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Discos’ sell-off: Power Division fails to satisfy Senate panel

ISLAMABAD: Power Division on Thursday failed to satisfy the Senate Standing Committee on Power about privatisation...

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 02:26pm

Markets

Govt set to start fresh round of its PIA privatisation pursuit

The government is set to initiate another process of the national carrier Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA)...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 10:10pm

PIA sell-off: FA fees cost kitty Rs1.95bn

ISLAMABAD: The government has incurred a loss of Rs1.95 billion in fees to a Financial Advisor (FA) for structuring...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 01:16pm

Pakistan

CCoP reiterates ‘resolve to divest’ PIA shares, but adds G2G mode

Says will pursue its divestment through privatisation or government-to-government mode

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 10:29pm

Matter referred to Cabinet committee: PC board rejects Rs10bn bid for PIA

ISLAMABAD: The Privatization Commission Board rejected the Rs10 billion bid submitted by Blue World City Consortium...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 09:24am

Bidding for PIACL to be held on Oct 1

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission Board, on Friday, announced that it will hold bidding for the PIACL for 1st...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 09:32am

‘PC (Amendment) Bill, 2024’ to be presented in NA today

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday (today) would present “The Privatisation Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024” in...

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 09:13am

Senate panel told: 75pc of PIACL shares up for bidding by October

ISLAMABAD: Federal government has reached the conclusion to offer 75 percent shares in Pakistan International...

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 08:48am

Roosevelt divestment: No FA appointment approval or decision from govt

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission (PC) Board neither approved appointment of any financial advisor nor took...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 04:31pm

PIA, Discos, Roosevelt Hotel: PC Board gives approval to appointment of FAs

ISLAMABAD: Privatisation Commission Board on Wednesday gave unanimous approval for appointment of financial advisors...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:54am

Editorials

The power sector

EDITORIAL: The Privatisation Commission held a meeting under the chairmanship of Federal Ministers for Privatisation...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am

2024-29 sell-off roadmap presented to Dar

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) meeting held with the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign...

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 12:17pm

FY25 sell-off plan likely to be approved today

Cabinet Committee on Privatisation approves 24 SOEs for inclusion in privatisation programme

Updated 02 Aug, 2024 09:57am

FAs’ hiring, other tasks: Privatisation ministry seeks a budget of Rs8.169bn

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Privatisation has sought a budget of Rs 8.169 billion for its privatisation-related...

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 10:21am

Business & Finance

PIA privatisation: final bidding delayed till October 1

KARACHI: The privatisation process of state-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been delayed as majority...

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 09:16am

Business & Finance

PIA sell-off: 6 companies/consortiums pre-qualified for privatisation process

Air Blue, Arif Habib Corporation, Blue World City, Fly Jinnah, Pak Ethanol Consortium, and YB Holdings Consortium included in the list

Updated 03 Jun, 2024 10:58pm

Nandipur and Guddu Power plants: PC has reservations against PD for not sharing info with FAs

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission has reportedly expressed reservations against the Power Division for not...

Updated 23 May, 2024 09:17am

Sell-off plan approvals: New independent directors appointed for 9 Discos

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed new independent directors for nine power Distribution Companies...

Updated 22 May, 2024 12:01pm

Pakistan

PIA privatisation: deadline for EoI submission not expected to be extended further

The deadline for companies to express their interest in buying national carrier Pakistan International Airlines...

Updated 16 May, 2024 10:43pm

PIACL sell-off: Pre-qualification process to be completed by May-end, PM told

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was apprised on Tuesday that the pre-qualification process for the...

Updated 15 May, 2024 09:17am

Pakistan

Barring ‘strategic entities’, Pakistan to pursue privatisation of all SOEs: PM Shehbaz

In official statement, premier says govt should not be in business of doing business

Updated 14 May, 2024 09:21pm

Business & Finance

CCoP gets sell-off plan

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) on Friday was presented with a phased privatisation...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Pakistan

Pakistan canvasses interest in purchase of stake in PIA

KARACHI: Pakistan is putting on the block a stake ranging from 51% to 100% of loss-making national carrier Pakistan...

Updated 02 Apr, 2024 11:33pm

No CCoP meeting under Dar’s chairmanship held so far

ISLAMABAD: Since the appointment of Ishaq Dar as Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) on 22nd...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 08:46am

SOEs: three-phased privatisation programme being chalked out

ISLAMABAD: Privatisation Commission is said to be chalking out a three-phased privatisation programme of State Owned...

Updated 15 Mar, 2024 08:29am

Opinion

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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