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The energy rip-off

Once an energy surplus country today it faces a circular debt of Rs 5.725 trillion, in addition to the power...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

Opinion

Present BoDs of Discos have to go

The de-bundling of Wapda’s Power Wing in 1996 has been traumatic, to say the least. Besides, it has also turned...

Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:16am

Opinion

Circular history of power sector

The presently beleaguered Power Sector is being assailed by its generalist governors. Conveniently forgetting that...

Updated 12 Oct, 2023 06:38am

Editorials

CCER: stupendous task

EDITORIAL: The eleven-member Cabinet Committee for Economic Revival (CCER) has suggested slashing the budgeted...

Updated 09 Oct, 2023 07:01am

Pakistan

PSDP 2023-24: Planning ministry disburses Rs135.41bn

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has authorised/disbursed Rs 135.41 billion...

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Subsidies raised to Rs1.074trn

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has budgeted an increase in subsidies by 62 percent, ie, from Rs 664 billion in...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 04:42am

Rs72bn authorised in Q4 under PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives has authorized Rs 72 billion for various...

Updated 21 May, 2023 09:34am

Opinion

Power distribution sector’s performance – II

T&D losses have been valued at Rs 520 billion. If losses are reduced to Nepra’s (National Electric Power...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Power sector receivables cross Rs2.5trn mark

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s energy sector is going through severe crisis as the power sector’s receivables against various...

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 08:52am

Jul-Sept period: Rs193.15bn authorised/ disbursed under PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has authorised/disbursed Rs193.15 billion, including Rs38.94 billion foreign aid,...

Updated 22 Nov, 2022 09:35am

Markets

PIDE forms ‘power commission’

PESHAWAR: Under the guidance of Vice-Chancellor Dr Nadeem ul Haque, the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics...

Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am

Markets

Discos, Gencos & NTDC: Independent BoDs fail to reform power sector

LAHORE: The independent BoDs of Discos, Gencos and NTDC have failed to follow the agenda of reforming the power...

Published 23 Jul, 2022 04:10am

Pakistan

Plea of RPP case accused: AC asks NAB to give rebuttal

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court on Thursday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to give its...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:15am

Pakistan

Consumers using 300 units: ‘withdrawal of subsidy will increase power theft, poverty’

LAHORE: Former Federal Secretary Energy Irfan Ali said on Thursday that withdrawal of subsidy from Power consumers...

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am

Pakistan

150 meetings of NTDC BoD cost exchequer Rs150m

LAHORE: The National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) Board of Directors and its committees have held over...

Published 30 Dec, 2021 04:40am

Markets

10 Discos: defaulters, including govt departments, owe Rs1.6trn

LAHORE: Defaulters of 10 distribution companies (Discos) owed Rs 1.6 trillion countrywide due to uninspiring ...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am

Levy of GST on subsidy given to Discos: FBR-PD row to land in ECC, again

ISLAMABAD: A dispute between Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Power Division on levy of GST on the subsidy given ...

Updated 01 Dec, 2021 09:52am

Pakistan

Haleem demands removal of CEO Hesco

LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in the provincial assembly of Sindh Haleem Adil Sheikh has sought immediate removal of...

Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32am

Summary on restructuring of Pepco approved

ISLAMABAD: Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) approved a summary on restructuring of Pakistan Electric Power Company...

Updated 09 Oct, 2021 09:12am

Business & Finance

Industrial, agri sectors register decrease in power consumption: Pepco

LAHORE: Both the industrial and agriculture sectors have registered a decrease in consumption of electricity against...

Published 17 Sep, 2021 03:52am

Energy sector’s circular debt soars to Rs2.28trn

ISLAMABAD: The country’s energy sector circular debt has increased by over 2000 per cent to Rs 2.280 trillion in ...

Updated 16 Sep, 2021 10:06am

Pakistan

DISCOs: Govt mulling changing regulation mechanism

LAHORE: In order to encourage competition, the federal government is mulling changing the pattern of the power...

Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am

PSDP: Release of Rs392.686bn authorised in less than three months

ISLAMABAD: The federal government authorised the release of Rs392.686 billion (43.6 percent of total budgeted amount...

Updated 08 Sep, 2021 11:00am

Contract awarded by LESCO: TIP seeks action in response to corruption allegations

LAHORE: Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) is said to have sought action in response to allegations of...

Published 28 Aug, 2021 03:02am

Pakistan

Employees of Discos: NA body seeks details

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges, on Thursday, sought...

Published 27 Aug, 2021 04:52am

Nepra opposes sell-off of Discos, suggests PPP model

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday opposed privatisation of power ...

Updated 24 Aug, 2021 10:08am

Plan to absorb Gencos’ employees in Discos hits a snag

ISLAMABAD: The government’s plan to absorb 1,700 employees of power generation companies (Gencos) in distribution...

Updated 06 Aug, 2021 12:02pm

Nepra questions Pepco’s existence

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has raised questions over the existence of Pakistan...

Updated 04 Aug, 2021 10:42am

Markets

Nepra takes notice of transformer blast in Hyderabad

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has taken serious notice of transformer blast in...

Published 24 Jul, 2021 04:27am

PSDP 2021-22: Rs133.66bn released against budgeted Rs900bn

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released Rs133.66 billion (14.85 percent) for various ongoing and new...

Published 18 Jul, 2021 05:33am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	153.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,684.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,164.26
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,815.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,644.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	68.53
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.95 ▲ 0.84 (11.81%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.16 ▲ 3.20 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Diamond Ind. / Dec 18 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	20.90 ▲ 1.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Dec 18 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.01 ▼ -0.43 (-12.50%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.22 ▼ -2.91 (-9.99%)
Fazal Cloth / Dec 18 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	163 ▼ -16.55 (-9.22%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.14
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.04
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.47
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.01
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -0.90
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.17
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.09
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -3.84
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.20

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