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International Labour Organisation

Football fever

Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:48am

It is unusual for the sporting fans of Karachi to be interested wholesale in any sport other than cricket but then...

A nation failing its children

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

EDITORIAL: The scale of Pakistan’s child labour crisis came into sharp focus at the International Labour...

Workers facing ‘systemic violations’ of rights worldwide: report

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

PARIS: Repression of workers’ rights has deepened around the globe, with even “stable” countries like France and the...

‘763,000 Pakistanis migrated for employment thru formal channels in 2025’

Published 13 May, 2026 06:01am

ISLAMABAD: More than 763,000 Pakistanis migrated abroad for employment through formal channels in 2025, contributing...

Livelihoods on hold

Published 03 May, 2026 02:25am

EDITORIAL: An estimated 3.3 million jobs disrupted by the 2025 floods is not simply a post-disaster statistic; it is...

'Foundation of economy': President Zardari, PM Shehbaz pay tribute to workers

Published 01 May, 2026 02:11pm

Labour empowerment a pathway to national strength, says President

3.3m jobs hit by 2025 floods in Pakistan: ILO

Updated 22 Apr, 2026 09:41am

ISLAMABAD: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) said that around 3.3 million jobs may have been affected by...

Sindh cabinet approves Rs33.7bn to modernise firefighting infrastructure

Published 24 Feb, 2026 04:45pm

Procurement includes 100 fire trucks, 35 water bowsers, specialised snorkels, 50 all-terrain fire vehicles

Informal economy: Over 80pc of workers employed with limited rights, social security: ILO

Updated 18 Feb, 2026 07:18am

ISLAMABAD: International Labour Organisation (ILO) findings showed that more than 80 percent of workers in Pakistan...

SMEDA’s ‘national roadmap’ draft reviewed

Published 10 Aug, 2025 05:07am

LAHORE: The Technical Working Group (TWG) of the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoIP)) on Business...

Gender pay gap

Published 22 Jul, 2025 06:30am

EDITORIAL: While Pakistan has made notable progress in increasing women’s participation across various fields of...

OSH compliance

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 07:45am

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has always been strongly committed to the protection of workers’ ...

Informal economy

Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am

EDITORIAL: The size of Pakistan’s informal sector has been a cause for much consternation for our policymakers as...

Labour Day thoughts

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

Do you think the country’s labour class, especially daily wagers, spent the Labour Day holiday celebrating and...

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...

CPEC: An ongoing journey

Published 29 Jun, 2023 04:19am

EDITORIAL: CPEC’s (China Pakistan Economic Corridor’s) 10-year journey has no doubt been one of game-changing...

Women’s employment drops by 25% in Afghanistan since mid-2021

Published 07 Mar, 2023 01:43pm

KABUL: Female employment in Afghanistan has dropped by a quarter after the Taliban took over the country, according...

Slavery: illegal yet thriving

Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am

EDITORIAL: Traditional slavery may be a thing of the past, but is rampant in new forms. According to a study report...

Excluding the disabled from work: ILO puts economic losses at 3-7pc of global GDP

Published 04 Aug, 2022 05:43am

KARACHI: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that the economic losses incurred through excluding...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 31	278
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 31	277.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 31	157.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 31	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 31	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 31	1.15
SOFR % / Jul 31	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 31	7,489.72
India Sensex / Jul 31	78,094.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 31	64,362.02
Nasdaq / Jul 31	25,373.85
Hang Seng / Jul 31	25,884.43
FTSE 100 / Jul 31	10,868.05
Dow Jones / Jul 31	52,485.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 31	25,629.24
France CAC40 / Jul 31	8,509.64

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 31	84.67
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 31	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 31	369,029
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 31	4,046.15
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 31	81.79
Petrol/Litre / Aug 2	336.03
Diesel/Litre / Aug 2	392.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	7.92 ▲ 1 (14.45%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 31 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 31 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	6.04 ▲ 0.62 (11.44%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 31 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	13.41 ▲ 1.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Jul 31 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	38.38 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 31 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	24.19 ▲ 2.2 (10%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jul 31 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	1,151.46 ▲ 104.68 (10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jul 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	191.79 ▲ 17.44 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 31 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.75 ▲ 3.52 (9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 31 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	38.96 ▲ 3.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	20.40 ▼ -2.27 (-10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 31 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	148.54 ▼ -15.74 (-9.58%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 31 Imperial Limited(IML)	21.16 ▼ -1.82 (-7.92%)
Kohinoor Power / Jul 31 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	25.84 ▼ -2.2 (-7.85%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 31 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.56 ▼ -0.74 (-7.18%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	24.04 ▼ -1.82 (-7.04%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 31 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.12 ▼ -2.88 (-6.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 31 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	8.76 ▼ -0.57 (-6.11%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 31 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	77.70 ▼ -4.87 (-5.9%)
Bhanero Textile / Jul 31 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	830.44 ▼ -48.56 (-5.52%)

Stock	Volume
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 31 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	178,796,682 ▲ 0.04
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	81,740,502 ▼ -2.27
Cnergyico PK / Jul 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	50,456,921 ▲ 0.13
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	48,675,508 ▲ 1
TPL Properties / Jul 31 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,842,886 ▲ 0.64
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 31 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	31,454,195 ▲ 0.02
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,353,328 ▲ 0
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 31 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	27,658,286 ▲ 1.15
Oilboy Energy / Jul 31 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	22,266,613 ▲ 0.66
Pak Refinery / Jul 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,805,902 ▲ 3.51

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