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Nepra warns Discos and KE: ‘Resolve overbilling issue or face legal action’

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has warned Discos and K-Electric to resolve...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 03:05pm

Markets

PM announces power relief ‘winter package’

ISLAMABAD: At a time when electricity bills had become exorbitant and seemed to have reached a breaking point, Prime...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Editorials

Challenge of poverty reduction

EDITORIAL: It turns out that poverty reduction remains a formidable challenge despite all the recent macroeconomic...

Published 27 Oct, 2024 02:44am

Opinion

Net metering: Balancing the scales—I

Potential promises of clean, sustainable, and long-term cost-saving alternatives have dominated the discussion about...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

‘Bharo Bill Foran; Karo Mulk Roshan’: KE proposes a country-wide campaign

ISLAMBAD: While supporting the power minister’s terminology for power theft as economic terrorism, K-Electric (KE)...

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 09:25am

Pakistan

Farmers urge govt to address issue of inflated bills

LAHORE: Farmers have urged the Punjab government to take up the issue of inflated electricity bills with the federal...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Pakistan

JI says will organise nationwide sit-ins on thoroughfares on 29th

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has announced nationwide sit-ins on main roads on...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Costly electricity: IPPs’ capacity charges not the sole factor: experts

KARACHI: Energy experts have blamed a host of issues for the rising electricity prices, saying that the recent...

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:27am

Opinion

Factory shutdowns

A week ago, I was invited by the leadership of the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry to their city to stir...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

Pakistan

JI chief denounces recent legislation about ICT rallies

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has denounced the recently introduced legislation aimed at...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am

QTA mechanism: Rs1.75/unit hike approved for Discos, KE

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved an increase of Rs1.75 per unit in...

Updated 07 Sep, 2024 03:13pm

Examination by petitioners: SC asks Nepra to ensure availability of relevant papers of CPPA-G, NTDC & IPPs

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to ensure that all the...

Updated 07 Sep, 2024 09:41am

Pakistan

No reports of IMF objections to power relief package of Punjab govt: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari said on Wednesday that there are no reports of IMF objections to...

Updated 05 Sep, 2024 09:20am

Opinion

The power struggle: navigating Pakistan’s energy crisis

Energy crisis, rising tariffs, IPPs, capacity payments! These words appear in Pakistani newspapers daily,...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 07:01am

Pakistan

Nawaz Sharif calls for reduction in govt spending to increase relief efforts

PML-N chief presides over a party meeting to assess the relief efforts undertaken by the federal and Punjab governments

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 10:13pm

Opinion

Power sector woes– AGP report says it all

A damming report by the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) says it all insofar as the massive mess-up in the domestic...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Cheap electricity to industries: Punjab examining proposals to lay direct transmission lines

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif here met with a delegation of Entrepreneurs Organisation to review...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 09:11am

Pakistan

Lahore: traders observe partial strike

LAHORE: In a show of unity and protest, traders across Lahore observed a partial strike against various taxes and...

Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am

Hike in taxes, electricity tariffs: Traders observe shutter-down strike

ISLAMABAD: Traders across the country Wednesday observed strike against the government’s economic policies,...

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:25am

Discos, KE domains: Nepra sets up panel to probe Jan-Jun overbilling

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has constituted an investigation committee to...

Updated 28 Aug, 2024 02:54pm

Markets

IESCO’s Rs14 per unit relief for domestic consumers

ISLAMABAD: As per the decision of the Punjab Government, IESCO's domestic consumers who used between 201 and 500...

Published 27 Aug, 2024 06:44am

FPA, QTA determination: SC asks Nepra to hold its meeting on Sep 5

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to hold its meeting...

Updated 27 Aug, 2024 09:15am

BR Research

Tariff adjustments keep coming

The state-owned power distribution companies have sought Rs46.9 billion on account of the quarterly tariff...

Published 26 Aug, 2024 08:15am

Business & Finance

KP traders demand withdrawal of 2pc tax on exports

PESHAWAR: Traders and exporters asked the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to immediately withdraw the...

Updated 26 Aug, 2024 09:00am

Business & Finance

Hike in electricity charges: KATI concerned over Nepra’s approval

KARACHI: The President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Johar Qandhari, has expressed ...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am

Markets

PBIF lauds Punjab govt for giving power bill relief

KARACHI: Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen...

Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:24am

Markets

Pakistan’s ‘zombie power sector sucking the blood out of healthy firms’: Atif Mian

Noted economist says govt refusing to recognise the sector is bankrupt

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 03:33pm

Opinion

K-Electric: there’s no reason for complacency

According to a Business Recorder news item carried by the newspaper yesterday, the Asian Development Bank (ABD) has...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

Business & Finance

Oct and Nov bills: KE allowed Rs5.76/unit positive adjustment

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has allowed positive adjustment of Rs 5.7622 per...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:56am

Pakistan

Electricity bills: Punjab advises Sindh to provide relief to people

LAHORE: Information Minister Punjab Azma Bokhari said that the Sindh government has been worried for three days ...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 08:08am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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