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April 8, 2021
ISLAMABAD: After the NAB letter to the Power Division which says the government has the full authority to execute its revised deals with IPPs, the top bureaucracy of both the power and finance divisions is not ready to implement the altered contracts, arguing the anti-graft body didn’t so far validate the process of negotiations and agreements inked with the IPPs.
The NAB in February 2021 took suo moto of the whole negotiations and signing of MoUs, Master agreements and revised power purchase agreements (PPAs) and got hold of all records for due diligence, saying it was already investigating some IPPs which minted excess profits.
Market watch: Stocks bounce back, partially recoup losses
Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 558.81 points to settle at 45,837.35
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KARACHI:
The stock market bounced back on Friday and recouped more than half of the huge loss of nearly 900 points that the benchmark index suffered in the previous trading session.
During the day, the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended March 4, 2021 was released, which recorded an increase of 15% year-on-year, generating investor interest in bank stocks.
Meanwhile, the international crude oil prices jumped more than 2%, hitting their highest in nearly 14 months, which also lent support to optimism in the stock market.