Govt summons six IPPs owners for questioning over alleged undue profits

Prime Minister-led probe pressures power producers to renegotiate contracts amid rising energy costs

Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills approves merger with Amer Cotton Mills

Board approves merger plan subject to court and regulatory approvals

Task force formed to prepare plan for $8bn CPEC energy debt reprofiling 

Joint team of Pakistani and Chinese experts to draft initial plan for debt restructuring under which the repayment could be extended for five years 

Small textile mill closures accelerating in Faisalabad

Industry on edge and panicked after Sitara Textile closed its mill for relocation

LSM sector records modest growth in FY2023-24 

June output shows slight decline; key sectors including textiles and automobiles face downturn

Nine departments of MoST left without permanent heads

Irrelevant officials running key organizations on ad hoc basis

Five Pakistani exhibitors exhibit at Texworld Apparel Sourcing event in Los Angeles

Pakistani manufacturers include Mehmood Textiles, Creative Apparels, Denim Dreams by ZA Apparel, Towellers, and Kings Apparel

Textile exports decline by 10% MoM, 3% YoY in July 2024 

Decline attributed to lower cotton yarn and cloth exports; garments and canvas show growth in the first month of the fiscal year

Internet firewall could cost Pakistan’s economy $300 million: P@SHA

Government's lack of transparency on firewall sparks distrust; global IT clients fear privacy compromise; P@SHA calls for immediate and unconditional halt to this digital siege

NEPRA flags Rs596 billion in losses due to Discos’ inefficiencies 

Transmission and distribution losses rise to 18.31% in FY24, resulting in Rs276 billion addition to the circular debt

K-Electric seeks Nepra nod to extend lifespan of Bin Qasim power units

Power utility aims to keep units operational until new coal plant launches in 2027

Task force formed to implement structural reforms in power sector

Initiative aims to reduce the financial burden on the federal government and establish an efficient, self-sustaining competitive power market

Nepra approves Rs6.690 billion negative adjustment for K-Electric

Quarterly Adjustment for April-June 2023 to be included in new multi-year tariff

Pakistan eyes Kyrgyzstan coal imports for power generation

Exploring energy cooperation as interim solution until Thar coal transition

Power Division targets 23 key issues in generation, transmission, and distribution for reforms

Plans to present an overview of its strategy to the Senate Standing Committee on Power on August 6, 2024