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‘Rs146bn unpaid’: Energy minister writes letters to provinces for outstanding power dues

Overdue electricity bills hindering ongoing reforms in energy sector, Awais Leghari says

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 10:31pm

Pakistan

JI says will organise nationwide sit-ins on thoroughfares on 29th

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has announced nationwide sit-ins on main roads on...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Business & Finance

High power bills, taxes: Traders call for countrywide strike

QUETTA: President, All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajiran, Amjad Baloch on Sunday announced to observe a shutter down strike...

Published 26 Aug, 2024 08:14am

70pc serviced population in Pakistan does not pay power bills: ADB

Bank, in its report 'Pakistan National Urban Assessment' argues that by issuing stay orders delaying legal procedures and allowing offenders of meter tampering and related ordinances to merely pay a fixed fine, courts contribute to the problem

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 11:56am

Pakistan

High power bills, ‘unjust’ taxes: Traders to stage protest demonstration today

KARACHI: The city’s business community has announced a protest demonstration against the soaring electricity bills...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am

Markets

Hike in prices of solar-powered inverters expected

LAHORE: Excessive panel imports have encouraged aggressive solar power system installations by consumers across the...

Published 15 Jul, 2024 07:22am

Power bills: FBR to explain the reasons behind ‘two further taxes’ today

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry and the Federal Board of Revenue’s failure to explain the logic of collecting two...

Updated 12 Jul, 2024 09:18am

Business & Finance

Electricity consumers 'overcharged' in July & August: NEPRA report

Authority says it took 'serious notice' upon complaints reported in its offices from all over country regarding excessive, inflated, and wrong bills charged by distribution companies (Discos)

Updated 05 Dec, 2023 03:02am

Editorials

Surging power bills and thievery

EDITORIAL: A significant reason for the mounting energy circular debt is uncontrolled power theft. Earlier this ...

Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am

‘FPA, QTA in power bills’: SC issues notices to AGP, respondents

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court issued notice to the Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) and respondents in petitions...

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 08:34am

Opinion

A culture of strikes

The Karachi chapter of Jamaat-e-Islami has given a call for a shutdown in the country’s largest city for today...

Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Pakistan

Inflation, power bills, fuel prices: JI Karachi chapter gives call for shutdown on 19th

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has given a call for citywide shutdown on...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Business & Finance

‘POF paid Rs124.88m power bills’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) is not a defaulter. POF has already paid his August bills of Rs 124.88...

Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am

Markets

CM urges KE to generate cheap electricity by using local fuel

KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Former Justice Maqbool Baqar has urged K-Electric to generate cheap...

Published 12 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Pakistan

Power sector woes: caretaker PM Kakar orders immediate action against electricity theft

Directs authorities to submit reports in this regard on daily basis

Updated 04 Sep, 2023 08:38pm

Business & Finance

PBF demands govt withdraw ‘inflated’ power bills immediately

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) demanded the government withdraw the inflated electricity bills which are...

Published 03 Sep, 2023 02:59am

Senate body shows populist approach to power bills

The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat takes serious notice of the hike in electricity prices

Updated 02 Sep, 2023 05:54pm

Anger on power bills could turn into anti-govt movement?

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Intelligence Agencies have proposed to the provincial government to stress upon the federal...

Updated 02 Sep, 2023 03:53pm

Pakistan

Inflated power bills: KCCI supports today’s strike call

Karachi: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) held a meeting against unaffordable electricity bills...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Opinion

Power bills: Retreating into realpolitik

It is increasingly clear that countrywide protests over hike in electricity tariffs have taken the caretaker...

Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am

Business & Finance

Power bills: Miftah says IMF not likely to give any relief

ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Miftah Ismail has claimed that without seeking permission from the International...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

ST through power bills: Only 0.133m retailers file tax returns

ISLAMABAD: Only 0.133 million retailers filed their income tax returns out of 2.3 million retailers who paid sales...

Updated 11 Apr, 2023 10:07am

Business & Finance

Power bills: FBR collects double income tax in Karachi

KARACHI: Despite being victimized by dilapidated road infrastructure, high air pollution, gas shortage,...

Published 05 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

Power bills: Consumers protest against ‘excessive’ taxation

LAHORE: Consumers of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) protested against excessive taxes on electricity bills...

Published 10 Sep, 2022 04:14am

Expert for enforcing tax writ firmly

ISLAMABAD: Former chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi categorically said that the government has ...

Updated 29 Aug, 2022 09:47am

Business & Finance

Rectification of power bills: PM directs Discos to cancel leaves of customer care staff

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday directed the staff of distribution companies (DISCOs) to work...

Published 27 Aug, 2022 06:36am

Business & Finance

Going solar brings 60pc cut in power bills for FPCCI

KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, the president of Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has stated...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 05:32am

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)	6.65 ▲ 0.95 (16.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.90 ▲ 0.79 (11.11%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
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%)
Shaheen Ins. / Dec 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	6.70 ▲ 0.61 (10.02%)
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%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.67 ▼ -0.77 (-11.96%)
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%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.22 ▼ -2.91 (-9.99%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	332 ▼ -36.22 (-9.84%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 18 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	29.20 ▼ -3.15 (-9.74%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▼ -0.21
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.31
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 ▼ -0.01
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.62
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.07
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -2.92
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.12

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