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NEPRA recommends replacing CEO of IESCO due to poor performance

ISLAMABAD: Taking serious note of the poor performance of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Islamabad Electric...

Published 10 Apr, 2025 03:14am

Poor performance of 3 Discos earns PD’s ire

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has grilled Sukkur Electric Supply Company (SEPCO), Hyderabad Electric Supply Company...

Updated 08 Apr, 2025 08:54am

Hesco, Sepco submit distribution investment plans for 2025-2030

ISLAMABAD: The two Sindh-based power distribution companies (Discos), Hesco (Hyderabad Electric Supply Company) and...

Updated 21 Feb, 2025 08:57am

Pakistan

Absence of CEOs of 3 Discos irks NA panel

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges expressed its strong ...

Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am

Markets

ADB approves $200mn loan to modernise Pakistan’s power distribution network

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a $200 million loan to modernise Pakistan’s power...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:45pm

Pakistan

Parts of Sindh receive rain

KARACHI: Rain with thunderstorm in parts of Sindh on Friday brought the mercury down and provided much-needed relief...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

Markets

Power cuts, overbilling: Sindh govt to take up issues with KE, Hesco and Sepco, PA told

KARACHI: The Sindh government is going to take up the issues of unchecked prolonged power cuts and overbilling with...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

Pakistan

Sindh PA assails relentless power load-shedding across province

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday lashed out at the K-Electric and other power supplying companies for long...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

Pakistan

Sindh, Centre agree to resolve power-related issues

ISLAMABAD: The Sindh and federal governments have agreed to establish committees at the provincial and district...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Markets

Discos: minister irked by over-billing

KARACHI: Sindh Provincial Minister for Energy Syed Nasir Shah has expressed anger and concern over over-billing to...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am

Aurangzeb, Sindh CM decide to woo investment

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Federal Minister for Finance Mohammad Aurangzeb have agreed to...

Updated 31 Mar, 2024 09:24am

Reconciled power sector payables: Sindh urges MoF to rescind ‘at source deduction’ order

ISLAMABAD: Finance Department (Sindh) has requested Federal Finance Ministry to rescind its order regarding at...

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 03:07pm

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

Opinion

Power sector controversy: take-or-pay contracts

Energy prices have increased tremendously which has created controversy and unrest in the country. IPP contracts are...

Published 28 Sep, 2023 05:33am

Markets

Sindh govt decides to launch crackdown against power theft

KARACHI: The Caretaker Sindh government has decided to launch a crackdown against electricity theft across the...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 07:24am

15 months: financial impact of power theft estimated at Rs500bn

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division Tuesday informed National Assembly Standing Committee on Power that the financial...

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 09:47am

Power Div says it has no control over Discos

ISLAMABAD: Power Division said on Friday that its administrative powers to interfere in internal affairs of...

Updated 22 Jul, 2023 09:48am

Business & Finance

Exemption sought for transfer of PWD’s unutilised funds

ISLAMABAD: The Steering Committee on Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Program (SAP) headed by Minister for...

Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am

BR Research

Power sector non-exclusivity: what comes next?

There is a silent change coming in the electricity distribution system for good. The exclusivity to distribute power...

Published 22 May, 2023 08:53am

Markets

Dismal performance: Top brass of Sepco, Hesco grilled by Nepra

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulator Authority (Nepra) on Monday quizzed the top brass of Sukkur ...

Published 16 May, 2023 03:23am

Markets

160MVA transformer energised at 220kV Shikarpur grid station

LAHORE: The National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) has successfully augmented the second 220/132 kV ...

Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am

Markets

Discos inflict Rs170bn loss on exchequer

KARACHI: The national exchequer has to bear a whopping Rs 170 billion financial loss on account of low collection of...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am

Pakistan

Senate body briefed about privatisation process

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Privatization’s meeting was held on Thursday which took up...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:05am

Markets

Sepco asked to expedite electrification of Sukkur villages

KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Shaikh on Wednesday directed the Sukkur Electric Supply Corporation (Sepco) to...

Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am

Business & Finance

Hesco, Sepco asked to carry out repair works: Dastgir

Last date for bill submission has also been forwarded to September 6, 2022

Updated 28 Aug, 2022 09:31am

Pakistan

DG Health inspects status of electricity supply to CMHC

LARKANA: After media reports of prolonged electricity outages and dysfunction of all diesel generators of Chandka...

Published 03 May, 2022 03:47am

Power tariff adjustment for 2QFY22: Rs36bn impact to be passed on to consumers?

Power distribution firms seek positive adjustment of Rs 41 billion

Updated 29 Apr, 2022 11:03am

Pakistan

MNAs express anger at power load-shedding, corruption, other issues

ISLAMABAD: Members of National Assembly across the political divide expressed their anger at the prolonged...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am

Hesco CEO sacked for violation of govt policy, NA panel told

ISLAMABAD: Power Division said on Monday that Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Hyderabad Electric Supply Company...

Updated 30 Nov, 2021 09:35am

Pakistan

Minister asks Hesco, Sepco to ensure steady power supply

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh on Tuesday asked Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) ...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 21	280.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 21	280.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 21	140.83
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 21	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Apr 18	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5,282.70
Nasdaq / Apr 17	16,286.45
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	8,275.66
Dow Jones / Apr 17	39,142.23
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	21,205.86
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7,285.86
India Sensex / Apr 21	21,395.14
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 21	34,356.93
Hang Seng / Apr 21	79,442.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	299,811
Petrol/Litre / Apr 21	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 21	63.76
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 21	3,389.31
Diesel/Litre / Apr 21	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 21	67.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Quice Food / Apr 21 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	7.53 ▲ 1 (15.31%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Apr 21 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	10.16 ▲ 0.94 (10.2%)
Saritow Spinning / Apr 21 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	16.79 ▲ 1.53 (10.03%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Apr 21 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Crescent Steel / Apr 21 Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited(CSAP)	128.69 ▲ 11.7 (10%)
Diamond Ind. / Apr 21 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.73 ▲ 2.52 (10%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 21 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	36.29 ▲ 3.3 (10%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Apr 21 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	184.40 ▲ 16.76 (10%)
Nagina Cot. / Apr 21 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	54.98 ▲ 5 (10%)
National Silk / Apr 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	35.20 ▲ 3.2 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pak Reinsurance / Apr 21 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	13.45 ▼ -2.45 (-15.41%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 21 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	61.41 ▼ -6.54 (-9.62%)
Samba Bank / Apr 21 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9.07 ▼ -0.9 (-9.03%)
NBP PGETF / Apr 21 NBP Pakistan Growth Exchange Traded Fund(NBPGETF)	21.51 ▼ -1.76 (-7.56%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Apr 21 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	32.93 ▼ -2.64 (-7.42%)
Bela Auto / Apr 21 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	151.60 ▼ -12.05 (-7.36%)
UDL International / Apr 21 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.80 ▼ -0.62 (-7.36%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Apr 21 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	112.52 ▼ -8.89 (-7.32%)
Kohinoor Mills / Apr 21 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	30.93 ▼ -2.44 (-7.31%)
Next Capital / Apr 21 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	7.36 ▼ -0.58 (-7.3%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	103,028,410 ▲ 0.01
Power Cement / Apr 21 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	62,587,267 ▲ 1.23
B.O.Punjab / Apr 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	42,587,808 ▲ 0.25
Sui South Gas / Apr 21 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,216,804 ▲ 0.9
Sui North Gas / Apr 21 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	28,845,690 ▲ 10.7
Fauji Foods Ltd / Apr 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	27,776,861 ▲ 0.64
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	25,090,099 ▲ 3.93
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 21 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	23,630,998 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Apr 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	21,655,133 ▲ 1.29
Fauji Cement / Apr 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	16,149,277 ▲ 0.34

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