated 02 Sep, 2023 07:59am

Editorials

Setting the record straight

EDITORIAL: Spare a thought for the caretaker setup. Their only fault, after all, is being in the wrong place at the...

Published 02 Sep, 2023 06:30am

Opinion

Heavy indebtedness & power sector crisis

In terms of new commitments, the Government of Pakistan signed new agreements, worth USD 7,228 million, during the...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Piqued by political parties, PM says ‘there’s no crisis’

Says the economy was in shambles because non-productive sectors had been incentivised while they contributed nothing to the economy

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 10:01am

Power sector woes: ‘Privatisation’ of Discos emerges as long-term solution

ISLAMABAD: The government had the only viable option to spread electricity bills of July in the next four to five...

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 11:09am

SC moved against PPIB (amendment) Act

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been urged to declare the Private Power and Infrastructure Board (Amendment) Act,...

Updated 31 Aug, 2023 09:03am

Pakistan

NEPRA asks Discos to improve performance in 15 days

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday directed the power distribution companies...

Published 30 Aug, 2023 09:24pm

Opinion

Power sector woes

Improving decision-making processes is crucial for establishing a fair and sustainable electricity sector. In...

Published 30 Aug, 2023 03:33am

Business & Finance

Business community irked over ‘mounting’ power prices

Criticises Discos for line losses, and imposition of high capacity charges on consumers

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 09:40pm

BR Research

Energy sector: The royal mess

It appears the masses have finally had it. The protests over electricity bills may well be sporadic and leaderless –...

Published 29 Aug, 2023 08:47am

Pakistan

Protests held against hike in electricity, fuel prices

KARACHI: Stationary protests on Monday held at the city’s markets against the fuel oil and electricity prices ...

Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

Addressing energy poverty

Pakistani citizens are grappling with the alarming reality of their energy expenses. The range is noted to hover...

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 07:03am

Final decision expected today: PM holds consultations on electricity bills

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal cabinet is expected to take the final decision today on the proposals of the...

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 09:11am

2022-23: Rs160bn ST collected from power sector

ISLAMABAD: Total sales tax collection (domestic) from the power sector including electricity bills stood over Rs160...

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 09:12am

Opinion

Road to urgent resolution of the power tariff crisis

Rising electricity bills are breaking the back of the domestic consumers and making manufacturing businesses...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Power tariffs: caretakers capitulate?

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar says concerned ministries and related institutions should provide details of the officers and institutions receiving free electricity

Updated 28 Aug, 2023 09:51am

Opinion

Power sector blues!

The electricity users of Pakistan are up in arms. They have received highly inflated bills which, according to them,...

Published 27 Aug, 2023 03:05am

Opinion

Daunting challenges facing the caretakers

The caretaker government has stepped in amidst massive economic and political challenges demanding promulgation of ...

Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am

Shamshad holds virtual meeting with IMF staff team

ISLAMABAD: Over a week after assuming charge of caretaker Finance Minister, Dr Shamshad Akhtar, has reportedly held...

Updated 26 Aug, 2023 06:27pm

Editorials

Same old story

EDITORIAL: Perhaps successive governments have simply failed to understand the power sector circular debt issue from...

Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am

Surplus power generation: Consumers to pay over Rs124bn capacity charges

LESCO wants to recover the highest amount of Rs28.906bn followed by Multan Electric Supply Company

Updated 25 Aug, 2023 09:47am

Editorials

Discos: political reality is not quite that simple

EDITORIAL: A report on provincializing power distribution companies (Discos) and ending the uniform power tariff has...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 06:34am

Power generation breaks previous records

Markets

Caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar visits Federal Board of Revenue to review progress so far on implementation of $3 billion Stand-by-Arrangement of the International Monetary Fund

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 10:06am

Markets

Circular debt settlement: OGDC says it has not received any formal communication yet

Company says any information in circulation about settlement plan might be speculative

Published 18 Aug, 2023 07:11pm

Fatal incidents: Discos must complete old, new earthing in three months: Nepra

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) stated the DISCOs are required to take...

Updated 18 Aug, 2023 09:43am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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