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

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

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 03:32pm

Opinion

Brain drain in Pakistan: causes, consequences and way forward

The migration of high-skilled workers is a global phenomenon. However, most migration is usually seen from...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Pakistan

PESSI approves Rs36bn surplus budget for FY2024-25

LAHORE: The Punjab Employees Social Security Institution (PESSI) governing body has approved a surplus budget of Rs...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Opinion

Traumas & tragedies of expat Pakistanis

In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Cassius complains, “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ...

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:24am

Opinion

The household worker

According to definitions of the responsibility and scope of work of household workers they may clean homes, plan and...

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 06:05am

Pakistan

Maryam says to give 1,224 free of cost flats to workers

LAHORE: Announcing to give 1224 free flats to workers in Taxila and Sunder labor colonies, Chief Minister Maryam...

Updated 11 Jul, 2024 07:06am

Pakistan

‘Oye Chote’ delivers powerful message on child labour

LAHORE: In honour of International Labour Day, the Lahore Arts Council Alhamra organized a stirring presentation of...

Updated 02 May, 2024 05:22am

Pakistan

CM vows to ensure safe, healthy environment for workers at workplace

LAHORE: “We are committed to health, welfare and safety of every worker in Punjab,” said Chief Minister Punjab...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am

Business & Finance

March worker remittances record growth of 31pc MoM

KARACHI: Inflows of workers remittance recorded a healthy growth of 31 percent in March 2024 compared to February...

Updated 09 Apr, 2024 09:48am

Pakistan

‘Crackdown’ on workers: PTI criticises ‘silence’ of ECP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Thursday, lambasted the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for its...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am

Opinion

AI technology—an industrial disruption explosion

IRobot was the famous Hollywood movie which was released in 2004. This movie examined the relationship between ...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

CM for ending gender-based wage discrimination

KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice Maqbool Baqar has directed the Labour Department to activate its...

Updated 23 Oct, 2023 09:21am

Editorials

Occupational health and safety

EDITORIAL: It’s very unfortunate that every now and then a report surfaces about miserable working conditions in...

Published 17 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Unemployment rate fell to 6.3pc in FY21

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent in 2020-2021 from 6.9 per cent in 2018-2019, according...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:59am

World

25,000 Norwegian industry workers to go on strike

OSLO: Almost 25,000 private-sector workers in Norway will go on strike from Monday morning after negotiations with...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am

Opinion

Pension reforms

Throwing Molotov cocktails (petrol bombs) at the police and in return tear-gassed and water-cannoned with, as is the...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Pakistan

Zardari for increasing minimum wages to Rs 35,000

LAHORE: Former president Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday that minimum wages for labourers and workers should be...

Updated 01 Feb, 2023 08:56am

Opinion

Economic slowdown will force workers into worse jobs: UN

A global economic slowdown will force more workers into accepting lower quality, poorly paid jobs in 2023, while...

Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am

Editorials

‘Treat us as humans’

EDITORIAL: Coincidental to the International Human Rights Day recently, the delegates of sanitation workers from 24...

Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:00am

Business & Finance

Argentina to give workers income tax relief from November

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa said on Sunday the government will give workers tax relief...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Petrol/Litre / Nov 16	248.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 16 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 16 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 16 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 16 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 16 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 16 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 16 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 16 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 16 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 16 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 16 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 16 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 16 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 16 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 16 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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