Auto sales of local assemblers are likely to improve by a meager 3%MoM to 9,900 units in September 2022. These estimates of auto sales of local assemblers include provisional sales of major local players listed on PSX. Analysts believed that lower demand remains the key factor behind the slump in car sales over the last…
Report As the cabinet Committee on institutional Reforms (CCIR) has pointed out procurement of poor quality tablets, Information Technology and Telecommunications has approached economic policymakers to allow the procurement of 150 new tablets for cabinet members. The Cabinet Committee on institutional Reforms (CCIR) had raised questions over the size and quality of existing tablets given…
Dr. M. Ilyas Fazil The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) should consult all stakeholders on the indicative generation capacity expansion plan (IGCEP) 2021–30 to avoid serious supply disruption issues. In a letter addressed to the Registrar of NEPRA, different concerns have been raised that Nepra should address by taking all stakeholders on board. The…
Keeping up with its tradition of deploying innovative technologies, Mari Petroleum has drilled its first-ever horizontal well “Mari-122H” in the Habib Rahi Limestone (HRL) Reservoir at Mari Gas Field. This landmark development well was designed to achieve a higher gas rate and higher Flowing Well Head Pressure (FWHP) which could not be achieved from conventional…
The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan H.E. Mr. Yerzhan Kistafin called on Minister of state for petroleum Dr. Musadik Malik here today. Minister warmly welcomed the ambassador and noted the importance of energy cooperation between both the countries. Dr. Musadik appreciated the brotherly relations and long-standing people to people affinity. He further remarked that Pakistan…
CPI inflation for Sep 2022 clocked in at 23.2% YoY as compared to 27.3% in Aug 2022, which remained better than market expectations. On MoM basis, CPI inflation is down by 1.2% in Sep 2022 vs. an increase of 2.4% in Aug 2022. This decline is due to 65% MoM reduction in electricity charges during…
SNGPL announces momentous Q2 and Q3 profits for FY21-22 and recommends a 25% interim cash dividend for Q2 FY21-22. In a historic development, Sui Northern Gas has announced its highest ever half-yearly and nine monthly profits for the periods ended December 31, 2021, and March 31, 2022. A profit after tax of Rs. 6,887 million…
The solar industry has rejected a move by a power regulator to cut power tariffs for excess electricity generated by rooftop solar power producers under a net metering system and sell it to power distribution companies (Discos). The power regulator held a public hearing on Tuesday to cut the tariff of electricity through solar sources…
Indus Motor Company Limited has expressed concerns over the import quota and prior permission of Letters of Credit (LCs) which are hampering the production of cars. Indus Motor’s production of cars has declined due to restrictions. The management of Indus Motor Company Limited (INDU) has expressed concerns over the restrictive production of vehicles under recent…
Special Report JJVL’s closure is a classic example of mismanagement and inefficiency that deprived the country of around 15 percent of local production and became a blessing in disguise for the LPG importers, who pocketed billions by eating up precious foreign exchange reserves. Now, winter is coming, which will be hard for the countrymen as…