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Net-metering solar system emerges as financially viable option

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 09:05am

ISLAMABAD: Though the government has tightened installation of solar net metering in the country due to its...

102MW Gulpur Hydropower Project: NEPRA approves 30-year tariff of 9.3843 cents/kWh

Updated 10 Aug, 2026 11:13am

The tariff will remain applicable for a period of 30 years

Time-based power tariff: IMF not allowing Pakistan to offer cheap electricity: Leghari

Published 05 Aug, 2026 05:45am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has said that the International Monetary Fund...

300MW Balakot Hydropower Project: PEDO faces opposition due to high cost

Updated 05 Aug, 2026 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: The 300MW Ballakot Hydropower Project of the Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation (PEDO) continues...

April-June 26: Discos seek positive adjustment to recover Rs23bn from consumers

Published 02 Aug, 2026 04:02am

ISLAMABAD: Power Distribution Companies (Discos) have sought a positive adjustment of up to Rs 1 per unit to recover...

Non-operational IPPs: Senate panel questions billions in capacity payments

Updated 29 Jul, 2026 10:01am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat expressed serious concern over billions of rupees in...

Bagasse-based power project: CPPA-G grilled by power regulator

Published 23 Jul, 2026 05:26am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday grilled the Central Power...

Pakistan’s circular debt isn’t a financial crisis

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

Circular debt is a governance failure; it isn’t a financial crisis. Every year, the nation is presented with a new...

Gas levy on CPPs: FCC to resume hearing on 15th

Published 12 Jul, 2026 03:02am

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) is set to resume hearing of a case concerning the collection of a...

Audit Report 2025-26: DSS fails to address operational weaknesses, burdens consumers: AGP

Published 25 Jun, 2026 06:42am

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has observed that the imposition of a Debt Service Surcharge (DSS)...

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...

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...

Leghari reviews progress on power project for Gwadar

Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, has reviewed progress on a proposed 40 MW power...

DISCOs & KE: Consumers to get Rs1.99 relief in June, July & August bills: Nepra

Updated 09 Jun, 2026 11:14am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has issued its detailed decision regarding a...

Pakistan cannot reform power tariffs without breaking up the DISCOs

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

Uniform national tariffs hide failure, destroy incentives, and make privatisation harder. But tariff reform will...

Federal budget FY2026–27: Govt to slash power sector subsidies by around 20pc

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to slash power sector subsidies by around 20 percent to Rs 830 billion in the...

Pakistan’s inflation is no longer just economic — it is geopolitical

Updated 27 May, 2026 04:25am

Inflation beyond numbers In Pakistan, inflation is often discussed as if it were merely a domestic policy failure....

Nepra approves Rs2.818bn DIP for HAZECO for FY26

Published 25 May, 2026 06:06am

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved a Distribution Investment Plan (DIP) of...

April FCA: All set to recover additional Rs16bn from consumers of Discos, K-E

Updated 21 May, 2026 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to recover an additional Rs16 billion from consumers of power distribution...

April 2026: Govt to pass on Rs1.73/unit positive FCA

Updated 19 May, 2026 06:44am

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to pass on a positive Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) of Rs1.73 per unit for April...

Power tariffs: Industrial consumption revival brings respite

Published 15 May, 2026 06:43am

Pakistan’s power sector is set to record its largest ever negative quarterly adjustment in 3QFY26, driven by an...

Nepra approves tariff for electricity import from Iran

Updated 15 May, 2026 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved tariff with the range of 12.40...

IMF sets 11 new conditions, including parliamentary approval of FY2027 Budget

Updated 15 May, 2026 03:22pm

Demands fiscal discipline, governance reforms, and energy tariff adjustments

Patchwork economics

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

EDITORIAL: The flood of sector-specific demands placed before the Senate Standing Committee on Finance ahead of the...

Nepra to hold public hearing today: KCCI opposes KE’s Rs59bn EOTA claims for FY2017-23

Published 12 May, 2026 06:31am

ISLAMABAD: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has opposed, in its entirety, K-Electric’s (KE) End...

Tariff subsidies, surcharges: PD to sign PSO-Discos deals

Updated 11 May, 2026 09:16am

Power Division formalizes DISCOs' role in managing tariff subsidies and collecting surcharges through new PSO agreements.

APTMA urges govt to rationalize captive power levy

Updated 22 Apr, 2026 09:40am

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the government to rationalise the captive power...

Nepra tightens power sector oversight in 4Q 2025

Updated 21 Apr, 2026 09:18am

Issues major tariff decisions, expands net-metering capacity, and accelerates enforcement actions against inefficiencies and safety lapses

Power generation: Recovery builds, constraints bind

Updated 21 Apr, 2026 07:06am

Pakistan’s national grid power generation in 9MFY26 remains below historical highs, even as recent months point to a...

Power consumers may get Rs1.14/unit relief

Updated 18 Apr, 2026 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: Power consumers, who bear the brunt of Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) are likely to get a relief of around...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 13	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 13	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 14	159.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 14	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 14	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 14	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 14	7,785.76
India Sensex / Aug 14	78,009.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 14	68,713.80
Nasdaq / Aug 14	26,729.16
Hang Seng / Aug 14	25,116.85
FTSE 100 / Aug 14	10,750.11
Dow Jones / Aug 14	53,732.41
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 14	26,440.31
France CAC40 / Aug 14	8,636.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 13	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 13	394,749
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 14	82.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 14	4,376.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 14	84.80
Petrol/Litre / Aug 15	325.43
Diesel/Litre / Aug 15	383.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gammon Pak / Aug 13 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	28.25 ▲ 2.57 (10.01%)
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 13 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.13 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Aug 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	49.58 ▲ 4.51 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 13 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	79.51 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	47.19 ▲ 4.29 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 13 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	114.83 ▲ 10.44 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	90.50 ▲ 8.23 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 13 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	336.04 ▲ 30.55 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	68.84 ▲ 6.26 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Aug 13 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.07 ▲ 6.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Tech. / Aug 13 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	29.87 ▼ -11.86 (-28.42%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Aug 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	20.71 ▼ -2.3 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.20 ▼ -2.72 (-9.09%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.11 ▼ -0.46 (-8.26%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.14 ▼ -1.43 (-7.7%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 13 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	39.82 ▼ -3.18 (-7.4%)
ARM Green Industries / Aug 13 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.60 ▼ -4.43 (-7.38%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	64.02 ▼ -4.9 (-7.11%)
Pak Tobacco / Aug 13 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1,364.29 ▼ -96.5 (-6.61%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	247,072,281 ▲ 0.57
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	103,802,064 ▼ -0.46
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,235,369 ▲ 5.93
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	39,092,471 ▼ -1.51
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,025,744 ▲ 0.01
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	19,608,245 ▲ 3.36
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,204,913 ▲ 0.18
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,337,298 ▼ -0.48
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	15,140,554 ▼ -0.31
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 13 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,138,754 ▲ 0.53

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