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PIA privatisation: govt to seek bids to sell national airline next week

Pakistan seeks to sell 51-100% stake in debt-ridden carrier

Published 17 Apr, 2025 08:31pm

Business & Finance

PC tells Senate panel: PIA, Roosevelt and ZTBL lead the sell-off list

ISLAMABAD: The Privatization Commission, Friday, informed the Senate Standing Committee on Privatization that there...

Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am

PIACL sell-off: $4.3m paid to FA, PC panel told

ISLAMABAD: The Privatization Commission, Tuesday, informed the standing committee that an amount of US$4.3 million...

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 08:52am

Markets

Minister seeks presentation on Discos’ sell-off plan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatization Abdul Aleem Khan on Wednesday directed the Ministry of Power to ...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 07:25am

Markets

PIA ‘national asset’, provinces welcome to buy airline on PC’s minimum expected price, says Aleem Khan

Minister says federal cabinet to decide if creation of new framework required for privatisation of PIA

Published 03 Nov, 2024 11:01pm

Business & Finance

Below govt minimum: PIA stake sale attracts sole bid of Rs10bn

ISLAMABAD: The Blue World Consortium has submitted the only bid for a 60 percent stake in Pakistan International...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

Business & Finance

Privatization Commission Board to form Negotiating Committee for privatisation of institutions

ISLAMABAD: Privatization Commission Board under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Privatization, Board of...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Loss-making SOEs’ sell-off high priority: Aleem

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatization, Board of Investment and Communications, Abdul Aleem Khan Thursday...

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 09:15am

Business & Finance

Posted Rs75bn loss in 2023: PIACL liabilities rise to Rs825bn with Rs161bn assets

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines Company Limited (PIACL) made a loss of Rs75 billion approximately during...

Published 27 Aug, 2024 06:44am

3 Discos to be privatised in 1st phase: PC board

The Privatisation Commission Board approves hiring financial advisors for these Discos

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:43pm

NA panel briefed about PIA sell-off progress

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), burdened by Rs200 billion in debts and owning Rs145 billion in...

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 09:40am

PIA, HBFCL, others: sell-off timeline issued

Transactions expected to be finalised in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (2024-25)

Updated 03 Jul, 2024 10:25am

Pakistan

Mian Zahid for eliminating unnecessary departments

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian...

Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am

Pakistan

Likely privatisation of PIA: SHC issues notices to Centre, CAA, PIA and PC

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court issued notices to federal government, CAA, PIA and the Privatization Commission (PC)...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

Handing over power cos to provinces: Shehbaz orders formation of body to examine proposal

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to constitute a review committee on the proposal of handing...

Updated 08 Mar, 2024 08:52am

Business & Finance

PC initiates privatisation process of PECO

The Privatisation Commission (PC) has initiated the initiated the privatization process of Pakistan Engineering...

Updated 08 Nov, 2023 08:58pm

Funding PIA termed ‘challenging’ due to IMF programme

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Privatisation has stated that arrangement of funds for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)...

Updated 01 Nov, 2023 09:03am

Opinion

Discos—a dead weight around our necks?—I

Privatisation of Discos has been on the anvil since the 1994 World Bank spurned reform primarily relating Wapda’s...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 06:14am

PIA, other loss-making SOEs: PM for accelerating privatisation process

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday directed the Privatization Commission to...

Updated 12 Oct, 2023 08:45am

SIH transaction: Privatisation Commission allowed to proceed

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatization (CCoP) on Monday allowed the Privatization Commission to proceed...

Updated 11 Jul, 2023 08:58am

Pakistan

Dar for resolving outstanding issues between Etisalat, PC

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has emphasized of resolving outstanding issues between Etisalat and the...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:32am

IFC proposes private participation in Discos’ management

Commission (PC) requests IFC support in achieving objectives by developing a competitive landscape for private sector participation in all Discos

Updated 21 Oct, 2022 09:46am

Current value assessed at Rs1.951bn: Rs2bn previous valuation of SIH was reasonable, CCoP told

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Privatisation has informed the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) that the fresh...

Updated 16 Sep, 2022 09:53am

Markets

‘Burden of Discos’ overheads adding to misery of consumers’

LAHORE: The burden of overheads of the distribution companies (DISCOs) is adding to the misery of the electricity...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am

Business & Finance

Procurement of Financial Advisory Services: EAD asked to explore funding possibilities

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance, Miftah Ismail, has directed that development partners be approached for funding...

Published 18 Jun, 2022 06:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	281.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	281.43
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	145.80
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.33
Euro to USD / May 15	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5,892.58
India Sensex / May 14	81,330.56
Tokyo Nikkei / May 14	37,705.74
Nasdaq / May 14	19,146.81
Hang Seng / May 14	23,574.72
FTSE 100 / May 14	8,585.01
Dow Jones / May 14	42,051.06
Germany DAX 30 / May 14	23,527.01
France CAC40 / May 14	7,836.79

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 14	61.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 14	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 14	293,124
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 14	3,152.57
Cotton US¢/pound / May 14	65.37
Petrol/Litre / May 15	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 15	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cres.Star Ins. / May 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	3.06 ▲ 0.45 (17.24%)
Parmount Sp. / May 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.68 ▲ 0.44 (13.58%)
Ghani Chemworld / May 15 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	9.14 ▲ 1 (12.29%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 15 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	9.83 ▲ 1 (11.33%)
Hala Enterprise / May 15 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	13.26 ▲ 1.21 (10.04%)
P.T.C.L. / May 15 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	22.06 ▲ 2.01 (10.02%)
Octopus Digital / May 15 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	52.09 ▲ 4.74 (10.01%)
Arctic Textile / May 15 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	23.63 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Flying Cement / May 15 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	49.46 ▲ 4.5 (10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / May 15 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.87 ▲ 1.08 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / May 15 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.11 ▼ -1 (-12.33%)
Reliance Weaving / May 15 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	98.96 ▼ -10.99 (-10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / May 15 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	52.60 ▼ -5.83 (-9.98%)
Apna Microfin. / May 15 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	9.95 ▼ -1 (-9.13%)
TPL Life Insur. / May 15 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	46.80 ▼ -4.5 (-8.77%)
Tri-Star Mutual / May 15 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	8.05 ▼ -0.75 (-8.52%)
Imperial Limited / May 15 Imperial Limited(IML)	16.31 ▼ -1.44 (-8.11%)
Hussain Industries / May 15 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.12 ▼ -2.17 (-7.41%)
Sanghar Sugar / May 15 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	55.66 ▼ -4.28 (-7.14%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 15 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	18.26 ▼ -1.39 (-7.07%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / May 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,404,880 ▲ 1.97
K-Electric Ltd. / May 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	37,991,584 ▲ 0.15
Cnergyico PK / May 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,907,716 ▲ 0.33
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 15 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	25,719,509 ▲ 3.51
Kohinoor Spining / May 15 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	23,895,789 ▲ 0.16
Waves Corporation / May 15 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	19,821,760 ▲ 0.26
Sui South Gas / May 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	18,963,807 ▲ 0.84
B.O.Punjab / May 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,609,501 ▲ 0.12
P.T.C.L. / May 15 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	13,362,695 ▲ 2.01
WorldCall Telecom / May 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,856,951 ▲ 0.03

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