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OGDCL begins oil & gas production from Hyderabad

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

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 10:46pm

Markets

Luxury and energy sectors weaken European shares

PARIS: European shares closed lower on Monday, bogged down by heavyweight luxury and energy shares after...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:47am

Markets

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

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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

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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