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Power generation in Pakistan falls in September amid rising costs, shift to renewables

Power generation in Pakistan stood at 12,487 GWh (17,343 MW) in September 2024, a decline of over 6% YoY compared to...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 10:49pm

Opinion

Net metering: Balancing the scales—IV

As we concluded in the previous part of this essay, renegotiating the power purchase agreements is difficult, if not...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 07:07am

BR Research

Solar gains, grid pains

The standard for policymaking is to establish clearly defined short, medium, and long-term goals. Unfortunately,...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 09:49am

Business & Finance

Bahra Electric and Pakistan Cables sign MoU to develop energy sectors

ISLAMABAD: Bahra Electric and Pakistan Cables Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen...

Updated 15 Oct, 2024 08:53am

Opinion

Task force on IPPs: another wild goose chase?

The formation of the Energy Task Force on Independent Power Producers (IPPs) appears to be a distraction from the...

Published 12 Aug, 2024 06:36am

Tight gas, undersea oil and gas reserves: PM speaks of criticality of investment

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs to provide all kinds of facilities to private sector and local and foreign investors in oil and gas discovery

Updated 12 Mar, 2024 04:52pm

Opinion

In search of reasonable thinking

Benjamin Franklin said, “Common sense is something that everyone needs, few have, and none think they lack.”...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am

Focus on cooperation with Russia: Work begins on 13th 5-year energy plan

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (M/o PD&SI) has commenced working on...

Updated 16 Jan, 2024 09:41am

Opinion

The World Bank says it all

That the growing political uncertainty and institutional imbalances are adversely affecting the country’s perception...

Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am

Business & Finance

Kakar meets Netherlands PM: Dutch firms invited to invest in agri, energy sectors

DUBAI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday met Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am

Economic model ‘flops’: Poverty hits 39.4pc mark, say World Bank officials

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s current economic development model is no longer reducing poverty and provides few benefits to...

Updated 23 Sep, 2023 05:38pm

Business & Finance

‘Interim govt should implement effective economic reforms’

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian...

Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

Dar asks PD, gas cos, PSO to improve their liquidity position

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Saturday asked the relevant authorities in the Petroleum Division, gas...

Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:26am

Crucial energy dialogue with US today

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and United States (US) are all set to hold Energy Security Dialogue on Wednesday (today) which...

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 09:19am

Pak-US energy security dialogue on 15th

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States will hold Energy Security Dialogue on 15 March 2023 in Islamabad. The US...

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:54am

TIFA moot agrees to ensure progress on all issues: govt

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar said that the meeting of the Pakistan-US Trade and Investment...

Updated 06 Mar, 2023 08:42am

Business & Finance

ADB team briefed about economic outlook

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of executive directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) called on Federal Minister for...

Updated 28 Feb, 2023 09:37am

Business & Finance

Energy, other sectors: GBDWP reviews progress of projects

GILGIT: 3rd meeting of Gilgit-Baltistan Development Working party was held under chairmanship of the chief minister...

Published 25 Feb, 2023 06:55am

Markets

Wind power projects face curtailment issues as NEPRA set to hold hearing

The Wind Power Projects (WPPs) of Pakistan are facing excessive curtailment issues which has prompted the National...

Updated 23 Feb, 2023 03:42pm

BR Research

Power generation: challenges aplenty

For the eighth month straight, power generation connected to the national grid went down year-on-year. This is now...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 09:43am

BR Research

Investment in Power T&D: long overdue!

Electricity is one of the key parameters for growth in any economy, whether of a country, province, or urban center....

Updated 23 Feb, 2023 10:29am

Pakistan

Third meeting of GBDWP held in Gilgit

GILGIT: The third meeting of the Gilgit-Baltistan Development Working Party (GBDWP) was held under the chairmanship...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am

Business & Finance

How Pakistan will finance proposed coal fleet?

LAHORE: The energy sector experts have wondered how Pakistan will finance the proposed coal fleet because the...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am

Editorials

Time is of the essence

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) submitted the Memorandum of Economic and Finance Policies (MEFP) to...

Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Energy security talks with US next month

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and United States are all set to hold ‘Energy Security Dialogue’ on March 15, 2023 in...

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 09:00am

‘Viable’ energy sector: PD fails to prepare plan

ISLAMABAD: Power Division has reportedly failed to prepare a plan for a “viable” energy sector by steering the...

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 08:58am

Business & Finance

Thar power project: Minister vows to provide all facilities to investors

KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minster Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh on Sunday said that Thar Coal Power Project was the best resource...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 06:26am

Opinion

Default: last hour?

Negotiations with the IMF (International Monetary Fund) have entered the final round. The plans and proposals...

Published 06 Feb, 2023 06:20am

KSA warns sanctions, under-investment may cause energy shortages

DUBAI: Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman warned on Saturday that sanctions and underinvestment in ...

Updated 06 Feb, 2023 11:45am

Opinion

Redefining Pakistan’s economy

This article is an effort on not only understanding the fundamental economic issues but also some tough but ...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am

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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