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Child Labour

Indian electronics firm Eureka investigating findings of child labour at supplier

Published 14 Aug, 2026 07:55pm

The NHRC this week asked Eureka, as well as electrical equipment maker Havells and Unilever’s India unit, to make checks after four children were rescued from a small-scale Indian vendor

World Day Against Child Labour marked: Nehal urges stronger enforcement of protection laws

Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Nehal Hashmi on Thursday called for stronger enforcement of child protection laws and...

A step forward, but on paper

Updated 21 May, 2026 05:42am

EDITORIAL: The passage of the Domestic Workers Welfare Bill, 2025, by the Sindh Assembly, is undoubtedly a welcome...

From wasted resources to social progress: financing Pakistan’s future

Published 13 Mar, 2026 06:12am

Pakistan is grappling with significant social issues, such as poverty, child labour, abuse, and unequal access to...

Delivering on Article 25-A

Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am

EDITORIAL: The launch of the “No Child Left Behind” campaign by the Federal Ministry of Education and Professional...

Murad vows to free 1.3m children from child labour

Published 26 Oct, 2025 05:51am

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, in response to the Sindh Child Labour Survey 2023-24 conducted by...

Education in freefall

Published 30 Jun, 2025 07:11am

EDITORIAL: With nearly two-thirds of Pakistan’s 240 million people under the age of 30, the country stands at a...

Breaking the chains of child labour

Published 29 Jun, 2025 02:36am

EDITORIAL: That Pakistan has had a long-standing, deep-rooted child labour problem is reflected in the continued...

Punjab becomes first province to implement child policy: CM

Published 13 Jun, 2025 07:00am

LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that Punjab has become the first province to implement child...

Call to end ‘child labour in supply chains’

Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am

HYDERABAD: On the occasion of the Annual World Day against Child Labour, the Society for the Protection of the ...

Minister pledges to eradicate bonded, child domestic labour

Published 22 Aug, 2024 07:39am

KARACHI: Minister for Labour & Human Resources Department, Government of Sindh Shahid, Abdul Salam Thahim said...

International Day against Child Labour: Enforcement of Punjab Domestic Workers Act 2019 demanded

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am

LAHORE: Child labour remains a significant issue in Pakistan, although there have been efforts to address it....

‘Child kidnapping’

Published 08 Feb, 2024 05:02am

This is apropos a Business Recorder oped “Child kidnapping” carried by the newspaper last Saturday. This crime ...

Tackling child labour

Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am

EDITORIAL: Given the abject poverty too many in the country live in and the precarious economic situation Pakistan...

Civil society demands govt criminalise child labour in domestic work

Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am

KARACHI: Human rights, child rights, civil society activists, legal experts, independent human rights institutions,...

NCRC urges parties to prioritise child rights in election manifestos

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) has urged the national and provincial political...

The problem of child labour

Published 25 Aug, 2023 06:34am

Cruelty to children working as domestic help is rampant in this society, getting attention in a few cases when...

Marriyum condemns violence against domestic worker

Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has strongly condemned the incident of...

End child labour!

Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am

EDITORIAL: This year’s World Day against Child Labour themed “Social Justice for All. End Child Labour!” was...

‘Bright future of nation interlinked with eradication of child labour menace’

Published 13 Jun, 2023 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said that the bright future of the nation is interlinked...

Bonded child labour prevails due to poor implementation of laws: HWA

Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am

HYDERABAD: In ten years, from 2013 to 2023, in Sindh 3727 children together with their adult family members were...

Seminar on human trafficking, bonded labour held

Published 25 May, 2023 06:27am

KARACHI: The spokesperson of the Sindh government and the Advisor to CM Sindh on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab has ...

Agriculture experts, FAO concerned over child labour

Published 20 Aug, 2022 03:41am

HYDERABAD: Agriculture experts and FAO have expressed their concern over child labour in the agriculture sector and...

The bane of child labour

Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am

EDITORIAL: Millions of children in this country are engaged in child labour deprived of the right to education...

Child labour: President says country committed to international obligations

Published 13 Jun, 2022 07:39am

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Sunday said that Pakistan was committed to its international obligations towards...

World Day Against Child Labour being marked today

Published 12 Jun, 2022 07:44am

ISLAMABAD: World Day Against Child Labour will be marked on Sunday across the globe including Pakistan to raise...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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