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Energy sector reforms

Power sector: Govt commits to IMF about drastic reforms

ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary fund (IMF) to revise terms of Power Purchase...

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:59pm

Markets

HUBCO reaches ‘negotiated settlement’ with govt for early termination of power agreements

Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO), Pakistan’s largest Independent Power Producer (IPP), has initialled a negotiated...

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 09:56pm

Markets

World Bank projects Pakistan’s GDP growth at 2.8% in FY25

The World Bank expects economic activity in Pakistan to continue recovering with real GDP growth estimated at 2.8%...

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 09:55pm

Markets

Govt approves termination of existing Power Purchase Agreement with five IPPs

Details of agreement between Task Force and IPP owners were presented to the Cabinet, listing HUBCO, Lalpir Power Limited, Saba Power, Rousch Power, and Atlas Power among the IPPs whose current agreements will be terminated

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 09:20pm

Markets

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to sign Barrick deal in few weeks, says Al Faleh

Eager to start number of mining initiatives but hope to close Reko Diq project with Pakistan's SOEs and Barrick Gold in the coming weeks, says Saudi Arabia Minister for Investment

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 11:59pm

Markets

Lalpir Power seeks shareholder approval for early termination of key govt agreements

The Board of Directors (BoD) of Lalpir Power Limited will place the proposed terms for early termination of...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 11:49am

Markets

Listed IPPs Hubco, Lalpir call emergency meetings as govt moves towards agreement termination

Independent Power Producers (IPPs) listed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), including Hub Power Company Limited...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 07:20pm

Markets

Energy sector reforms: committee approves ISMO formation

ISMO will be an independent multi-player market for electricity generation and procurement in Pakistan

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 09:57pm

Energy producers: Aurangzeb takes up payments issue with PQEPC team

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a meeting with a...

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 08:47am

Editorials

About energy reforms

EDITORIAL: It seems we’ve all but reached the point where unaffordable energy alone will break the working class,...

Published 11 Jul, 2024 05:51am

Energy sector reforms: Modalities, framework finalised

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting on reforms in the energy sector at the Finance Division,...

Updated 05 Aug, 2023 09:04am

Opinion

Imagineering implementation of energy reforms–Vl

There is no doubt that our energy sector needs to be reengineered to meet the foreseeable challenges in the upcoming...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

Energy sector reforms: Earnest intentions for structural changes necessary – V

Expanding the thought process, 1- Proven integrated model of K-Electric needs to be replicated in other power DISCOs...

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 06:27am

ADB Mission says IMF’s 9/10th review should stay on track

ISLAMABAD: While noting sluggish progress on two prior policy actions, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mission has...

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 09:18am

Opinion

Energy sector reforms: Earnest intentions for structural changes necessary – IV

Our fiscal space is wafer thin. The economy is starting to pull back from a precipice. The International Monetary...

Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:20am

Editorials

Discos and their losses

EDITORIAL: Some things never change. Nepra’s (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s) Performance...

Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am

Opinion

Energy sector reforms – II: low-hanging fruit rotting

Building on previous op-eds, we are aware of Pakistan’s energy sector challenges and measures requiring execution in...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am

Markets

PM forms body for comprehensive review of Nepra law

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee headed by the former prime minister, Shahid...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:05am

Opinion

Energy sector reforms — I

My previous op-ed, summed up Pakistan’s gas supply position vis-à-vis the current demand, prevailing geo-political...

Published 29 Dec, 2022 05:59am

BR Research

Power reforms: Move beyond pricing

Pakistan was recipient of close to a billion-dollar worth of loans from the likes of Asian Development Bank and ...

Published 13 Oct, 2022 09:23am

Business & Finance

PM calls for urgent power sector reforms

Power minister Khurram Dastgir is tasked with gigantic issues including load-shedding and circular debt

Published 27 Apr, 2022 11:35am

Pakistan

Azhar lauds WB’s support to energy sector reforms

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar received the World Bank’s Country Director for Pakistan, Najy...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 04:21am

Energy sector reforms: $300m received from ADB

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received $300 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for energy sector reforms. This was...

Updated 25 Dec, 2021 03:03pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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