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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 / 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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