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Dar for a comprehensive strategy to boost E&P sector

ISLAMABAD: The Deputy Prime Minister, Ishaq Dar, chaired a high-level meeting Tuesday to assess critical issues...

Published about 8 hours ago

Net metering regulations: REAP says concerned at changes

ISLAMABAD: The Renewable Energy Association Pakistan (REAP) has raised alarms over recent amendments to Distributed...

Updated 2 days ago

There will be no change in solar energy policy: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to promoting renewable energy,...

Updated 2 days ago

Opinion

Why net metering reforms alone won’t fix the grid crisis

Pakistan has long struggled with comprehensive, long-term energy policies that take a consolidated approach to...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:06am

Business & Finance

‘Govt should promote green energy’

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

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:10am

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

Pakistan, Turkmenistan discuss energy collaboration

ISLAMABAD: Ali Pervaiz Malik, the newly-appointed Federal Minister for Petroleum was called on by the Ambassador of...

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 08:53am

BR Research

Energy crisis: Gridlock of gas and power

The government, under the guise of IMF conditions, has increased gas prices for captive power plants, along with an...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:17am

Markets

Mari Energies uncovers more hydrocarbon reserves in KP’s Spinwam-1 well

Mari Energies Limited, formerly known as Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MARI), has discovered further hydrocarbon...

Updated 17 Mar, 2025 02:11pm

PM attracts flak for not holding CCI meetings

Public Accounts Committee discusses various issues in energy sector

Updated 17 Mar, 2025 02:35pm

Govt urged to withdraw abrupt changes in net metering policy

PESHAWAR: Business community expressed concern over abrupt changes in net metering policy, calling it a major hurdle...

Updated 17 Mar, 2025 09:48am

Markets

Net-metering buyback: Does govt want to dim Pakistan’s solar glow?

Stakeholders in energy sector including Senator Sherry Rehman have raised concerns over the government’s decision to...

Updated 14 Mar, 2025 10:02pm

Markets

Wind power curtailment threatens investment, expert warns

LAHORE: Renewable energy expert Fawad Jawed has said that international investors are worried about curtailment on...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 05:34am

Markets

RLNG prices revised for March

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has revised the prices of imported Re-gasified Liquefied...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 05:28am

Business & Finance

OGDCL revives oil production at Rajian-11

Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s leading exploration and production company, has...

Updated 12 Mar, 2025 04:34pm

Rs161bn receivables against CPPA-G: Power plants urge SNGPL to harness its influence

ISLAMABAD: Power generation plants have reportedly requested the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) to...

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 09:00am

KP seeks inclusion of its hydropower projects in IGCEP 2024-34

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government has sought the Power Minister’s support to include two of its...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 09:28am

Markets

E&P firms mulling investing $5bn in energy sector

ISLAMABAD: Local and international firms in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) sector have expressed...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:22am

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

Markets

Hubco’s Narowal Energy executes Hybrid Take and Pay tariff deal

Narowal Energy Limited (NEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO), has formally...

Updated 05 Mar, 2025 10:29pm

Small renewable energy projects in IGCEP: HEPA seeks PM’s support for inclusion

ISLAMABAD: The Hydro Electric Power Association (HEPA) has sought Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s support for the...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 08:41am

Markets

KE launches ‘Energy Progress & Innovation Challenge 2025’

KARACHI: Committed to fostering creativity, innovation, and localisation in the energy sector, K-Electric has...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Water, snow shortage: NPCC warns of lower hydel generation

ISLAMABAD: The National Power Control Centre (NPCC) Thursday warned that hydel generation this summer will be lower...

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 09:17am

Business & Finance

OGDCL begins gas production from Dera Bugti’s Uch-36 well

Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company,...

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 04:54pm

Minister apprises British HC about power sector initiatives

ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriot called on Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais...

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 09:00am

Markets

Will 18% GST on net metering slow down Pakistan’s solar boom?

In a key development on the renewable energy front, the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) ordered that solar net metering...

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 07:56pm

Opinion

Rethinking energy sector reforms

Recently, eight multilateral development finance institutions, including the Asian Development Bank and ...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 07:17am

Markets

Pakistan’s power generation decreases in January as demand dips

Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 8,152 GWh (10,957 MW) in January 2025, a decrease of 2% YoY compared to...

Updated 20 Feb, 2025 06:10pm

Opinion

Let the market decide

With an IMF (International Monetary Fund) determined to punish past misdemeanours and a government unwilling to...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

Business & Finance

Deals with IPPs: Nishat Chunian executes Amended Agreement; Pakgen Power terminates PPA

Nishat Chunian Power Limited (NCPL), an Independent Power Producer (IPP), has formally executed the Amendment...

Updated 18 Feb, 2025 01:56pm

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%)
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%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (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%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Mar 26 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.80 ▲ 1.66 (9.68%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 26 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.34 ▲ 0.91 (9.65%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 26 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Arpak Int. / Mar 26 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	63.11 ▼ -6.89 (-9.84%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	57.95 ▼ -6.03 (-9.42%)
Khairpur Sug. / Mar 26 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	115.01 ▼ -11.46 (-9.06%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	167.50 ▼ -14.44 (-7.94%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 26 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	28.13 ▼ -2.42 (-7.92%)
Prosperity Weav / Mar 26 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	35.07 ▼ -2.93 (-7.71%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.51 ▼ -6.06 (-7.62%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.89 ▼ -0.88 (-7.48%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26,185,691 ▲ 1.6
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	23,806,275 ▼ -0.22
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -0.74
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,454,846 ▲ 0.08
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	12,976,863 ▲ 0.07
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,207,107 ▲ 0.03
Pak Petroleum / Mar 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	10,102,573 ▲ 5.82
Sui South Gas / Mar 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	7,601,850 ▼ -0.08
Pak Refinery / Mar 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,461,474 ▲ 0.25

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