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Power utilities have no role in setting prices: K-Electric

KARACHI: K-Electric spokesperson reiterated that the company understands the prevailing concerns regarding the...

Updated 31 Aug, 2023 09:26am

Pakistan

NEPRA asks Discos to improve performance in 15 days

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday directed the power distribution companies...

Published 30 Aug, 2023 09:24pm

Opinion

Power sector woes

Improving decision-making processes is crucial for establishing a fair and sustainable electricity sector. In...

Published 30 Aug, 2023 03:33am

Pakistan

Performance audit of Board of Directors ‘Lesco not providing auditable record despite reminders’

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has not provided auditable record pertaining to performance audit...

Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

Addressing energy poverty

Pakistani citizens are grappling with the alarming reality of their energy expenses. The range is noted to hover...

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 07:03am

Senate panel seeks list of power defaulters

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance has sought the list of electricity defaulters and...

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 10:00am

Opinion

Road to urgent resolution of the power tariff crisis

Rising electricity bills are breaking the back of the domestic consumers and making manufacturing businesses...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Power tariffs: caretakers capitulate?

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar says concerned ministries and related institutions should provide details of the officers and institutions receiving free electricity

Updated 28 Aug, 2023 09:51am

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

Opinion

Power sector blues!

The electricity users of Pakistan are up in arms. They have received highly inflated bills which, according to them,...

Published 27 Aug, 2023 03:05am

Markets

Some Discos haven’t mentioned recruitment ban despite ministry’s direction

LAHORE: Some power distribution companies (Discos) have not mentioned the ban on recruitment in their directives to...

Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am

Opinion

Daunting challenges facing the caretakers

The caretaker government has stepped in amidst massive economic and political challenges demanding promulgation of ...

Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am

Editorials

Same old story

EDITORIAL: Perhaps successive governments have simply failed to understand the power sector circular debt issue from...

Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am

UoSC payment to NTDC: Tax dept issuing notices to Discos for not deducting WHT

LAHORE: The Income Tax department is issuing notices to the power distribution companies (Discos) for not deducting...

Updated 25 Aug, 2023 09:43am

Surplus power generation: Consumers to pay over Rs124bn capacity charges

LESCO wants to recover the highest amount of Rs28.906bn followed by Multan Electric Supply Company

Updated 25 Aug, 2023 09:47am

Editorials

Discos: political reality is not quite that simple

EDITORIAL: A report on provincializing power distribution companies (Discos) and ending the uniform power tariff has...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 06:34am

Quarterly adjustment thru power tariff hike: Govt seeks recovery of Rs146bn from consumers in 6 months

ISLAMABAD: The government has sought the recovery of Rs146 billion from electricity consumers in the next six months...

Updated 24 Aug, 2023 08:42am

Editorials

The state of the economy

EDITORIAL: Contractionary fiscal and monetary policies agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the...

Updated 24 Aug, 2023 06:44am

Power sector grabs finance minister’s immediate attention

Caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar visits Federal Board of Revenue to review progress so far on implementation of $3 billion Stand-by-Arrangement of the International Monetary Fund

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 10:06am

Markets

NTDC approves two specifications for asset protection of Discos

LAHORE: The National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) approved two specifications for asset...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:42am

Fatal incidents: Discos must complete old, new earthing in three months: Nepra

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) stated the DISCOs are required to take...

Updated 18 Aug, 2023 09:43am

Opinion

The power sector woes

Presently, the power sector has become an existential threat for Pakistan. The situation has been further...

Published 17 Aug, 2023 03:49am

Markets

Grounding, earthing of network: Nepra public hearing against negligent Discos today

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) will be holding a hearing today (Thursday) on ...

Published 17 Aug, 2023 03:49am

June power tariff to be billed in August: Nepra notifies additional FCA for KE and ex-Wapda Discos

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), Wednesday, notified Rs3.20 per unit additional...

Updated 10 Aug, 2023 09:54am

Nepra dismayed by higher Lesco losses

ISLAMABAD: The power sector regulator, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has expressed total...

Updated 09 Aug, 2023 10:02am

BR Research

DISCOs’ common request

Financial viability of distribution companies is the key for the sustainability of the power transmission and...

Published 08 Aug, 2023 08:27am

Markets

Transfer of DISCOs to provinces: PC asks govt to revisit uniform tariff

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission has proposed the government to revisit the uniform tariff prior to the...

Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:54am

Opinion

Reducing rising electricity tariff? — III

In the previous space, we focused on immediate financial restructuring solutions for enabling reduction in...

Updated 01 Aug, 2023 06:43am

Opinion

Reducing rising electricity tariff?—II

LIBOR has gone up; thus a case for reduction of this margin suitably. Second solution is increase in the repayment...

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 06:38am

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Hang Seng / May 17	19535.61
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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