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Subsidies to BISP recipients: Ministry seeks PD’s help to get consumers’ data from KE

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (MPA&SS) has sought Power Division’s support to get...

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 08:59am

Inflation decline, credit rating hike: PM derives satisfaction from indicators

Says government committed to economic reforms

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 03:28pm

Pakistan

Power consumers: Punjab govt to give Rs45bn subsidy for 2 months: Nawaz

LAHORE: Announcing that the PML-N-led Punjab government has decided to bring Rs 14 per unit relief in the bills of...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 06:12am

PM welcomes Punjab CM’s package: It’s a pro-people move: PMO

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has welcomed Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s relief package for...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 05:32pm

Govt takes much of the credit for decline in food inflation

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Masood Malik on Thursday said that the positive impact of the...

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 09:22am

Action ordered against officials involved in over-billing

ISLAMABAD: A day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took notice of over-billing of protected electricity consumers,...

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 09:06am

Discos consumers: Govt all set to file motion with Nepra to adjust category-wise SoT

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is all set to file a motion with National Electric Power Regulatory Authority...

Updated 17 Jun, 2024 02:51pm

Editorials

‘Penalising honest consumers’

EDITORIAL: How on earth is the power minister going to “bring transparency to the power sector” if the...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

Consumers using up to 100 units in Sindh likely to get free electricity

KARACHI: Provincial minister Nasir Hussain Shah on Thursday said that a plan has been prepared to provide free...

Updated 31 May, 2024 08:37am

Opinion

Electricity tariffs

In Pakistan, it is a known fact that electricity is costly as compared to other countries of the region and its cost...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

Markets

All Discos sans KE: Nepra hikes tariff by Rs4.56/unit

ISLAMABAD: In yet another shock to the already overburdened power consumers, the National Electric Power Regulatory...

Published 04 Feb, 2024 03:01am

‘Winter package’ not allowed to see the light of day

Govt fails to secure nod for industry package from IMF, sources says

Updated 14 Nov, 2023 02:34pm

Opinion

Power tariff – a flawed business model

Power tariffs have recently been in the limelight – not for any other issue but for unaffordability of the same....

Published 07 Nov, 2023 07:07am

Industrial power consumers: FD terms proposed winter package ‘vague’

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has reportedly termed the proposed four-month electricity ‘winter package’ for...

Updated 31 Oct, 2023 09:50am

Identifying new taxpayers: Shamshad seeks data of electricity users

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr Shamshad Akhtar, has sought updated data of...

Updated 25 Sep, 2023 09:31am

Aug electricity bills: Consumers hit by Rs7.64 to Rs15 per unit hike: PD

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has revealed that domestic and commercial consumers have been hit by Rs 7.64 to Rs....

Updated 12 Sep, 2023 09:34am

Markets

Massive crackdown launched to combat power theft

ISLAMABAD: A massive crackdown has been launched by the Caretaker Government to combat the alarming surge in power...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Opinion

Bills: repenting for the sins of others

Jolted by the severe backlash against highly inflated power bills resulting in protests across the country joined by...

Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

Subsidy to electricity consumers: LCCI expresses dismay on govt’s ‘helplessness’

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Thursday expressed surprise and dismay on...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Editorials

Same old story

EDITORIAL: Perhaps successive governments have simply failed to understand the power sector circular debt issue from...

Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am

Surplus power generation: Consumers to pay over Rs124bn capacity charges

LESCO wants to recover the highest amount of Rs28.906bn followed by Multan Electric Supply Company

Updated 25 Aug, 2023 09:47am

Quarterly adjustment thru power tariff hike: Govt seeks recovery of Rs146bn from consumers in 6 months

ISLAMABAD: The government has sought the recovery of Rs146 billion from electricity consumers in the next six months...

Updated 24 Aug, 2023 08:42am

Fatal incidents: Discos must complete old, new earthing in three months: Nepra

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) stated the DISCOs are required to take...

Updated 18 Aug, 2023 09:43am

Business & Finance

Pakistani consumers pay highest energy tax: expert

KARACHI: The hike in energy rates is the biggest issue of our economy, as we are the highest tax paying energy...

Published 10 Jul, 2023 06:52am

Consumers facing ‘massive’ power load-shedding, ‘inflated’ bills

ISLAMABAD: The government’s inability, ill planning and financial woes have multiplied the miseries of electricity...

Updated 24 Jun, 2023 08:50am

Pakistan

Costly electricity to increase poverty: PDP chairman

KARACHI: Costly electricity would further spur poverty in Pakistan, making life miserable for tens of millions of...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

ST on chronic power defaulters: FBR, PD fine-tuning recovery mechanism

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Power Division are giving final shape to mechanism for recovery of...

Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:52am

Business & Finance

Nepra fails to resolve ‘overcharging’ dispute

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday failed to resolve a dispute on...

Published 26 Jan, 2023 07:14am

Pakistan

PM for ensuring ‘proper’ power supply during the winter

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the supply and demand of electricity should be closely...

Published 21 Oct, 2022 05:57am

Business & Finance

Discos’ tariffs increased

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has increased Discos tariffs by Rs 3.21 per unit for...

Updated 15 Oct, 2022 12:10pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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