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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

Pakistan

Sindh govt announces relaxation in age limit for jobs

KARACHI: The Sindh government has granted general relaxation in the upper age limit up to 43 years for government...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am

Pakistan

Balochistan govt depts: Youths frustrated over slow, inefficient process of recruitment

QUETTA: Balochistan continues to face a dearth of quality human resources as the provincial government is ...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am

Opinion

Economic slowdown will force workers into worse jobs: UN

A global economic slowdown will force more workers into accepting lower quality, poorly paid jobs in 2023, while...

Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am

Business & Finance

Declining exports hurting economy, causing joblessness: PBF report

KARACHI: A detailed report of Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) stated that despite Pakistan’s myriad political...

Published 14 Jan, 2023 06:22am

Pakistan

Up to 15,000 people have lost jobs in one area alone: secretary

LAHORE: Punjab Secretary Industries, Commerce, Investment and Skill Development Department Lt Sohail Ashraf (r) has...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 03:25am

Business & Finance

Punjab: ADB approves $100m loan for TVET

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to help improve technical and ...

Published 14 Dec, 2022 07:22am

Business & Finance

Nestle pours $1.8bn into business in KSA

ZURICH: Swiss food giant Nestle said Thursday it will pour seven billion riyals ($1.8 billion) into Saudi Arabia ...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

14 applicants provided regular jobs on ombudsman’s order

LAHORE: As many as 14 applicants from different districts have been provided with regular jobs in provincial...

Published 29 Aug, 2022 07:45am

Pakistan

UAE and Dubai’s popularity surges among Pakistanis seeking jobs

The number of Pakistanis that moved to the UAE for employment in 2022 (up to May) has risen by 128% when compared to...

Updated 30 Jun, 2022 09:52am

Business & Finance

KSA will invest heavily in Faisalabad, event told

FAISALABAD: Saudi Arabia will heavily invest in Faisalabad in addition to providing two million additional jobs to...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:45am

Macroeconomic stability: Fiscal consolidation, policy reforms key to success: ADB

ISLAMABAD: Continued efforts toward fiscal consolidation and policy reforms will be key to sustaining improvements ...

Updated 26 Apr, 2022 10:01am

World

Mobs burn Indian train carriages in rail jobs protest

PATNA: Angry mobs in eastern India set fire to train carriages on Wednesday in protests over access to railway jobs...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 07:26pm

Opinion

Art of the impossible

There’s something in the argument, even if it’s been disproved by most analysts and thinkers, that a weak ...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am

CPEC projects: China invested over $25bn, generated 75,000 jobs: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of China to Pakistan Nong Rong said China had invested over $25 billion in Pakistan on the ...

Updated 06 Jan, 2022 09:36am

Taliban offer jobs for wheat

KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban government launched a programme to tackle hunger on Sunday, offering thousands of ...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:28am

Business & Finance

US yield curve steepens as wages increase, jobs growth disappoints

NEW YORK: Longer-dated US Treasury yields rose on Friday and the yield curve steepened after data showed wages...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

World

US private firms add just 374,000 jobs in August: ADP

WASHINGTON: Private American companies hired just 374,000 more workers in August, according to payroll services firm...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 08:08pm

World

US private hiring slows in June to 692,000: ADP

"The labor market recovery remains robust, with June closing out a strong second quarter of jobs growth".

Updated 30 Jun, 2021 06:07pm

Business & Finance

China's Meituan on hiring spree for 60,000 jobs as expands into new sectors

The Beijing-based company's aggressive hiring plan comes amid regulators' tightened scrutiny on the platform companies in the country.
China's market watchdog announced an antitrust probe into Meituan in April, focusing on a practice whereby a company forces vendors to use its platform exclusively.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 06:45pm

Business & Finance

UK employment outlook highest in 20 years

LONDON: The jobs outlook in the UK is accelerating at its fastest pace for 20 years as the hospitality sector...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am

Business & Finance

Hiring barely hit by Spanish minimum wage hike

MADRID: Spain’s historic 22% minimum wage hike in 2019 led to a reduction of barely 1% of its employment, far less...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am

Bad days are over, says PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday the country’s economic turnaround had brought down the ...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

Minister tells PTEA members: Govt committed to expediting growth of commerce

FAISALABAD: The Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has said that Government is fully...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

Kamal terms census results approval ‘genocide of masses’

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal said the approval and publishing of the controversial...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

Opinion

Fixing the dairy value chain

Pakistan produces more than 59.7 billion tons of milk annually, implying an annual market size of more than US$ 34...

Published 20 May, 2021 04:26am

Sadiq Khan re-elected as London mayor

LONDON: Labour politician Sadiq Khan won re-election as London mayor on Saturday in a narrower than expected victory...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:22am

Housing sector to fuel economy, create jobs: PM

LAHORE: Terming the government’s low-cost housing initiative a beginning of a revolution in the country, Prime...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

Business & Finance

Apple boosts US investment pledge to $430bn

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple announced Monday it plans to boost its investment plans in the United States to $430 billion...

Updated 27 Apr, 2021 10:05am

Pakistan

CM announces to exploit mines and minerals sector

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar while chairing a meeting about the development of the mines and...

Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am

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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