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The skills crisis behind Pakistan’s low productivity

Updated 15 Sep, 2026 05:22am

Pakistan often talks about its young population as an economic dividend. It is an attractive idea. About 2/3rd of...

Businesses urged to accelerate investments in AI, digital skills

Published 14 Sep, 2026 07:41am

KARACHI: Experts have urged the Pakistani organisations to accelerate massive investment in digital and artificial...

A turbulent week lies ahead for gold

Updated 07 Sep, 2026 07:17am

The non-farm payroll report that was issued on Friday offered strong evidence of a robust economic activity in the...

China to support ‘little giants’ and other emerging companies in plan to boost jobs, innovation

Published 06 Sep, 2026 02:30am

BEIJING: China made public a five-year plan for “little giants” and other emerging companies on Thursday, promising...

Volkswagen says cutting 100,000 jobs by end of decade

Published 04 Sep, 2026 05:29am

BERLIN: German car giant Volkswagen said Thursday that management and unions had agreed to cut a further 50,000 jobs...

PayPal cuts 220 India jobs as part of previously announced restructuring plan, source says

Published 03 Sep, 2026 08:21pm

Aiming for $1.5 billion in cost savings, PayPal is undergoing a major transformation, including job cuts and integrating AI, to boost its competitive edge

Uber plans 10% workforce cut to trim management layers

Published 02 Sep, 2026 07:07pm

Uber restructures to simplify its organization, reduce complexity, and optimize its workforce for future growth

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...

Aurangzeb highlights priorities for sustained prosperity

Updated 15 Aug, 2026 01:45pm

Stability is now the foundation, Aurangzeb said

KPMG Australia to cut hundreds of jobs and reduce partner pay, AFR reports

Published 14 Jul, 2026 04:55pm

KPMG Australia faces whistleblower allegations that it uses confidential client data to win lucrative contracts

An economic cul-de-sac—II

Updated 14 Jul, 2026 05:59am

The second big force that will be the catalyst for change is the enormous youth bulge in the country; with almost 90...

Volkswagen CEO says 50,000 more job cuts may be needed to close competitive gap

Published 13 Jul, 2026 02:59pm

The company must work on reducing costs further, having calculated a cost disadvantage versus comparable companies of 20%, says Blume

Salzgitter to take full control of HKM, cut 2,000 jobs

Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:19pm

The company plans to reduce HKM’s workforce to roughly 1,000 positions from around 3,000 by the end of 2028

Govt approves Rs1bn to support Global Accelerator on Jobs, Social Protection

Published 03 Jul, 2026 06:59am

ISLAMABAD: The government has approved an allocation of PKR 1 billion (USD 3.6 million) to support the Global...

Pakistan’s quiet jobs crisis

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan’s economic stabilization has come largely through contractionary policy: tighter spending, higher interest...

Talks with business tycoons on budget: PM outlines plans to spur industry, create jobs

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to an export-led growth...

The pope’s AI’s warning

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:45am

EDITORIAL: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical “Magnificent Humanity” arrives as a timely moral reckoning with the...

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...

‘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...

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...

BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs under ‘financial pressures’

Published 16 Apr, 2026 07:40am

LONDON: The BBC said on Wednesday that the British broadcasting corporation is set to cut up to 2,000 jobs amid a...

The Associated Press to cut under 5% of global news staff

Published 06 Apr, 2026 09:05pm

The restructuring comes amid a broader wave of layoffs across the global media industry

Missile fired from Yemen as Israel and US target Iran

Published 28 Mar, 2026 10:46am

Houthi involvement in the war would risk broadening the conflict

KPMG says to cut jobs in UK auditing division

Published 28 Mar, 2026 10:21am

The proposed cuts primarily target assistant managers who are qualified accountants

Full-time employment in January rose by 44,900 jobs while part time employment fell by 69,700 positions

Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency

Published 28 Jan, 2026 05:53pm

It is nearly 10% of its corporate workforce and represents the largest job cuts in its three-decades

‘Economy not generating enough demand for skilled labour’

Published 26 Jan, 2026 07:53am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s economic challenge lies not in the effort its people make, but in how effectively the economy...

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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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