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ICCI blame inconsistent economic policies for industry closure

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Friday, blaming inconsistent economic policies for...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 07:21am

Opinion

We, ‘those’ people

Now I’m told that this ugly executive-judiciary fight threatens to unravel the sacrosanct “balance between...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Business & Finance

6pc minimum growth rate necessary to tackle unemployment: Mian Zahid

KARACHI: Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan and the President of Pakistan...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

APTMA urges govt to do away with ‘regressive’ taxation policies

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the government to do away with regressive...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 02:52pm

Opinion

Looking for hope!

Pakistan has faced challenges of epic proportions since its inception, yet as a nation, we are endowed with a rich...

Updated 24 Jul, 2024 08:01am

Editorials

Tax-to-GDP story

EDITORIAL: Once again the tax-to-GDP ratio for the last fiscal clocked in at nine percent and, typically, once again...

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 07:33am

Opinion

A ship without the leader

Just a name. Just a designation. Just a title. Just a nobody. Imagine being in the highest seat and being powerless....

Published 04 Jul, 2024 06:38am

Markets

Tanveer urges govt to annul agreements with IPPs forthwith

LAHORE: Patron-in-Chief United Business Group (UBG), S M Tanveer, has strongly urged the federal government to ...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 05:47am

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

World

Unemployment nears 80% in Gaza, UN agency says

GENEVA: Unemployment in the Gaza Strip has reached nearly 80% since the war with Israel erupted last October, the...

Published 07 Jun, 2024 01:40pm

Opinion

Playing a prank

A young man played a prank which got nearly the whole nation or at least the city of Karachi involved and in an...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

World

German unemployment seen rising to highest level in almost a decade

BERLIN: Germany’s economic weakness is finally taking a toll on the labour market, with the number of unemployed...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 09:35am

Pakistan

Workers demand govt de-seal cigarette factory

ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of employees and workers of Walton Tobacco Company Tuesday appealed to the Chief Justice of Azad...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am

World

Greek unemployment rises to 11.0% in February

Greece’s jobless rate stood at 11.0% in February, up from an upwardly revised 10.6% in January, data from statistics...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 03:12pm

World

Unemployment among Saudis declines to 7.7% in Q4

RIYADH: Unemployment among Saudi citizens decreased to 7.7% in the fourth quarter of last year, down from 8.6% in...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 01:32pm

Business & Finance

SCCI to highlight the issue of unemployment facing KP

PESHAWAR: Preparations for organizing a business conference theme: “Watan Kay Maimar – Tajir Aur Sanatkar”...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

Opinion

Shall we tell the politicians?

Pakistan continues to grapple with a multitude of complex challenges that threaten its national security, hinder its...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 02:55am

Pakistan

PU conference: Govt urged to halt establishment of new general universities

LAHORE: The government is being urged to halt the establishment of new general universities, with a focus instead on...

Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am

Markets

Business community opposes hike in gas prices

KARACHI: Industrial and business community has strongly opposes gas price surge gas tariff hike threatens industrial...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am

Opinion

Future tech: promise against poverty

Do you anticipate the technological landscape changing significantly, in ways that are currently unpredictable, by...

Published 14 Feb, 2024 02:34am

Nawaz says will overcome economic challenges

SIALKOT: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday promised to...

Updated 29 Jan, 2024 09:48am

Bilawal urges PTI workers to support his party

LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing a public gathering of the party in Lahore...

Updated 22 Jan, 2024 08:54am

Opinion

How online business ventures can help deal with unemployment challenge

Business closures, downsizing, joblessness, recession, industry decline, market saturation, shutdowns, ...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am

Business & Finance

China 2023 economic growth tipped to be weakest in decades

BEIJING: China’s economy likely grew at its weakest annual rate for more than three decades in 2023, data is...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 12:03pm

World

Global unemployment seen rising modestly in 2024: UN labour body

GENEVA: The global unemployment rate is expected to inch up to 5.2% this year primarily because of a rise in...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:33pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The number of misses is rising exponentially

“Eggs have become very expensive.” “Everything has, the Sensitive Price Index is over 42 percent and the...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am

Pakistan

Bilawal voices concern over people’s economic hardships

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that doors of political parties are...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Editorials

No delay in elections

EDITORIAL: Good of ECP (Election Commission of Pakistan) to crush all talk of any possible delay in the February...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am

Pakistan

PPP to address rising unemployment, inflation: Bilawal

MARDAN: Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari here on Friday said the welfare of the...

Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37
France CAC40 / Dec 17	7,365.70
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.98 ▲ 0.87 (12.24%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.16 ▲ 3.20 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 18 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	26.74 ▲ 2.43 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Dec 18 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	211.50 ▼ -23.50 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.K.Spinning / Dec 18 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	58.50 ▼ -6.50 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.13
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.29
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.42
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▼ -0.04
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -0.45
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 3.07
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.29
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -2.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.19

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