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Extension of Rs14bn subsidy: MoF’s ‘no’ forces PD to go for UoSC across Discos & KE

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry’s clear no on extension of subsidy of Rs14 billion from fiscal space has,...

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...

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...

Power consumers: PD unveils transparent subsidy mechanism

Updated 08 May, 2026 10:03am

ISLAMABAD: Power Division on Thursday announced that electricity distribution companies have introduced a new...

Govt to display subsidy amount on electricity bills: PD

Published 07 May, 2026 12:49pm

The Ministry of Energy (Power Division) has directed electricity distribution companies to clearly mention the...

Targeted subsidy programme for consumers in Karachi: Energy Dept, KE directed to undertake study

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:24am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the Energy Department and K-Electric to jointly...

Govt to link power, gas subsidies with BISP

Published 27 Jan, 2026 05:11am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is undertaking a comprehensive subsidy reform, linking future electricity and gas subsidies with...

Power package

Published 17 Nov, 2025 06:41am

EDITORIAL: The Federation of Pakistani Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Korangi Association of Trade and...

Govt urged to revisit power package

Updated 11 Nov, 2025 09:47am

FPCCI says plan will reduce subsidy requirements by up to Rs 300 billion but industries continue to bear excessive cross-subsidy burden

HCSTSI chief greets ‘Roshan economy package’

Published 03 Nov, 2025 04:58am

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

KE does not receive ‘operational subsidies’: CFO

Updated 03 Oct, 2025 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE), the country’s only privatised power utility, asserted on Thursday that its electricity...

Industrial power tariff: Power Div, APTMA at odds over cross-subsidy calculation

Updated 16 Jul, 2025 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division and the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) appear to be at odds over the...

Power sector subsidy slashed by 13pc

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reduced subsidy for power sector by 13 percent to Rs 1.036 trillion for FY...

Pakistan FY26 budget may envisage Rs1.079trn power subsidy

Updated 26 May, 2025 11:14am

Figures finalised in recent meetings between government’s economic team and International Monetary Fund Mission

The IMF speaks with a forked tongue

Published 19 May, 2025 06:15am

Uploading the first review report on the International Mone-tary Fund (IMF) website on the weekend (Saturday), eight...

Meeting scheduled for 15-16th: PD to brief IMF on CDMP, subsidy and carbon levy law

Updated 15 May, 2025 08:47am

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division is all set to brief the International Monetary Fund (IMF) virtually on circular debt...

Targeted power subsidies under BISP: Roadmap submitted to IMF, World Bank

Updated 14 May, 2025 09:51am

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly submitted a roadmap to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World...

IMF targets: ECC orders Rs50bn reallocation from PSDP to PD

Updated 12 May, 2025 02:24pm

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IMF assured: Power, gas subsidies will be aligned with BISP

Updated 15 Apr, 2025 09:12am

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that subsidy on electricity...

Electricity tariffs rebasing plan shelved

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 04:12pm

ISLAMABAD: The government has shelved its plan to rebase electricity tariffs from January 1 each year, instead of...

ECC approves ‘winter package’: Eligible consumers to pay Rs26.07/kWh tariff

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Tuesday approved a three-month winter...

Power minister says National Transmission and Despatch Company to be restructured

Published 09 Nov, 2024 08:14pm

Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari said Saturday that the National Transmission and Despatch Company...

PM announces power relief ‘winter package’

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

ISLAMABAD: At a time when electricity bills had become exorbitant and seemed to have reached a breaking point, Prime...

PM Shehbaz announces three-month power subsidy package for winter season

Updated 08 Nov, 2024 10:18pm

Premier says household consumers will save up to Rs26 per unit

Subsidies to BISP recipients: Ministry seeks PD’s help to get consumers’ data from KE

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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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