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APTMA urges govt to re-evaluate grid levy on industrial CPPs

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has asked the government to reevaluate grid levy on...

Updated a day ago

Conversion of Jamshoro Plant to local Thar coal: PD-KE dispute remains unresolved

ISLAMABAD: The dispute between the Power Division and K-Electric (KE) over the conversion of the Jamshoro Power...

Updated 14 Apr, 2025 08:56am

Budget FY26: Relief for salaried people, cut in power rates likely

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says efforts under way to lower power bills by July, or earlier

Updated 12 Apr, 2025 02:55pm

Power minister tells NA: Early termination of pacts with 6 IPPs helps govt save Rs411bn

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy (Power Division), Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari Friday said as per the calculations...

Updated 12 Apr, 2025 02:42pm

Energy sector reforms: Govt makes new commitments to IMF

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government has made a series of new commitments to the International...

Updated 11 Apr, 2025 03:13pm

KE suggests Rs6.62 negative adjustment for Feb

ISLAMABAD: The K-Electric has proposed a negative adjustment of Rs6.62 per unit for February 2025, aiming to refund...

Updated 09 Apr, 2025 09:13am

Business & Finance

SITE body for supplying Thar coal electricity to industry

KARACHI: Ahmed Azeem Alvi, President of SITE Association of Industry Karachi, has suggested to the Prime Minister...

Published 08 Apr, 2025 05:40am

Electricity tariff cut: APTMA seeks clarification

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has sought clarification from the Power Division regarding...

Updated 08 Apr, 2025 08:53am

Electricity relief package to be implemented: spokesperson

ISLAMABAD: Spokesperson for the Power Division Zafaryab Khan on Sunday clarified that the electricity tariff relief...

Updated 07 Apr, 2025 08:46am

Business & Finance

Businesses underscore need for further cut in power tariffs

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am

Editorials

Power tariff reductions

EDITORIAL: After enduring years of economic turbulence and bleak headlines, there was finally some good news and...

Published 05 Apr, 2025 06:17am

KE’s petition: Nepra notifies Rs3.02 relief under Jan FCA

KARACHI: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has issued its decision regarding KE’s petition of...

Updated 05 Apr, 2025 08:47am

Electricity: govt hints at another tariff cut by June

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Sardar Awais Khan Leghari hinted at on Friday that electricity tariffs may be further...

Updated 05 Apr, 2025 03:21pm

Industry hails power tariff cut but calls for more

KARACHI: Industrialists and exporters have welcomed the federal government’s announcement of a power tariff...

Updated 04 Apr, 2025 08:56am

PM announces cut in power tariffs

Declares a decrease in electricity prices for residential consumers by Rs7.41 per unit

Updated 04 Apr, 2025 03:29pm

Business & Finance

Business community hails govt step: Power tariff cut likely to boost exports and tame inflation

KARACHI: Business and industrial community have welcomed the reduction of power tariff for industrial consumers and...

Published 04 Apr, 2025 05:22am

Power rate cut gets cautious welcome from FPCCI

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Thursday, hailing the reduction in...

Updated 04 Apr, 2025 09:18am

Business & Finance

LCCI lauds PM’s decision to reduce power tariffs

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry has appreciated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s decision to...

Published 04 Apr, 2025 05:22am

PM likely to announce power rate cut today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to announce a long-awaited decrease in electricity prices...

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 09:04am

Markets

Winter package: KE records robust industrial response

KARACHI: The K-Electric has recorded a positive response to the Prime Minister’s initiative that offered lower...

Published 30 Mar, 2025 05:34am

IHC suspends levy on consumption of natural gas/RLNG by CPPs

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the notification to impose levy under Section 3(1) of the Off...

Updated 28 Mar, 2025 02:32pm

IMF allows govt to cut power tariff

Relief to be financed through revenue collected from levy imposed on captive power plants

Updated 28 Mar, 2025 01:53pm

Markets

World installed record renewable energy in 2024, driven by China: report

DUBAI: The world installed a record amount of renewable energy capacity last year, largely driven by China,...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 05:23am

Hydel reduction forecast: Nepra seeks generation plan from PD

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has sought power generation plan from Power...

