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Meeting with APNS team: PM directs ministry to ensure ad dues payment

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday urged the media to play its role for creating...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

Pakistan

Lesco dismisses meter reader for being power theft

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) management has dismissed one meter reader from service on account...

Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am

Pakistan

Power theft detected at 110 houses, hostel and embroidery unit

LAHORE: During its ongoing anti-electricity theft campaign, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) teams ...

Published 27 Oct, 2023 05:16am

Editorials

Surging power bills and thievery

EDITORIAL: A significant reason for the mounting energy circular debt is uncontrolled power theft. Earlier this ...

Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am

Markets

Lesco detects 440 more power pilferers

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) detected a total of 440 connections from where the customers were...

Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:10am

Markets

Power theft detected at a Lahore hotel, Rs7m fine imposed on owner

LAHORE: Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has detected pilferage on an electricity connection of a nine-storey...

Published 09 Oct, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

No more business as usual—II

Known solutions to our problems start with merit-based governance and justice system adhering to our Constitution....

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:51am

Markets

Iesco recovers Rs20.24m from 1,342 defaulters

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) on Tuesday recovered over Rs 20.24 million from 1,342...

Published 27 Sep, 2023 06:08am

Opinion

Administrative crackdown: will it work?

The State’s crackdown against the smugglers and illegal currency traders has met with initial success. The fear...

Updated 18 Sep, 2023 07:40am

Markets

Power theft campaign: hundreds arrested, millions of rupees recovered

The caretaker government said it has arrested nearly 500 persons while recovering over Rs950 million as the...

Updated 14 Sep, 2023 05:58pm

Pakistan

‘JI will approach SC to ensure elections within 90 days’

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has said the JI would approach the Supreme Court to ensure that...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

Markets

Fesco crackdown against power theft in full swing

FAISALABAD: Full operation against electricity theft of Fesco is ongoing. In the ongoing operation under the...

Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am

Markets

Sindh govt decides to launch crackdown against power theft

KARACHI: The Caretaker Sindh government has decided to launch a crackdown against electricity theft across the...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 07:24am

Markets

Massive crackdown launched to combat power theft

ISLAMABAD: A massive crackdown has been launched by the Caretaker Government to combat the alarming surge in power...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Markets

KE removes 17,500 hooks in Korangi

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) has removed the maximum number of hooks from the Korangi area, with a count of 17,500,...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Editorials

Easier said than done

EDITORIAL: So, we’re to believe, after the announcement about tackling power theft and low recoveries, that the...

Published 10 Sep, 2023 03:20am

Power sector quagmire: Implementation of 3-pronged strategy begins

Sources say government will start energy conservation drive from next month, engage with Chinese top leadership and top bosses of Chinese power plants, and crackdown on electricity theft from Sept 7

Updated 08 Sep, 2023 11:44am

Markets

Lesco conducts grand operation against power theft

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has carried out grand operation against power theft and caught ...

Published 08 Sep, 2023 06:01am

Pakistan

Punjab govt launches campaign against electricity theft

LAHORE: To combat the alarming surge in power theft within the Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) and the...

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Govt to tighten the noose around power thieves

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to launch crackdown across the country against electricity theft,...

Updated 07 Sep, 2023 09:17am

Govt mulls IPO for three major power distribution companies

KARACHI: Pakistan is considering selling stakes in three high performing state-owned power distribution companies...

Updated 07 Sep, 2023 09:50am

Markets

SDO dismissed from service

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has dismissed one sub division officer (SDO) from service for...

Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am

Power utilities have no role in setting prices: K-Electric

KARACHI: K-Electric spokesperson reiterated that the company understands the prevailing concerns regarding the...

Updated 31 Aug, 2023 09:26am

Pakistan

Karachi: power minister vows to end power woes

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir on Wednesday said the concerns of the citizens of Karachi...

Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:54am

15 months: financial impact of power theft estimated at Rs500bn

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division Tuesday informed National Assembly Standing Committee on Power that the financial...

