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workforce

When leading from behind is more impactful

Published 27 Oct, 2026 09:20pm

What image comes to your mind when you think about a leader? This is a question I pose to many of my coaching...

Creating quality jobs

Updated 01 Oct, 2026 07:31am

Among the South East Asian countries, Pakistan despite having active workforce between the age of 16 and 35,...

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 / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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