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2 Sindh-based DISCOs’ working irks PD

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has expressed displeasure at the performance of two Sindh-based power Distribution...

Updated 30 May, 2025 09:18am

Markets

NEPRA recommends replacing CEO of IESCO due to poor performance

ISLAMABAD: Taking serious note of the poor performance of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Islamabad Electric...

Published 10 Apr, 2025 03:14am

Poor performance of 3 Discos earns PD’s ire

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has grilled Sukkur Electric Supply Company (SEPCO), Hyderabad Electric Supply Company...

Updated 08 Apr, 2025 08:54am

Hesco, Sepco submit distribution investment plans for 2025-2030

ISLAMABAD: The two Sindh-based power distribution companies (Discos), Hesco (Hyderabad Electric Supply Company) and...

Updated 21 Feb, 2025 08:57am

Pakistan

Absence of CEOs of 3 Discos irks NA panel

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges expressed its strong ...

Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am

Markets

ADB approves $200mn loan to modernise Pakistan’s power distribution network

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a $200 million loan to modernise Pakistan’s power...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:45pm

Pakistan

Parts of Sindh receive rain

KARACHI: Rain with thunderstorm in parts of Sindh on Friday brought the mercury down and provided much-needed relief...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

Markets

Power cuts, overbilling: Sindh govt to take up issues with KE, Hesco and Sepco, PA told

KARACHI: The Sindh government is going to take up the issues of unchecked prolonged power cuts and overbilling with...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

Pakistan

Sindh PA assails relentless power load-shedding across province

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday lashed out at the K-Electric and other power supplying companies for long...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

Pakistan

Sindh, Centre agree to resolve power-related issues

ISLAMABAD: The Sindh and federal governments have agreed to establish committees at the provincial and district...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Markets

Discos: minister irked by over-billing

KARACHI: Sindh Provincial Minister for Energy Syed Nasir Shah has expressed anger and concern over over-billing to...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am

Aurangzeb, Sindh CM decide to woo investment

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Federal Minister for Finance Mohammad Aurangzeb have agreed to...

Updated 31 Mar, 2024 09:24am

Reconciled power sector payables: Sindh urges MoF to rescind ‘at source deduction’ order

ISLAMABAD: Finance Department (Sindh) has requested Federal Finance Ministry to rescind its order regarding at...

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 03:07pm

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

Opinion

Power sector controversy: take-or-pay contracts

Energy prices have increased tremendously which has created controversy and unrest in the country. IPP contracts are...

Published 28 Sep, 2023 05:33am

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

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

Power Div says it has no control over Discos

ISLAMABAD: Power Division said on Friday that its administrative powers to interfere in internal affairs of...

Updated 22 Jul, 2023 09:48am

Business & Finance

Exemption sought for transfer of PWD’s unutilised funds

ISLAMABAD: The Steering Committee on Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Program (SAP) headed by Minister for...

Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am

BR Research

Power sector non-exclusivity: what comes next?

There is a silent change coming in the electricity distribution system for good. The exclusivity to distribute power...

Published 22 May, 2023 08:53am

Markets

Dismal performance: Top brass of Sepco, Hesco grilled by Nepra

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulator Authority (Nepra) on Monday quizzed the top brass of Sukkur ...

Published 16 May, 2023 03:23am

Markets

160MVA transformer energised at 220kV Shikarpur grid station

LAHORE: The National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) has successfully augmented the second 220/132 kV ...

Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am

Markets

Discos inflict Rs170bn loss on exchequer

KARACHI: The national exchequer has to bear a whopping Rs 170 billion financial loss on account of low collection of...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am

Pakistan

Senate body briefed about privatisation process

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Privatization’s meeting was held on Thursday which took up...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:05am

Markets

Sepco asked to expedite electrification of Sukkur villages

KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Shaikh on Wednesday directed the Sukkur Electric Supply Corporation (Sepco) to...

Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am

Business & Finance

Hesco, Sepco asked to carry out repair works: Dastgir

Last date for bill submission has also been forwarded to September 6, 2022

Updated 28 Aug, 2022 09:31am

Pakistan

DG Health inspects status of electricity supply to CMHC

LARKANA: After media reports of prolonged electricity outages and dysfunction of all diesel generators of Chandka...

Published 03 May, 2022 03:47am

Power tariff adjustment for 2QFY22: Rs36bn impact to be passed on to consumers?

Power distribution firms seek positive adjustment of Rs 41 billion

Updated 29 Apr, 2022 11:03am

Pakistan

MNAs express anger at power load-shedding, corruption, other issues

ISLAMABAD: Members of National Assembly across the political divide expressed their anger at the prolonged...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am

Hesco CEO sacked for violation of govt policy, NA panel told

ISLAMABAD: Power Division said on Monday that Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Hyderabad Electric Supply Company...

Updated 30 Nov, 2021 09:35am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 18	283.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 18	283.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 18	144.98
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 18	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 18	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 18	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 17	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 17	5,982.72
Nasdaq / Jun 17	19,521.09
Dow Jones / Jun 17	42,215.80
India Sensex / Jun 18	81,296.14
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 18	38,885.15
Hang Seng / Jun 18	23,694.84
FTSE 100 / Jun 18	8,846.17
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 18	23,428.07
France CAC40 / Jun 18	7,690.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 17	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 17	309,756
Petrol/Litre / Jun 18	258.43
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 18	74.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 18	3,381.83
Diesel/Litre / Jun 18	262.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 18	67.70

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 18 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	4.87 ▲ 1 (25.84%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 18 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	6.40 ▲ 0.83 (14.9%)
Siddiqsons Tin / Jun 18 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	6.89 ▲ 0.75 (12.21%)
Service Textile / Jun 18 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	19.67 ▲ 1.79 (10.01%)
Rupali polyester / Jun 18 Rupali Polyester Limited(RUPL)	20.34 ▲ 1.85 (10.01%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jun 18 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	12.10 ▲ 1.1 (10%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jun 18 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	44.46 ▲ 4.04 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 18 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	32.23 ▲ 2.93 (10%)
Hinopak Motor / Jun 18 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	451.03 ▲ 41 (10%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 18 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	36.08 ▲ 3.28 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 18 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3.18 ▼ -0.7 (-18.04%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 18 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.88 ▼ -0.43 (-12.99%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 18 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	4.21 ▼ -0.62 (-12.84%)
First Treet Manuf / Jun 18 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	4.91 ▼ -0.61 (-11.05%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jun 18 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.94 ▼ -0.98 (-10.99%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 18 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	8.30 ▼ -0.98 (-10.56%)
Sardar Chemical / Jun 18 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	69.39 ▼ -7.71 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 18 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	13,770.20 ▼ -1529.97 (-10%)
Pakgen Power / Jun 18 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	213.65 ▼ -23.74 (-10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jun 18 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	55 ▼ -6.01 (-9.85%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	110,698,161 ▼ -0.11
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 18 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	51,711,290 ▲ 1
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 18 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	40,869,408 ▼ -0.7
Sui South Gas / Jun 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	35,689,384 ▼ -0.62
TPL Properties / Jun 18 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	26,132,805 ▲ 0.34
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 18 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	22,498,201 ▼ -0.43
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	19,254,790 ▼ -1.85
Secure Logistics / Jun 18 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	18,115,203 ▼ -0.95
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 18 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	17,153,517 ▲ 0.09
Invest Bank / Jun 18 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	17,046,495 ▼ -0.72

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