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Public Accounts Committee seeks to delay power firms’ sell-off until asset valuation — Newsbeat business coverage
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Public Accounts Committee seeks to delay power firms’ sell-off until asset valuation

The Pub­lic Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday propo­sed deferring the privatisation of power companies, expected to take place in January, until their assets, machinery, land and other properties are properly assessed and revalued to prevent potential losses to the national exchequer.

By Newsbeat Business Desk (Islamabad–Rawalpindi)Wed, 11 Nov 2026 · 08:02 PKT
Pakistan’s Power Assets at Risk of Being Stolen — Newsbeat business coverage
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Pakistan’s Power Assets at Risk of Being Stolen

Pakistan’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concerns over the failure to identify and tag Rs 624 billion worth of assets belonging to power distribution companies (DISCOs), warning that incomplete records and valuations could expose public property to theft and undermine the planned...

By Newsbeat Business Desk (Islamabad–Rawalpindi)Tue, 10 Nov 2026 · 21:29 PKT
State Bank's 250-basis-point rate cut shifts focus to private-sector credit and winter import demand — Newsbeat business coverage
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State Bank's 250-basis-point rate cut shifts focus to private-sector credit and winter import demand

The State Bank of Pakistan's decision to lower its benchmark policy rate by 250 basis points to 15 percent has delivered the largest single-meeting reduction in the current easing cycle, recalibrating borrowing costs for both federal debt servicing and industrial working capital.

By Newsbeat Business Desk (Islamabad–Karachi)Sun, 8 Nov 2026 · 11:20 PKT
Rapid rooftop and industrial solar adoption reshapes Pakistan's daytime national grid load profile — Newsbeat pakistan coverage
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Rapid rooftop and industrial solar adoption reshapes Pakistan's daytime national grid load profile

Across industrial estates in Karachi, Lahore, and Sialkot as well as residential sectors in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, the rapid installation of rooftop solar photovoltaic systems is fundamentally altering daytime electricity consumption on Pakistan's national grid.

By Newsbeat Pakistan Desk (Islamabad)Sun, 8 Nov 2026 · 08:00 PKT
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