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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...

KP WSSPs asked to pay minimum wages to workers

Published 22 Aug, 2026 06:26am

PESHAWAR: Advisor to KP CM on Finance Muzzammil Aslam has directed all seven Water and Sanitation Services Companies...

Remittance momentum carries into FY27

Updated 11 Aug, 2026 06:07am

The upbeat momentum in home remittances continues in the new fiscal year despite the government withdrawing the...

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...

‘Quarterly minimum wage revision, land reforms needed immediately’

Updated 02 Feb, 2026 06:32am

KARACHI: Renowned economist Kaiser Bengali on Saturday called for immediate land reforms and quarterly revision of...

ADB flags census data gap on employment, climate impact

Published 31 Jan, 2026 04:59am

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has flagged a critical data gap in Pakistan’s census, warning that the...

SESSI benefits to all workers: Experts, trade unionists demand reforms

Published 06 Dec, 2025 05:48am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) hosted a seminar titled “Towards ...

Labour leaders vow to defeat bids to divide on racial and linguistic lines

Published 24 Nov, 2025 04:59am

KARACHI: Workers will defeat the conspiracy to divide them on the basis of race and language, as well as the...

PM hints at sending thousands of workers to Saudi Arabia

Updated 31 Oct, 2025 09:02am

ISLAMABAD: In a bold move to boost employment and enhance Pakistan’s global workforce, Prime Minister Shehbaz...

SMEDA, ILO hold session on roadmap for SMEs and worker formalisation

Published 26 Sep, 2025 08:13am

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and the International Labour Organization...

Punjab increases minimum wage to Rs40,000

Published 10 Sep, 2025 05:52am

ISLAMABAD: The provincial government of Punjab has officially increased the minimum wage for workers to Rs 40,000 ...

A pathway to promote employability skills

Published 31 Jul, 2025 07:03am

Education expansion during the past decades did improve workers’ productivity and economic growth; however, it ...

Suthra Punjab programme: Workers to come under CM’s ration card programme

Published 12 Jul, 2025 06:27am

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to extend the scope of the Chief Minister’s ration card to workers of ...

Imbalance–the seed of unhappiness

Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:23am

It is too much. I want to get out of it. There is no break. I am divided. These expressions have a familiar ring....

Curbs on workers, experts’ movement: Slowdown hits Dasu hydropower project work: World Bank

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 03:32pm

Says slowdown due to restrictions on the ground-transportation of international workers and experts from Islamabad to Dasu and shortage of armored vehicles for their movement within the project areas

Brain drain in Pakistan: causes, consequences and way forward

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,480.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,753.72
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	90.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,154.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	78.52
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

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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