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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 a day ago

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 a day ago

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 2 days ago

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 2 days ago

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

BR Research

Electricity generation rut goes on

Pakistan’s national electricity grid generated more power in February of 2018 than in February of 2025. Let that...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:58am

APTMA for passing on full negative Jan 2025 FCA relief to KE consumers without deduction

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has requested the power sector regulator to pass on the...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 09:38am

Opinion

Pakistan’s energy conundrum: challenges and elucidations

Pakistan’s energy sector faces significant challenges such as frequent power outages, high transmission losses,...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:02am

Opinion

Increase in electrical accidents

Only recently, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 million on the...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 05:55am

Net-metering consumers: Nepra may hold public hearing on revised buyback rates

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is likely to hold a public hearing on the...

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 08:51am

Transmission and CTBCM: IMF asks PD for efficiency boost in Discos

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reportedly asked the Power Division to improve performance of...

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 09:31am

World

Millions of Cubans spend second night without electricity

HAVANA: Millions of Cubans were without electricity for a second night Saturday after a widespread blackout hit the...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 05:29am

Markets

British steel industry calls for help with electricity prices

LONDON: Britain’s steel industry has called on the government to help with electricity prices that it says can be it...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 10:22am

CPPA-G seeks 30 paisa negative adjustment for Feb

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency–Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought negative adjustment of paisa 30 per...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 09:11am

‘Increase revenue-reduce loadshedding’: PESCO, KPK govt engage in contract talks

ISLAMABAD: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government are in...

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 09:25am

BR Research

Pakistan’s solar bet: Can it break free from imports?

Pakistan’s energy landscape is undergoing a major transformation, with solar power emerging as a key solution to its...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 06:55am

Editorials

Electricity conundrum

EDITORIAL: Reports appearing in media suggest that the government intends to secure a 1.25 trillion rupees loan from...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 05:35am

Electricity top contributor: Jul-Dec GST collection soars 53.5% to Rs283.177bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The sales tax (domestic) collection at local stage from electricity stood at Rs283.177 billion during...

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 10:16pm

Editorials

Yes, inflation is falling

EDITORIAL: Consumer Price index (CPI) declined to 1.4 percent in February prompting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:42am

Electricity tariffs rebasing plan shelved

ISLAMABAD: The government has shelved its plan to rebase electricity tariffs from January 1 each year, instead of...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 04:12pm

KESC sell-off helped avert massive circular debt: Moonis Alvi

LAHORE: K-Electric CEO Moonis Abdullah Alvi on Thursday said had Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) not been...

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 09:19am

Business & Finance

PBF for reducing electricity tariffs to Rs26 per kWh

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has issued a stark warning about the state of Pakistan’s economy, stressing...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:02am

300 units consumption: Agriculture, domestic consumers to get benefit of FCA savings

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to pass on the benefit of negative impact of Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) to...

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 02:45pm

Provisional negative adjustment of FCA: Nepra urged to pass on benefit to KE consumers

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has been urged to pass on entire benefit of...

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 09:19am

Opposition to power arrears at-source deductions: KP govt’s summary gets no response from PD

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has reportedly not responded to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s summary...

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:21am

Markets

UBG demands cut in electricity tariff

LAHORE: Patron-in-Chief of the United Business Group (UBG) has urged the Prime Minister, Federal Minister for ...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Solar net metering consumers: Discovering Rs9.8bn loss, FTO orders 18pc GST levy

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) discovering huge revenue loss of Rs9.8 billion, passed the order for...

Updated 25 Feb, 2025 08:11pm

Ministerial body recommends selling Discos to private sector

ISLAMABAD: The government’s ministerial committee has recommended that power Distribution Companies (Discos) will be...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 02:31pm

Pakistan

Lesco struggles to restore power amid rains

LAHORE: Heavy rainfall in the Lesco region has led to multiple feeder trips, plunging several areas into darkness ...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Markets

Solar panels to be provided to areas without power: Minister

KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Energy, Development and Planning Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that solar panels...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.44
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,876.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,938.34
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,409.08
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,663.80
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	23,109.79
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,108.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.24
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Data Agro / Mar 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	96.62 ▲ 8.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 26 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	58.44 ▲ 5.31 (9.99%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	14.48 ▲ 1.31 (9.95%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Mar 26 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	340 ▲ 30.55 (9.87%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 26 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Mar 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.95 ▼ -1.38 (-9.63%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	58.50 ▼ -5.48 (-8.57%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	167 ▼ -14.94 (-8.21%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 26 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	28.15 ▼ -2.4 (-7.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.88 ▼ -0.89 (-7.56%)
Frontier Ceram / Mar 26 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	22.40 ▼ -1.82 (-7.51%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.62 ▼ -5.95 (-7.48%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)
UDL International / Mar 26 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.11 ▼ -0.53 (-6.94%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,093,385 ▲ 1.6
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,846,685 ▲ 1.38
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -0.92
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,176,390 ▲ 0.07
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,063,012 ▼ -0.18
Pak Petroleum / Mar 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,868,233 ▲ 7.49
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,391,574 ▼ -1.85
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
TPL REIT Fund I / Mar 26 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,002,839 ▲ 0.06
Fauji Cement / Mar 26 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	10,156,162 ▲ 1.41

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