Petroleum Levy target: A Rs215 billion cut The IMF Article IV Report detailing the contours of Pakistan’s latest Extended Financing Facility (EFF) is finally... Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:33am
Business & Finance PM, federal cabinet efforts to terminate five PPA’s lauded KARACHI: Chairman of the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) for Balochistan, Daroo Khan Achakzai and PBF South Punjab... Published 12 Oct, 2024 07:25am
Print KE, AGP at odds over ‘subsidy data’ issue ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) and K-Electric (KE) are reportedly at odds over the provision of... Updated 05 Oct, 2024 02:46pm
Opinion IMF lending: tougher tasks lie ahead The International Monetary Fund (IMF), upon securing all pre-conditions, announced this week the approval of the... Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:21am
Pakistan Rawalpindi Agreement: JI will hold sit-in on main roads on 29th LAHORE: Chief Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman on Thursday presided over the meeting of the central and... Updated 27 Sep, 2024 08:04am
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
Opinion Mixed signals on the economy The first quarter of 2024-25 is going to come to an end shortly. During these three months, there have been a number... Published 24 Sep, 2024 03:28am
Markets Pakistan’s power generation falls sharply amid rising costs, solarisation Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 13,180 GWh (17,714 MW) in August 2024, a decline of over 17% YoY as... Updated 19 Sep, 2024 10:24pm
Print Net metering tariff rationalisation plan put on the ice ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has put the much-talked about net metering tariff rationalisation plan on ice for the... Updated 16 Sep, 2024 07:30pm
Business & Finance FCCI demand cut in markup rate FAISALABAD: Proportionate decrease in markup rate has become imperative after the substantial decline in inflation ... Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am
Print Processing industry: MoF seeks mechanism to avoid misuse of gas ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has reportedly sought a mechanism from the Petroleum Division which guarantees that the... Updated 09 Sep, 2024 09:08am
Business & Finance Textile, leather industry spells out factors hurting exports ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile and leather industry has termed high electricity tariff, unsustainable taxation and... Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:26am
Business & Finance APTPMA demands govt reduce gas, electricity tariffs LAHORE: Pakistan’s textile industry teeters on the edge of collapse as skyrocketing electricity and gas prices... Published 28 Aug, 2024 07:49am
Business & Finance High power bills, taxes: Traders call for countrywide strike QUETTA: President, All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajiran, Amjad Baloch on Sunday announced to observe a shutter down strike... Published 26 Aug, 2024 08:14am
Pakistan Up to 500 units: Nawaz says Punjab govt to reduce province’s power tariff by Rs14 per unit for Aug-Sept Also announces Rs700bn package for solar panels Updated 16 Aug, 2024 08:36pm
Print PM says power tariffs to be revised downward soon Will unveil government’s economic programme to the nation in the next few days Updated 15 Aug, 2024 10:27am
Business & Finance Dharejo visits ‘My Karachi’ trade expo KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Commerce and Industry, Jam Ikramullah Dharejo, visiting “My Karachi” trade ... Published 04 Aug, 2024 02:47am
Business & Finance High capacity payments jeopardised economy: APTMA KARACHI: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has held IPPs responsible for higher electricity tariff in... Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am
BR Research Power mess: It is beyond capacity charges This is not the first time that electricity sector is shaping up the political sphere in Pakistan, and not the first... Published 29 Jul, 2024 08:59am
Business & Finance IPP agreements main reason behind power challenges: PBF KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) stated that the power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Independent Electricity... Updated 29 Jul, 2024 09:30am
Business & Finance PTEA urges govt to revisit agreements with IPPs FAISALABAD: High-priced energy is adversely impacting the textile industry, a key driver of the country’s exports... Published 21 Jul, 2024 03:29am
Print CPPs more efficient than IPPs, KE: Jam ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan is said to have come forward to rescue over 100 Captive Power Plants... Updated 12 Jul, 2024 09:04am
Markets Costly electricity: FESCO says trying to compensate consumers through minimum line losses, uninterrupted power supply FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) is trying its optimum best to compensate its consumers for... Published 11 Jul, 2024 06:21am
BR Research Politicians’ Power Promises Short-Circuit Reality The politicians in the federal and provincial governments are playing ping pong to counter the rising electricity... Published 08 Jul, 2024 08:39am
Markets Power Div announces revised tariff for domestic consumers ISLAMABAD: After the federal government’s decision to increase the electricity tariff, the Power Division ... Published 07 Jul, 2024 03:08am
Business & Finance Electricity tariff hike: PBF urges govt to cancel all agreements with IPPs KARACHI: President, Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) Khawaja Mehboob ur Rehman has called the federal government to... Published 07 Jul, 2024 03:08am
Markets Tanveer urges govt to annul agreements with IPPs forthwith LAHORE: Patron-in-Chief United Business Group (UBG), S M Tanveer, has strongly urged the federal government to ... Published 04 Jul, 2024 05:47am
Print Industrial sector: PM announces major power tariff cut ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced Rs10.69 per unit reduction in the price of electricity for... Updated 15 Jun, 2024 02:23pm
BR Research Low demand at the heart of periodic adjustments Of Rs52 billion sought by the power distribution companies on account of the quarterly tariff adjustments for... Published 03 Jun, 2024 08:41am
Print Export-oriented sectors: MoC advocates concessional power tariff Says key industrial export sectors of Pakistan struggling to recover and gain lost share in global markets Updated 03 Jun, 2024 09:35am