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SAARC is no longer relevant

That SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) has been facing since 2016 a situation in which any...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:19am

Opinion

Pakistan’s power system: challenges and solutions

The current high cost of electricity in Pakistan has undoubtedly hurt domestic, commercial, and household...

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 10:18am

Markets

Rising cooling demand to keep coal plants online this year, IEA says

PARIS: Global electricity demand is set to grow at its fastest pace in nearly 20 years this year, spurred by...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 10:36am

Markets

Progress of Spat Gah power project reviewed

PESHAWAR: Secretary Energy and Power Nisar Ahmad Khan called foreign investment as a milestone in the coming days...

Published 15 Jul, 2024 07:26am

CASA-1000 suddenly gets new lease of life?

ISLAMABAD: The authorities in Pakistan are hopeful of resumption of suspended work on transmission line of Central-...

Updated 25 Jun, 2024 09:01am

Suki Kinari Hydropower Station: First Unit registers success

LAHORE: The first unit (Unit 4) of Pakistan Suki Kinari Hydropower Station, the largest hydropower power station...

Updated 17 Jun, 2024 03:03pm

Water woes to stay even after dam construction

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s water woes are unlikely to be over even after construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam (DBD) in 2030...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 12:04pm

Hydropower, transmission: Major projects face rupee cover issue

ISLAMABAD: Major hydropower and transmission line projects are reportedly facing Rupee cover issues due to less...

Updated 05 Jan, 2024 08:45am

NTDC supports conversion of Lalpir, Pakgen to Thar coal

ISLAMABAD: National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has supported conversion of M/s Lalpir (LP) and Pakgen...

Updated 02 Jan, 2024 08:24am

Markets

Generating more units: Wapda helps exchequer save Rs106bn

LAHORE: Wapda generated about 34 billion units of low-cost, clean, and green hydel electricity in 2023, which is 2.2...

Published 31 Dec, 2023 03:04am

Energy mix ‘Govt plans to enhance share of hydel, RE to 61pc by 2030’

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Power Muhammad Ali on Wednesday said the government is working on a plan to...

Updated 21 Dec, 2023 09:53am

LoIs for hydropower projects: KP seeks provinces’ say in PPIB WG

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government has urged the federal government to give membership to provincial...

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:09am

Markets

Completion of 8 water, hydropower projects to boost water storage: Wapda

LAHROE: With the completion of eight under-construction water and hydropower projects of Wapda, the carry over water...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am

Opinion

Hydropower — a friend in need

Due to population expansion and urbanisation, Pakistan’s energy landscape radically transforms as electricity...

Published 05 Nov, 2023 03:10am

Opinion

Net zero and Pakistan’s energy system: no more business as usual

Net Zero is an international agreement for climate action that aims to achieve a balanced state of greenhouse gases...

Updated 30 Oct, 2023 06:07am

$5bn Chashma-5 N-plant to produce power at Rs20 per unit: Country has swallowed a bitter pill?

ISLAMABAD: The dollar-deficient Pakistan is said to have accepted a bitter pill of $ 5 billion Chashma-5 (C-5)...

Updated 12 Jul, 2023 08:50am

Delay due to govt entities: PPIB to exempt big hydropower projects from fees, charges

ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has decided to exempt 500 or above MW hydropower...

Updated 22 Jan, 2023 10:16am

Markets

Power generation from Dasu project to commence by end of 2026, Wapda chief told

LAHORE: Construction work is under progress on 12 different sites of Dasu Hydropower Project. The critical diversion...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

ADB for higher investments in hydropower

Recommends country for decrease in energy subsidies

Updated 24 Dec, 2022 10:11am

PM brings the economics of hydropower under govt focus

Inaugurates renovation project of Mangla Power Station Unit 5 and 6

Updated 06 Dec, 2022 09:36am

Markets

China doubles down on coal as energy crunch bites

BEIJING: China has stepped up spending on coal in the face of extreme weather, a domestic energy crunch and rising...

Published 18 Sep, 2022 10:32am

Markets

PEDO to increase cheap electricity generation to 224MW next year

PESHAWAR: Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO), a subsidiary of Department of Energy and Power KP, is...

Published 04 Jul, 2022 07:56am

Alvi highlights country’s hydro-power potential

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday said that Pakistan has a tremendous potential to produce 50,000-watt...

Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:37am

BR Research

Cement’s pecking order

The upcoming expansion cycle within the cement industry will bring capacity to nearly 100 million tons by FY25; up...

Published 15 Nov, 2021 07:20am

Pakistan

WB agrees to finance uplift schemes in KP

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan Saturday held a virtual meeting with the team of World Bank headed by its...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Business & Finance

IEEFA questions Pakistan’s latest long-term power sector plan

Says new ICGEP plan prepared by NTDC cannot be considered to be a 'least cost and minimum risk' plan

Published 16 Jul, 2021 08:46pm

Markets

Pakistan aims at reducing dependence on fossil fuel

KARACHI: Like many other countries of the world, Pakistan has been setting targets to tackle climate change by...

Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am

Markets

Groundbreaking ceremony held for regional dispatch centre of CGGC at Eighteen

ISLAMABAD: Eighteen housing society, a project of Ora Developers in partnership with Saif Group and Kohistan...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:09am

Markets

Net zero goals need revival of 'forgotten giant' hydropower, IEA says

Around half of hydropower's economically viable potential worldwide remains untapped, especially in emerging and developing economies, the IEA said.

Published 30 Jun, 2021 11:15am

Opinion

Out of the frying pan?

Pakistan’s power sector seems to be a victim of déjà vu. Last year, the nation was gripped by a fuel shortage...

Published 27 Jun, 2021 03:56am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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