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Pakistan advancing work on new National Occupational Safety, Health Policy

Published 10 Sep, 2026 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is advancing work on a new National Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Policy, bringing...

Training yesterday’s workers for tomorrow’s jobs

Updated 26 Aug, 2026 06:29am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s launch of its first National Youth Employment Policy could hardly have come at a more...

Women's share of Afghan labour market shrinks to 5% under Taliban, UN says

Published 18 Aug, 2026 05:57pm

Female labour force participation fell to less than a third of its previous level, to 5.1% in 2026

Skills development, labour market demand: ILO urges Pakistan to strengthen connection

Published 18 Aug, 2026 07:08am

ISLAMABAD: The International Labour Organization (ILO) has urged Pakistan to strengthen the connection between...

World youth unemployment rate rose last year: UN

Published 13 Aug, 2026 02:16am

GENEVA: Global youth unemployment rose last year, the United Nations said Tuesday, with some of the steepest...

Pakistan, ILO, WHO to support 20,000 health workers

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, in collaboration with international donor agencies, has launched an initiative to support...

ILO says ME war threatens millions of jobs

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

GENEVA: The Middle East war is undermining wages and working conditions way beyond the conflict region, the UN’s...

Building a national database for occupational diseases

Updated 08 May, 2026 08:34am

It is an inherent reality, be it a common man or high public office, that we only address an underpinning issue when...

AWAM emphasizes to protect rights of women workers

Published 03 May, 2026 02:25am

FAISALABAD: On the occasion of International Labour Day, speakers at a seminar jointly organized by the Association...

Import curbs imposed to combat forced labour

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has imposed restrictions on the import of goods from countries and entities...

German ambassador supports Pakistan’s apparel industry

Updated 10 Feb, 2026 08:28am

LAHORE: German Ambassador Ina Lepel has expressed Germany’s strong commitment to supporting Pakistan’s apparel...

Ship recycling: Pakistan targets $2bn market in next 10 years

Updated 27 Dec, 2025 07:33am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has outlined a plan to expand its national ship recycling market to USD 2 billion within the...

National Roadmap for SMEs, Workers’ Formalisation launched

Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Small and Medium...

China’s Li says tariff consequences increasingly evident

Published 09 Dec, 2025 11:14am

China's trade surplus topped $1 trillion for the first time in November

TCCF provides USD 0.5m for recycling project

Published 29 Nov, 2025 02:39am

ISLAMABAD: The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) has provided USD500,000 for a project titled ‘Sustainability &...

Women over-represented in nearly all unpaid domestic, care roles: ILO

Published 30 Oct, 2025 05:38am

ISLAMABAD: The International Labour Organization (ILO) said that more than 117 million women and men in Pakistan are...

ILO staff fear job losses as Trump proposes USD107m cut

Published 02 Sep, 2025 06:12am

GENEVA: The International Labour Organization is assessing the impact of a USD107 million funding cut proposed by ...

ILO lowers job creation forecast for 2025

Published 29 May, 2025 01:02pm

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has lowered its global employment forecast for 2025, projecting the...

ILO holds webinar to mark International Nurses’ Day: Need for promoting gender-responsive healthcare systems stressed

Published 13 May, 2025 06:50am

ISLAMABAD: The International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Director to Pakistan, Geir Tonstol, Monday,...

World youth unemployment rate lowest for 15 years, but picture not same across regions: UN

Published 12 Aug, 2024 11:54am

GENEVA: Global youth unemployment is at its lowest level for 15 years, the United Nations said Monday, though not...

Global unemployment to slightly fall in 2024, UN labour body says

Published 29 May, 2024 06:35pm

The global unemployment rate is expected to fall slightly to 4.9% this year from 5.0% in 2023, even as inequalities...

Hundreds of thousands lost their jobs in Turkey-Syria quake: UN

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am

GENEVA: Hundreds of thousands of workers in Turkey and Syria have lost their livelihoods due to the earthquake, the...

Global jobs growth will halve in challenging 2023: ILO

Published 16 Jan, 2023 01:16pm

LONDON: Global employment growth is expected to slow down sharply to 1% this year compared to 2% in 2022, hit by the...

Contradictions in economic policy stance and a way forward

Updated 09 Dec, 2022 06:32am

In its policy prescription, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been pushing Pakistan for adopting procyclical...

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

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:00pm

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

ILO official hails formation of business task force

Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am

KARACHI: Senior specialist, Employers Activities of International Labour Organization (ILO), Ravi Peiris has said...

50 million people stuck in ‘modern slavery’: UN

Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:12am

GENEVA: Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labour or forced marriage, the UN said Monday,...

50 million people stuck in 'modern slavery': UN

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 02:33pm

GENEVA: Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labour or forced marriage, the UN said Monday,...

UN labour agency: where workers’ rights are set in concrete

Published 25 Mar, 2022 10:53am

GENEVA: The International Labour Organization, which chooses its next leader on Friday, is a UN agency born in the...

UN’s labour agency suspends cooperation with Russia

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

GENEVA: The UN’s International Labour Organization said Wednesday it was halting all technical cooperation with...

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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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