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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...

Bostic says Fed cannot offset possible rise in structural unemployment

Published 24 Feb, 2026 10:27pm

WASHINGTON: The US may be entering a period of structurally higher unemployment as firms deploy artificial...

Canada loses 24,800 jobs, but January unemployment rate hits 16-month low

Published 06 Feb, 2026 08:27pm

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

Dollar rises as US jobless claims fall

Published 16 Jan, 2026 05:52am

NEW YORK: The dollar rose on Thursday after data showed that the number of Americans filing new applications for...

AI risks ‘mass unemployment’ in London: mayor

Published 16 Jan, 2026 05:52am

LONDON: London mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday joined the chorus of warnings on the impact of artificial intelligence...

Pakistan’s manufactured unemployment: a blueprint of state failure—II

Updated 09 Jan, 2026 06:48am

If jobs matter, these must die Pakistan doesn’t need more strategies. It needs the courage to kill the policies...

OPINION: Pakistan’s manufactured unemployment: a blueprint of state failure—I

Updated 03 Jan, 2026 07:15am

Pakistan’s unemployment crisis is no accident of fate. It is not the result of global headwinds or temporary shocks....

Muzzammil assails federal govt for ‘flawed’ economic policies

Published 15 Dec, 2025 04:59am

PESHAWAR: Advisor to KP CM on Finance Muzzammil Aslam has alleged that the flopped policies of the rulers have...

Italy October jobless rate falls to 6.0%, 75,000 jobs created

Published 02 Dec, 2025 04:27pm

ROME: Italy’s unemployment rate fell to 6.0% in October from a marginally upwardly revised 6.2% in September,...

India’s unemployment rate eases to 5.2% in September quarter, women’s employment rises

Published 10 Nov, 2025 05:22pm

NEW DELHI: India’s unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in the July–September quarter from 5.4% in the previous three...

Gen Z the spirit and vanguard of global awakening

Updated 27 Oct, 2025 07:32am

The world today stands on the edge of history. Its restless youth—scarred by corruption, nepotism, and elite...

Rising poverty

Published 30 Sep, 2025 05:54am

The damage inflicted by the floods on the livelihoods of millions of people has once again raised concerns about the...

Growing population challenge

Published 18 Aug, 2025 05:32am

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent remarks at a high-level meeting, describing Pakistan’s annual...

Agriculture under threat

Updated 02 Aug, 2025 06:39am

Quoting official data for January-June 2025, the news flashed on the print media, stating that Pakistani farmers...

Unemployment

Published 09 Jul, 2025 06:21am

EDITORIAL: Unemployment is as high as 22 percent, according to academician Dr Hafiz A Pasha, citing the first-ever...

India’s unemployment rate rises to 5.6% in May as farm jobs decline post-harvest

Published 16 Jun, 2025 05:54pm

NEW DELHI: India’s unemployment rate rose to 5.6% in May from 5.1% in April, partly due to a drop in farm activity...

PTI assails govt for growing unemployment in country

Published 16 Jun, 2025 07:09am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram on Sunday accused the...

Confronting the dearth of educated and trained manpower

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 07:43am

EDITORIAL: Among the many glaring challenges that the budget document has thrown up, the enduring burden of...

Pakistan Economic Survey fails to calculate unemployment rate for current year

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:44am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Survey 2024-25 failed to calculate the unemployment rate for the current year and instead...

US weekly jobless claims rise for second straight week

Published 05 Jun, 2025 06:30pm

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits last week increased for a...

Canada’s unemployment rate jumps to 6.9% in April, employment little changed

Published 09 May, 2025 09:23pm

OTTAWA: Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 6.9% in April, matching the November figure when joblessness in the...

‘Govt should increase salaries, pensions’

Published 05 May, 2025 06:14am

FAISLABAD: May 01 is International Workers’ Day around the world. The prevailing laws made for workers in our...

FPCCI calls for drastic cut in markup rate

Published 04 May, 2025 05:49am

PESHAWAR: Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FPCCI), Aun Ali Syed, ...

Fed’s Williams says tariffs will push up inflation, unemployment

Published 11 Apr, 2025 08:39pm

New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Friday the Trump administration’s current trade policies...

Unemployment challenge increases in KP due to terrorism

Updated 31 Mar, 2025 10:19am

PESHAWAR: Due to law and order situation, particularly terrorism has grown up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and people...

Gold volatility has risen

Published 24 Mar, 2025 06:28am

The Federal Reserve’s decision to keep its policy rate steady was the most significant economic development of the...

Job market concerns

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 06:36am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s latest employment statistics ought to give policymakers a little to think about. With the...

PBS conducts first digital census: Around 7.8pc of total population unemployed

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:29am

ISLAMABAD: Around 7.8 percent (187,359,79 population) of the total population (241,499,431) of the country is...

Extremely high unemployment rate

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 07:04am

The digital Population and Housing Census of 2023 conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has come up...

PHMA urges govt to implement economic reforms

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

LAHORE: Sardar Usman Ghani, Central Chairman of the Pakistan Hardware Merchant Association (PHMA), has called on the...

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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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