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 09:47am

Pakistan

Failure to act against power theft: NA panel to summon IGPs for explanation

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Power has decided to summon Inspector Generals of Police...

Published 22 Jun, 2023 05:45am

Pakistan

Power theft challenge in Punjab: Survey on religious incentives to be conducted by CERP

ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Economic Research Pakistan (CERP) is to conduct a mass survey across Punjab to examine...

Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am

Pakistan

KE takes action against power theft in Malir

KARACHI: KE has taken action against power theft in Darakhshan Society, Malir. Illegal connections supplying...

Published 27 Mar, 2023 07:57am

Pakistan

KE’s crackdown on power theft

KARACHI: KE distribution teams recently conducted an operation against illegal electricity connections in ...

Published 05 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Power Division to submit detailed presentation on power theft to Cabinet

ISLAMABAD: Power Division is to give a detailed presentation to the federal Cabinet on power theft across the ...

Updated 23 Oct, 2022 10:06am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Power / Nov 28 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.88 ▲ 1.00 (25.77%)
Saritow Spinning / Nov 28 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	6.90 ▲ 0.90 (15.00%)
Hira Textile / Nov 28 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	2.25 ▲ 0.29 (14.80%)
Service Textile / Nov 28 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.11 ▲ 1.00 (10.98%)
Shaheen Ins. / Nov 28 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.74 ▲ 0.29 (8.41%)
Chakwal Spinning / Nov 28 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	2.20 ▲ 0.17 (8.37%)
Premier Insurance / Nov 28 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	7.90 ▲ 0.58 (7.92%)
Saif Textile / Nov 28 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	12.40 ▲ 0.88 (7.64%)
Calcorp / Nov 28 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	19.91 ▲ 1.39 (7.51%)
Prosperity Weav / Nov 28 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	30.64 ▲ 2.14 (7.51%)

Stock	Price
Pak Gulf Leasing / Nov 28 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	7 ▼ -0.81 (-10.37%)
Pervez Ahmed Co / Nov 28 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.81 ▼ -0.07 (-7.95%)
Samba Bank / Nov 28 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7.85 ▼ -0.66 (-7.76%)
Metro Steel / Nov 28 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	24.97 ▼ -2.02 (-7.48%)
Bank of Khyber / Nov 28 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	11 ▼ -0.80 (-6.78%)
Kohat Textile / Nov 28 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	20.51 ▼ -1.33 (-6.09%)
Sana Ind / Nov 28 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	26.16 ▼ -1.59 (-5.73%)
Punjab Mod / Nov 28 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.60 ▼ -0.09 (-5.33%)
HBL Growth Fund / Nov 28 HBL Growth Fund(HGFA)	8.33 ▼ -0.46 (-5.23%)
Indus Dyeing / Nov 28 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	158 ▼ -8.65 (-5.19%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 28 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	109,392,000 ▲ 0.17
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	43,501,230 ▲ 0.07
Treet Corp. (R) / Nov 28 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	23,604,762 ▼ -0.15
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 28 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	22,758,500 ▼ -0.14
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	17,865,589 ▼ -0.08
D.G.K.Cement / Nov 28 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	15,655,201 ▲ 1.58
Agritech Limited / Nov 28 Agritech Limited(AGL)	15,233,500 ▲ 0.68
Pak Elektron / Nov 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	14,205,993 ▼ -0.11
B.O.Punjab / Nov 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,508,853 ▲ 0.14
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	13,108,000 ▼ -0.10

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 28	285.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 28	285.35
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 28	148.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 28	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 28	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 27	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 27	4550.43
Nasdaq / Nov 27	14241.02
Dow Jones / Nov 27	35333.47
India Sensex / Nov 28	65983.73
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 28	33370.40
Hang Seng / Nov 28	17485.79
FTSE 100 / Nov 28	7442.27
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 28	15941.55
France CAC40 / Nov 28	7237.40

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 27	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 27	185614
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 28	74.99
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 28	2015.58
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 28	79.06

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