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KE CEO draws criticism at NA committee meeting

Updated 27 May, 2025 10:58pm

A National Assembly (NA) committee on Tuesday questioned the role of Moonis Alvi as the chief executive officer...

Let markets breathe

Published 25 May, 2025 02:42am

For decades, Pakistan’s key economic sectors — from sugar and wheat to fertilizer, insurance, power, and automobiles...

Sept FCAs: CPPA-G seeks 71 paisa per unit negative adjustment

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought negative adjustment of paisa 71 per...

PR awards contract of Thar coal mines-Port Qasim rail line

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 02:47pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has awarded the contract of constructing 105 kilometres long Tharparkar Railway...

About energy reforms

Published 11 Jul, 2024 05:51am

EDITORIAL: It seems we’ve all but reached the point where unaffordable energy alone will break the working class,...

Power sector sustainability requires intelligent steer

Published 03 Jul, 2024 06:57am

To have sustainable tariffs and to ensure the continued availability of electricity, investment in the supply and...

As per IMF dictation but in violation of Nepra’s law: 6- to 12-hour load-shedding under the garb of ‘big losses’

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 09:31am

ISLAMABAD: The government is continuously unleashing power load-shedding of 6-12 hours in the scorching heat across...

LNG, financial power sectors: Competition studies ordered

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 03:07pm

ISLAMABAD: An inter-ministerial committee has directed Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) to undertake...

CPEC IPPs: Finance Division asks PD to adjust Rs20.726bn as advance payment

Updated 08 Jul, 2023 05:15pm

Finance Division has once again advised that Power Division may adjust the advance payments to CPEC-IPPs against next five months of FY 2023-24

‘Massive’ load-shedding, ‘inflated’ bills

Published 28 Jun, 2023 06:31am

EDITORIAL: Summer never comes without the curse of load-shedding in this country, more in rural than urban areas, ...

Hike in power tariff widely expected

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 11:37am

Federal government mulls an increase in electricity tariff of up to Rs 5 per unit

What is IMF’s demand in relation to Budget? Clarity of vision, precise steps, clear outcomes

Updated 15 Jun, 2023 09:01am

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha Wednesday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has...

PIAF calls for overhauling of power sector through drastic measures

Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has stressed the need for overhauling the ...

ADB ready to defer Discos’ audited entity financial statements to Dec 31

Updated 15 Apr, 2023 08:52am

ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed willingness to defer Audited Entity Financial Statements ...

KOEN accuses Nepra, others of ‘jeopardizing’ two hydropower projects

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 11:01am

ISLAMABAD: M/s Korea Southeast Power Co., Ltd. (KOEN), a South Korean power sector company has expressed its...

Nepra grills PD team for proposing surcharge plan

Updated 17 Mar, 2023 09:17am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Thursday grilled Power Division for proposing...

Financial obligations: Chinese firm urges CPPA-G to allocate maximum funds

Updated 17 Mar, 2023 11:33am

CPPA-G has allocated Rs 2.93 billion to CPHGC till March 10, 2023

Senate body irked by absence of power minister

Updated 03 Mar, 2023 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Power has deplored that the continuous absence of the...

Power planning marred by myriad miscalculations

Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am

EDITORIAL: According to a Business Recorder news item, the government has decided not to change the location of ...

Power sector: IMF has concerns about next year’s circular debt: Dastgir

Updated 01 Mar, 2023 09:07am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Khurram Dastgir Khan said on Tuesday that International Monetary Fund (IMF) has...

Talks on power as hot season arrives early

Updated 01 Mar, 2023 09:13am

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs no load shedding should be done during Sehar and Iftar in Ramazan

IMF-govt talks give birth to ‘mini-budget’

Updated 11 Feb, 2023 05:15pm

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says government has agreed to impose Rs170 billion in additional taxes

Will PPAs become road blocks to solar energy ‘revolution’?

Updated 08 Feb, 2023 02:51pm

Shorter PPAs may prevent the lock-in of unsustainable incentives while offering a reprieve from expensive fossil-fuel based power generation at a considerable margin

Policy-level talks with IMF begin today

Updated 07 Feb, 2023 08:40am

ISLAMABAD: Technical-level talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team are said to have...

Power sector: Govt has Achilles heel somewhere, IMF finds it

Updated 07 Feb, 2023 08:44am

Finance Ministry and Power Division hold threadbare discussions with IMF

Discos and their losses

Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am

EDITORIAL: Some things never change. Nepra’s (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s) Performance...

Energy reforms critical for economy: MoS Aisha

Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha said that reforms in the energy sector are critical ...

IMF team ‘quizzes’ PD’s top brass

Updated 02 Feb, 2023 10:34am

International Monetary Fund Mission raises questions on the performance of power sector and violation of commitments made in the previous review

Pasha warns of stagflation this year

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:22am

LAHORE: Noted economist and former finance minister Dr Hafiz Pasha has warned that Pakistan inflation can skyrocket...

Sahiwal, Port Qasim coal-fired plants: NPCC urges CPPA-G to take up technical schedules

Updated 16 Jan, 2023 09:46am

ISLAMABAD: National Power Control Centre (NPCC) has urged CPPA-G to take up technical schedules of coal-fired power...

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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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