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Power breakdown: Nepra to issue show-cause notice to co

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has decided to issue show cause notice to...

Updated 17 Sep, 2024 09:45am

Body formed to probe power breakdowns

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has constituted a two-member committee to probe reasons for recent power breakdowns...

Updated 10 Jan, 2024 09:42am

Pakistan

Power breakdown: Dhabeji Station stops water supply to parts of Karachi

KARACHI: Due to yet another sudden power breakdown by K-Electric at Dhabeji Pumping Station, all the feeders of the...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

Power breakdown hits water supply

KARACHI: A 72-inch diameter pipeline No. 5 was affected following a power breakdown at Karachi’s Dhabeji water...

Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am

October system collapse: Non-implementation of recommendations irks Nepra

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has expressed reservations against National...

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 08:56am

Pakistan

Indent during emergencies: IRSA willing to frame viable SOPs

ISLAMAABD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) is said to have shown willingness to frame viable Standard Operating...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Pakistan

PM orders action on power breakdown inquiry report

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the Power Division to take immediate action against ...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Pakistan

Faults in pipelines affect water supply to parts of Karachi

KARACHI: Water supply to parts of Karachi remained affected on Thursday after Two 72 inch diameter lines of Karachi...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Business & Finance

Jan 23 power breakdown: Nepra forms probe body as entities adopt contrary stances

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has constituted a five-member inquiry committee to...

Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:47am

Power breakdown of Jan 23: Senate panel directs Power Division to conduct probe

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Power Tuesday directed Power Division to probe the power breakdown of...

Updated 08 Feb, 2023 09:09am

Opinion

Power system and blackouts

On January 23, 2023, another country-wide power breakdown hit the country; not the first time, but the first of the...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Editorials

The countrywide power breakdown

EDITORIAL: If Monday’s terrible countrywide electricity breakdown wasn’t embarrassing enough for the power...

Published 28 Jan, 2023 06:20am

Power surge crashes grid, plunging millions into darkness

ISLAMABAD/SINGAPORE: Pakistan’s generators produced more power than was required on Monday, causing voltage...

Updated 27 Jan, 2023 09:02am

Pakistan

Supply of electricity to Karachi restored, finally

KARACHI: Power supply to Karachi including residential, commercial and industrial zones, KWSB’s water pumping...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am

Govt still clueless about cause of power outage

ISLAMABAD: Admitting that the teams have not yet been able to determine exact source of fault in the system even...

Updated 25 Jan, 2023 08:52am

Cabinet for strategy to avert recurrence of power outages

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has ordered preparation of a comprehensive strategy to prevent significant ...

Updated 25 Jan, 2023 08:54am

Markets

Power restored, but limited loadshedding for next 48 hours: Khurram Dastgir

Energy minister says suspicions regarding 'external interference' in system will be investigated

Updated 24 Jan, 2023 07:03pm

Country hit by major power outage

ISLAMABAD: The country on Monday witnessed another prolonged power breakdown due to wide frequency, voltage and load...

Updated 24 Jan, 2023 09:05am

Pakistan begins restoring power

ISLAMABAD: Government began restoring power to millions of people on Monday after a breakdown in the grid triggered...

Updated 24 Jan, 2023 08:55am

Pakistan

Thousands of mobile phone towers go offline in Pakistan after power outage

KARACHI: Thousands of mobile phone towers have gone offline across Pakistan due to a nationwide power cut on Monday,...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 08:51pm

Life & Style

Outrage over outage: Twitter erupts as Pakistan experiences another major power breakdown

Pakistan last experienced a massive power disruption in October last year

Published 23 Jan, 2023 06:22pm

Pakistan

Power restoration remains underway as outage lasts nearly 18 hours

Energy minister Khurram Dastgir had earlier given a deadline of 10pm for complete restoration of power supply

Updated 24 Jan, 2023 12:28am

Markets

Substandard equipment blamed for massive power breakdown

ISLAMABAD: An inquiry committee has established that conductors of transmission towers were substandard that broke...

Published 20 Oct, 2022 07:17am

Markets

Electricity outage: power supply restored across Karachi, constraints persist, says KE

Power supply from the National Grid remains partially affected due to ongoing technical constraints, says KE

Published 14 Oct, 2022 02:40pm

Markets

Power ‘fully restored’ across Pakistan after massive outage: energy ministry

Govt forms inquiry committee to investigate the blackout

Updated 13 Oct, 2022 10:28pm

Pakistan

Power breakdowns cut water supply to Karachi by 40pc

KARACHI: Due to frequent electricity breakdowns at Dhabeji pumping station, water supply to Karachi was reduced by ...

Updated 05 Sep, 2021 11:00am

Massive power breakdown hits most areas of Karachi

KARACHI: Various parts of the megacity faced power outages on Wednesday due to tripping in the extra high voltage...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 03:35am

Pakistan

Karachi experiences wide-scale power outage

K-Electric, the power utility responsible for the city, says restoration work is under way
Power breakdown due to fault in transmission line

Updated 01 Sep, 2021 08:24pm

Pakistan

Parts of Sindh receive first monsoon rain

Karachi likely to receive heavy shower today
Electricity supply disrupted in several areas. SEPCO official says staff working towards restoration
Four people have been reported injured in different rain-related incidents in the province

Updated 17 Jun, 2021 12:37pm

Pakistan

Consumers in major cities protesting against power breakdown

LAHORE: Consumers in major cities across Pakistan are complaining and protesting against the power breakdown in...

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

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%)
Shaheen Ins. / Dec 18 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	6.81 ▲ 0.72 (11.82%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.86 ▲ 0.75 (10.55%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 18 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	5.24 ▲ 0.48 (10.08%)
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%)
Tri-Star Power / Dec 18 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.92 ▲ 0.54 (10.04%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.16 ▲ 3.20 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
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%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 18 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	48.35 ▼ -5.37 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 18 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	29.12 ▼ -3.23 (-9.98%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	735.60 ▼ -74.16 (-9.16%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Dec 18 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	199 ▼ -20.05 (-9.15%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	51 ▼ -4.95 (-8.85%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.60 ▼ -2.53 (-8.69%)
Fateh Sports / Dec 18 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	80 ▼ -7.22 (-8.28%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.04
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 1.02
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.08
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.29
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▲ 0.67
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.97
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.34
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▲ 1.27
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▲ 0.00

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