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 09:03am

Cabinet halts additional tax on solar power users

ISLAMABAD: Federal cabinet blocked the approval of additional taxes on solar energy users and directed a review of...

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 09:13am

Net metering consumers: Contract term limited to 5 years

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to limit the contract validity period for net metering consumers to five...

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 09:29am

Revised IPPs pacts to get greenlight: Nepra initiates formal hearings

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has initiated formal hearings to approve the...

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 09:26am

Opinion

Transitioning to privatization of Discos-I

The Pakistan Power Sector is always in the news – primarily, for its perceived and actual inefficiency and the...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 06:46am

Opinion

Enhancing grid consumption need of the hour

There are efforts and actions being taken to reduce power tariffs and make the grid sustainable. These include...

Published 24 Mar, 2025 06:22am

System constraints: KE says unable to get more than 2,000MW from national grid

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric on Thursday stated that it is unable to acquire more than 2,000 MW of power from the National...

Updated 21 Mar, 2025 02:51pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 17	280.67
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 17	280.47
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 17	142.81
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 17	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 17	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 17	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 16	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 16	5,275.70
Nasdaq / Apr 16	16,307.16
Dow Jones / Apr 16	39,669.39
India Sensex / Apr 17	77,621.26
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 17	34,285.53
Hang Seng / Apr 17	21,352.47
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,207.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,240.89
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,290.96

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 16	298,353
Petrol/Litre / Apr 17	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 17	63.25
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 17	3,331.95
Diesel/Litre / Apr 17	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 17	66.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ghazi Fabrics / Apr 17 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	8.36 ▲ 1 (13.59%)
UDL International / Apr 17 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	8.52 ▲ 1 (13.3%)
Escorts Bank / Apr 17 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.84 ▲ 0.76 (12.5%)
Chakwal Spinning / Apr 17 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	57.93 ▲ 5.27 (10.01%)
United Brands / Apr 17 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	23.18 ▲ 2.11 (10.01%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 17 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	244.59 ▲ 22.24 (10%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Apr 17 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	21.89 ▲ 1.99 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 17 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	1,928.97 ▲ 175.36 (10%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Apr 17 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	13.97 ▲ 1.27 (10%)
Bolan Casting / Apr 17 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	104.06 ▲ 9.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Oilboy Energy(R) / Apr 17 Oilboy Energy Limited(R)(OBOYR2)	1.07 ▼ -0.31 (-22.46%)
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.48 ▼ -0.46 (-11.68%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 17 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	56.69 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Int. Knit. / Apr 17 International Knitwear Limited(INKL)	14.84 ▼ -1.56 (-9.51%)
Jubilee Gen. Ins. / Apr 17 Jubilee General Insurance Limited(JGICL)	49.52 ▼ -4.7 (-8.67%)
Bawany Air Products / Apr 17 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	32.39 ▼ -2.92 (-8.27%)
Asim Textile / Apr 17 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	13.40 ▼ -1.2 (-8.22%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Apr 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	8.85 ▼ -0.6 (-6.35%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 17 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	50.83 ▼ -3.24 (-5.99%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Apr 17 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340.04 ▼ -19.97 (-5.55%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 17 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	23,794,610 ▲ 3.81
B.O.Punjab / Apr 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,321,095 ▲ 0.15
Cnergyico PK / Apr 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,945,036 ▲ 0.02
Fauji Cement / Apr 17 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,949,781 ▲ 1.19
National Bank / Apr 17 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	16,604,549 ▲ 4.2
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,865,718 ▲ 0
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Apr 17 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	14,613,210 ▲ 0.21
Sui South Gas / Apr 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,876,679 ▲ 1.06
Hascol Petrol / Apr 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	10,975,030 ▲ 0.09
United BankXD / Apr 17 United Bank Limited(UBL)	10,968,701 ▲ 16.02

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