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Discos: Dancing to the tune of inefficiency

NEPRA’s FY24 Performance Evaluation Report is out, and the results are depressingly predictable. Pakistan’s power...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 08:42am

Markets

LESCO collects over Rs7m from 301 defaulters in 24 hours

LAHORE: Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has recovered Rs 7.098 million from 301 dead defaulters in all the...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Markets

LESCO says 1933 feeders exempted from load-shedding

LAHORE: In a significant move to optimize power distribution, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has ...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:10am

BR Research

Quarterly adjustment rises

The power regulator Nepra approved another Rs1.74/unit on account of quarterly tariff adjustments, pertaining to...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Government all set to redefine load-shedding

Finance Division asks Power Division to share views of Nepra and NTDC on the proposed amendments on revenue-based load shedding

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:37am

Pakistan

Up to 500 units: Nawaz says Punjab govt to reduce province’s power tariff by Rs14 per unit for Aug-Sept

Also announces Rs700bn package for solar panels

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 08:36pm

Nepra tells KE: ‘Load-shedding only when necessary’

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has directed the K-Electric (KE) to carry out...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 12:54pm

As per IMF dictation but in violation of Nepra’s law: 6- to 12-hour load-shedding under the garb of ‘big losses’

ISLAMABAD: The government is continuously unleashing power load-shedding of 6-12 hours in the scorching heat across...

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 09:31am

Pakistan

Pesco reduces load-shedding duration on 75 feeders

PESHAWAR: Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has reduced load-shedding duration on 75 feeders to 12 hours....

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

BR Research

Low demand at the heart of periodic adjustments

Of Rs52 billion sought by the power distribution companies on account of the quarterly tariff adjustments for...

Published 03 Jun, 2024 08:41am

‘Revenue-based load-shedding’: Nepra chief urges govt to alter law

The CPPA-G seeks positive adjustment of Rs 3.49 per unit to recover additional amount of Rs 29.21 billion

Updated 31 May, 2024 02:10pm

Revenue-based power load-shedding to continue: govt

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Leghari on Thursday acknowledged that the government is applying revenue...

Updated 31 May, 2024 08:57am

Power supply to theft-free areas: KP govt, PD agree to reach formal agreement

ISLAMABAD: Power Division and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government are said to have agreed to reach a formal pact to...

Updated 28 May, 2024 09:22am

Pakistan

Centre, KP agree to resolve electricity issues

ISLAMABAD: After holding two-day back-to-back meetings, the federal government and the provincial government of...

Updated 28 May, 2024 09:11am

BR Research

Tackling the solar storm

The rooftop solar penetration is increasing at a rapid pace due to falling prices for solar plates as well as...

Published 27 May, 2024 08:51am

Vital power distribution installations in KP: Centre decides to tighten security after CM’s ‘threat’

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to take necessary measures to ensure security of vital electricity...

Updated 25 May, 2024 04:16pm

Joint body formed to help resolve power issues in Karachi

KARACHI: K-Electric and the Sindh government Friday agreed to collaborate to address power supply and load shedding...

Updated 25 May, 2024 04:14pm

BR Research

Load-shedding: Hiding the inefficiencies

Pakistan once had so much capacity constraints that electricity load shedding was the only way out, a decade ago....

Published 23 Apr, 2024 08:40am

Pakistan

KE asked to increase public facilitation capacity

KARACHI: In order to improve service delivery and redressal of grievances of public, Members of Federal Ombudsman...

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

Pakistan

Nawaz ready to overcome all challenges: Marriyum

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif is determined to again steer the country on the path of...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am

Editorials

Less pessimism about next quarter

EDITORIAL: Interestingly, the latest Gallup Business Confidence Index report shows that the country’s business...

Published 06 Jan, 2024 05:17am

Business & Finance

Why consumers pay for ‘unused surplus electricity’: PDP

KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party PDP Chairman Altaf Shakoor here Sunday asked why the electricity consumers of...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Markets

Power generation breaks previous records

ISLAMABAD: Power generation has broken all previous records on August 21. On August 21 at 24hrs, highest ever power...

Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:22am

Markets

Load-shedding: KE says 71pc of Karachi exempt

KARACHI: Following a periodic assessment of the network, 71% of the megacity remains exempt from load shed under the...

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

New agreement with KE: Centre urged to consult Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh on Monday said that the provincial government has continuously...

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 08:47am

Markets

Minister for exempting ‘outage-hit districts’ from further load-shedding

KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Shaikh on Saturday urged the federal government to exempt the districts from...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am

Editorials

‘Massive’ load-shedding, ‘inflated’ bills

EDITORIAL: Summer never comes without the curse of load-shedding in this country, more in rural than urban areas, ...

Published 28 Jun, 2023 06:31am

Electricity rates standardisation: Subsidy will be allocated: Dastgir

LAHORE: Federal Minister of Power Khurram Dastgir announced on Monday that significant efforts are underway to...

Updated 13 Jun, 2023 08:46am

Pakistan

There must be no load-shedding during Sehr, Iftar: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed to ensure uninterrupted power supply in Ramazan,...

Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am

Markets

No load-shedding during Sehr and Iftar, says Fesco

FAISALABAD: No load management will be carried out on 1,248 feeders of the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company ...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am

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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