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664,000 persons sent abroad for employment, says minister

PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Labour, Human Resources and Overseas Pakistanis, Sajid Hussain Turi has said that...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am

Opinion

Online ordering and delivery

If you are an average Pakistani family specially with teenaged children it is advisable to keep a reasonable amount...

Updated 28 Jan, 2023 06:49am

Pakistan

Skill development initiative: SU to set up software house for IT-related courses

HYDERABAD: The Sindh University management has decided to establish a software house in a bid to start various...

Published 21 Jan, 2023 06:15am

World

German employment outlook for Q1 2023 is positive

BERLIN: The outlook for employment in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is positive for the first quarter of next...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 12:48pm

Pakistan

Facing massive economic headwinds, companies in Pakistan struggle to keep operations going

Facing energy shortages and an overall decline in demand, companies in Pakistan are either announcing shutdown of...

Updated 12 Dec, 2022 07:35pm

World

Global jobs growth will ‘deteriorate significantly’ this quarter: ILO

GENEVA: Global employment growth will “deteriorate significantly” this quarter, hit by the economic turmoil caused...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:00pm

Pakistan

Traders pledge to employ rehabilitated drug addicts

PESHAWAR: The trading community of Peshawar has pledged to provide employment to 475 detoxified drug addicts to...

Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am

Business & Finance

HABIBMETRO signs agreement with NOWPDP

KARACHI: HABIBMETRO Bank has once again collaborated with NOWPDP (Network of Organizations Working for Persons with...

Published 14 Jun, 2022 05:56am

Pakistan

Dubai liveability: Pakistanis move from seeking employment to calling it a ‘second home’

DUBAI: Dubai has for long been seen as the ‘best of both worlds’ — amalgamating the east and west in terms of...

Updated 18 Mar, 2022 08:38am

Business & Finance

SBP urged to take into consideration monetary policy’s effects on the life of common man

LAHORE: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) should consider the effects of monetary policy on the day-to-day life of the...

Updated 15 Mar, 2022 06:34am

Business & Finance

US dollar falls after recent highs

NEW YORK/LONDON: The US dollar fell on Monday, as investors consolidated gains ahead of the closely-watched monthly...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:07am

Pakistan

LHC orders WASA to confirm employment of 50 daily wagers

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday disposed of 50 petitions of daily wagers of Water and Sanitation Authority...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am

Pakistan

Islamabad Capital Territory Domestic Workers Bill approved with amendments

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights, on Tuesday, approved the "Islamabad Capital Territory Domestic...

Published 15 Sep, 2021 04:20am

Business & Finance

UAE non-oil private sector maintains solid growth, employment rises

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates' non-oil private sector continued its solid growth in August, only marginally below...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

BR Research

Industrial employment rebounds

The recently released central bank’s State of Economy report on 2QFY21 touches upon the employment subject in...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 07:30am

Business & Finance

Canada loses more jobs in May but summer hiring boom looms

OTTAWA: Canada lost more jobs than expected in May amid continued lockdowns to curb a harsh third wave of Covid-19,...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

Business & Finance

Beverages: Tax-related decision to be taken in light of people's wellbeing: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Friday conveyed to the beverage industry that...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

World

US recovery could be ‘unprecedented’, says Fed official

WASHINGTON: Bringing the US economy back from the brutal downturn caused by Covid-19 will take time, and hiccups ...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:36am

Fed stays the course, nods to ‘strengthened’ US recovery

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve held interest rates and its monthly bond-buying program steady on Wednesday, nodding...

Published 29 Apr, 2021 03:52am

Business & Finance

Economic confidence: ‘Biggest jump recorded globally this quarter in 12 years’

LAHORE: The global economy is bouncing back in terms of confidence, orders, employment and spending, according to ...

Updated 27 Apr, 2021 10:05am

Business & Finance

Eyeing to fetch maximum share, Pakistan to send workforce to Japan soon

“Since Japan is an aging population and will be needing around 5,00,000 of workforce in future, it is our priority to fetch maximum quota for Pakistan out of this,” Zulfikar Bukhari maintained.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:06pm

Low-cost housing scheme to be expanded: PM

SARGODHA: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the government’s special focus on housing and construction...

Updated 15 Apr, 2021 10:08am

Business & Finance

Cigarette industry for uniform implementation of policies

KARACHI: Cigarette industry, one of the largest tax payer sector, has urged the federal government for uniform...

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:29am

Business & Finance

Overall industrial production in Sindh decreased in December

KARACHI: The overall industrial production in Sindh decreased by almost 59 percent in month of December this fiscal...

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 09:06am

BR Research

The devil we know

Over the past year, Covid-19 has metamorphosed from a devil we knew little to nothing about to a devil we now,...

Published 07 Apr, 2021 07:40am

Pakistan

‘Liberal arts education critical for Pakistan’s future’

KARACHI: Most university degrees are usually seen as a means to an end – either gainful employment or graduate...

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 09:54am

Business & Finance

Vaccines, fiscal stimulus power U.S. employment; economy blooming

The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on Friday also showed job gains in February were larger than initially estimated.

Published 03 Apr, 2021 10:49am

Vaccines, fiscal stimulus boost US employment in March

WASHINGTON: The US economy created the most jobs in seven months in March as more Americans got vaccinated and the...

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

World

Black adviser to Boris Johnson quits amid race report outcry

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s most senior black adviser has quit, Downing Street said Thursday, a day...

Updated 02 Apr, 2021 09:06am

Markets

Import of cotton, sugar from India: Business community welcomes ECC decision

KARACHI: Business Community welcomed the decision of Economic Coordination Council (ECC) to allow import of cotton...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Feb 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Feb 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	352 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Feb 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Feb 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Feb 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Feb 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	65.61 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Feb 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	386.75 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Feb 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Feb 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.39 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Feb 5 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	55.48 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Feb 5 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Feb 5 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	352 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Feb 5 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Feb 5 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Feb 5 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Feb 5 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	65.61 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Feb 5 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	386.75 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Feb 5 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Feb 5 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.39 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Feb 5 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	55.48 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Hub Power Co. / Feb 5 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	7,912,174 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Feb 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7,490,206 ▼ 0.00
Dewan Motors / Feb 5 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	5,698,000 ▼ 0.00
Gul Ahmed / Feb 5 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	4,995,028 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	4,832,816 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Feb 5 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	4,574,299 ▼ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Feb 5 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	3,805,565 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	3,686,127 ▼ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Feb 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	3,499,066 ▼ 0.00
Nishat Chun.Pow. / Feb 5 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	3,492,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 3	277.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 3	278.67
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 3	131.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 3	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 3	1.21
Euro to USD / Feb 3	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Feb 3	4.30

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 3	4136.48
India Sensex / Feb 3	60841.88
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 3	27509.46
Nasdaq / Feb 3	12006.96
Hang Seng / Feb 3	21660.47
FTSE 100 / Feb 3	7901.80
Dow Jones / Feb 3	33926.01
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 3	15546.43
France CAC40 / Feb 3	7233.94

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 3	73.39
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 3	22235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 3	208500
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 3	1864.97
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 3	85.43

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