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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

Policymakers must stop treating textile as yesterday’s industry

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Pakistan’s textile industry has changed dramatically over the last decade. Yet much of the policy discourse remains...

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...

Senate body informed: Pakistan Post continues to suffer massive losses despite big workforce

Published 27 Mar, 2026 09:08am

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Communication noted with serious concern that despite having a vast...

An unexpected export success

Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am

EDITORIAL: At a time when Pakistan’s external sector depends heavily on inflows from abroad, the sharp increase in...

Nearly one million added to workforce since Feb 2024: CM

Published 23 Jan, 2026 08:07am

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that a total of 994,036 jobs and employment opportunities...

The investment drain

Updated 20 Jan, 2026 06:37am

Pakistan is the 5th most populous country having 64 percent of its population under the age of 30. It is often being...

Average wage in Pakistan up by 62%: Labour Force Survey

Updated 17 Jan, 2026 07:23am

ISLAMABAD: Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024-25 claimed a sharp rise in average wages over the past four years - 62...

EDITORIAL: Skills before slogans

Updated 17 Jan, 2026 09:21am

EDITORIAL: The recent performance of the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission has finally shifted...

EDITORIAL: A workforce under siege?

Updated 10 Dec, 2025 07:25am

EDITORIAL: Amnesty International’s latest report focusing on the plight of workers powering the garment sectors of...

OPINION: A workforce not ready for takeoff

Updated 03 Dec, 2025 07:14am

Last week’s release of the Pakistan Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024–25 should be treated as more than a...

Mental health - more than a buzz word

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:10am

Burn out. Stressed. Down. These three words are screaming out of most engagement surveys that are coming out in...

Childbirth: are women penalised at work after maternity leave?

Published 23 Oct, 2024 07:57pm

Is there a possibility that women seem to mentally degenerate after giving birth? The market seems to think so....

‘Need to formalise status of women home-based workers within workforce’

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

FAISALABAD: “It is imperative that authorities and political decision makers should recognise the vital...

Women participation in workforce has positive impact on economy: Dr Ishrat

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

ISLAMABAD: Dr. Ishrat Hussain, Former Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that women participation in the...

Women should join workforce for betterment of society: Alvi

Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has emphasized that women should join the workforce after completion of education...

Workforce skill verification: Govt approves hike in fee of Saudi Takamol

Updated 16 Oct, 2023 09:46am

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal cabinet has approved 33 per cent increase in fee to $33 from $25 for verification...

Alvi calls for increasing women’s participation in workforce

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:34am

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday said there is need for increasing women’s participation in the ...

Payments firm PayPal to lay off 7% of its workforce to cut costs

Published 01 Feb, 2023 02:00am

PayPal Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it is planning to cut 7% of its workforce, or about 2,000 employees, the latest...

HR Metrics: Why Pakistan has Low Workforce Productivity?

Published 23 Nov, 2022 07:22am

TEXT: Workforce productivity is one of the hallmarks of development. It drives economic growth and affects everyone...

EU, Pakistan should explore chances of legal migration of workforce: commissioner

Published 15 Nov, 2022 07:52am

ISLAMABAD: European Union Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Ylva Johansson said on Monday that the EU and...

Right policies can protect the workers of Asia and the Pacific

Published 06 Sep, 2022 04:08am

Most of the 2.1 billion strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs, healthcare and...

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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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