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Pakistan to export medical professionals to KSA

ISLAMABAD: Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC), an attached department of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 04:08pm

World

UK workers face some of Europe’s greatest job stress, report says

LONDON: British workplaces rank among the worst in Europe for long hours, tight deadlines and limited autonomy,...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 11:36am

Business & Finance

Boeing announces almost 2,200 layoffs

NEW YORK: The US aviation giant Boeing sent out its first redundancy notifications on Monday as part of a previously...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:34am

Sindh govt jobs: SC strikes down 15-year age relief

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court struck down the 15 years’ age relaxation accorded in the upper age limit for all...

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:32am

World

US planned layoffs drop again in October, recruitment firm Challenger says

U.S. layoff announcements tumbled in October to a three-month low in another sign the job market remains in good...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 04:52pm

Civil servants’ kins: Jobs sans merit, ads violate constitution: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared appointments without open advertisement, competition and merit, of the...

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 09:19am

Technology

Microsoft to cut 650 support jobs in Xbox Games unit

Microsoft said it is cutting 650 jobs in its Xbox unit, the third such layoff this year as the company tries to rein...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 05:15pm

Over 3.27m Pakistanis sent abroad in 5 years

ISLAMABAD: More than 3.27 million Pakistanis, which roughly make 1.3 percent of the country’s total population, have...

Updated 07 Sep, 2024 03:14pm

Business & Finance

IBM to close China R&D department, affecting over 1,000 jobs

BEIJING: IBM will completely shut its China R&D operation, affecting more than 1,000 jobs, the US technology...

Published 26 Aug, 2024 05:41pm

Opinion

Middle class is in deep recession

What good is a 3.2 percent GDP growth rate next year and inflation dropping below 10 percent in FY25 to someone...

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 06:52am

Business & Finance

Stellantis to cut up to 2,450 jobs at Michigan plant

NEW YORK: Auto giant Stellantis announced Friday it will cease production of its entry-level Ram 1500 Classic...

Published 10 Aug, 2024 10:30am

Govt takes much of the credit for decline in food inflation

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Masood Malik on Thursday said that the positive impact of the...

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 09:22am

Pakistan

Minister says digital transformation a critical pillar for future

ISLAMABAD: The digital transformation is a critical pillar for Pakistan’s future as it will enable to create jobs,...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 07:24am

Opinion

Enigma of assessing attitudes

She is a whiner. He is shirker. Never reaches on time. Has an excuse for everything; is rude; is mocking; is...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:40am

Business & Finance

Unilever to cut a third of office jobs in Europe

Unilever plans to cut a third of all office roles in Europe by the end of 2025 as a part of a push by the CEO to...

Published 12 Jul, 2024 06:02pm

World

CNN to cut 100 jobs in major overhaul to focus on digital, memo shows

News outlet CNN will cut about 100 jobs as part of a plan to consolidate news operations and bolster its digital...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 07:58pm

Editorials

Trends in unemployment

EDITORIAL: One of the most ignored contributors to the unemployment rate – which stands at 6.3 percent, according...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 07:28am

Business & Finance

Unemployment rate stands at 6.3pc

ISLAMABAD: With 4.51 million unemployed population, the rate of unemployment in Pakistan stands at 6.3 percent, the...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Pakistan

Punjab Job Centre enrolls 500,000 job seekers

LAHORE: Punjab Job Center, a collaborative initiative of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and the...

Published 25 May, 2024 05:55am

Business & Finance

Amazon to invest $1.3bn in France, create 3,000 jobs

STOCKHOLM: Amazon said on Monday it would invest more than 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in its French operations...

Published 13 May, 2024 11:41am

Pakistan

KP, EU join hands to equip youth with market-oriented skills

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the support of European Union has launched a new ...

Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am

Pakistan

Youth employment: PIDE seminar urges need of over 8pc sustainable GDP growth

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan requires a sustainable GDP growth of more than eight percent for youth employment, to reduce the...

Updated 04 May, 2024 06:32am

Business & Finance

Economists call for putting right people in right jobs

ISLAMABAD: Economists at an event stressed the need for putting the right people in the right jobs with real...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Business & Finance

Vodafone Germany to cut 2,000 jobs in revamp

FRANKFURT: Vodafone Germany aims to save around 400 million euros ($434.48 million) over the next two years as part...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 05:12pm

Markets

Shell to cut about 20% of jobs in deals team: Bloomberg News

Oil major Shell is planning to cut at least 20% of jobs in its deals team, in an effort to reduce costs, Bloomberg...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 03:46pm

World

US job openings fall marginally in January

WASHINGTON: U.S. job openings fell marginally in January, while hiring declined as labor market conditions continue...

Published 06 Mar, 2024 09:19pm

Business & Finance

Digital media upstart Vice laying off ‘several hundred’ staff: CEO

WASHINGTON: Vice, the dynamic, fast-growing digital media company that gained a wide following with young readers,...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 05:50pm

Business & Finance

India’s SpiceJet to cut jobs, save $12mn annually

BENGALURU: Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet said on Monday that it has started adopting measures to reduce its...

Published 12 Feb, 2024 02:02pm

Business & Finance

Abu Dhabi Dialogue brings under focus issues pertaining to labour mobility, women’s jobs: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Faisal Niaz Tirmizi on Sunday while ...

Published 12 Feb, 2024 06:25am

Business & Finance

Roche cutting 345 jobs in product development

ZURICH: Roche is cutting 345 jobs, Swiss website Muula reported, as the drugs company responds to lower profit...

Published 09 Feb, 2024 11:26am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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