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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 / 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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