Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
291 refugee-camp teachers protest UNHCR layoffs in Peshawar
Hundreds of Pakistani teachers who taught Afghan children in UNHCR-run camps protested in Peshawar after 291 were dismissed on Oct 31 without compensation.
Layoffs
Layoffs: 3 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: 291 refugee-camp teachers protest UNHCR layoffs in Peshawar. Key developments, background and analysis.
3 stories on layoffs since 22 October 2026; the latest was published on 4 November 2026.
Key developments
- 291 refugee-camp teachers protest UNHCR layoffs in PeshawarHundreds of Pakistani teachers protested in Peshawar on Tuesday against the dismissal of 291 teachers who taught Afghan children in refugee camps under the UNHCR.
- Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 staffMicrosoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its global workforce.
- EA closes BioWare and cancels next Mass Effect game, cutting 400 jobsEA will close BioWare's studio in Edmonton, Canada, and end early development of the next Mass Effect game.
Technology
Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 staff
Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce, in the US, Canada, India and Britain.
Technology
EA closes BioWare and cancels next Mass Effect game, cutting 400 jobs
Electronic Arts will close BioWare, maker of Mass Effect and Dragon Age, and cancel an early Mass Effect game, with about 400 jobs cut across the company.