UN chief calls Nelson Mandela a ‘giant of our time’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his message to mark Monday’s International Day in honour of Nelson Mandela, hailed the first Black President of post-Apartheid South Africa and racial justice icon, “a giant of our time”, who remains a “moral compass” for us all.” The UN chief said that Mandela was the champion of a free […]

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Two-day firefighting, first-aid workshop starts for KP Forest officials

MOHMAND::The Rescue1122 here on Monday organized a two-day workshop on firefighting and first-aid for the staff of KP Forest Department deputed in upper parts of the district. The objective of the workshop was to enhance the skills forest officials in firefighting besides providing first-aid facilities to injure or burn victims in case of any emergency. […]

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1188 drug addicts including 13 women take into custody

PESHAWAR:District administration Peshawar has so far taken 1188 drug addicts including 13 women into their custody during its drugs free Peshawar campaign launched on May 24. This was told during a review meeting regarding drug free Peshawar campaign held here on Monday. Besides, Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information and Public Relations, […]

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Minimum wage of workers increased from Rs 19000 to Rs 25000 per month

KARACHI:All unskilled workers of Sindh Province are informed that in view of the recommendations of the Minimum Wages Board, the minimum wage of workers has been increased from Rs 19000 to Rs 25000 per month as per the Government of Sindh Labour & Human Resources Department. In this regard, the Government of Sindh, Labour and […]

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5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts KP

PESHAWAR:An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale on Monday jolted Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the afternoon at 17:23 PST, confirmed the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). It said that the tremors were felt in Peshawar, Malakand, Swat, North Waziristan, Swabi, Mansehra, Battagram, Kohistan, Torghar, Kohat, Buner, Abbottabad and surrounding areas. The depth of the earthquake […]

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Pedagogical training for the young teachers starts for first time in IUB

BAHAWALPUR:The Department of Education of Islamia University of Bahawalpur on Monday started month-long pedagogical training for the young teaching faculty of the University. The training will be comprised of twenty sessions on various aspects of pedagogical skills. This initiative is taken for the first time in the history of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur where […]

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SECP amends Credit, Suretyship Rules to promote risk management by insurance companies

ISLAMABAD:The Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Monday notified amendments in the Credit and Suretyship (Conduct of Business) Rules, 2018, in order to promote implementation of sound principles of risk management in credit and suretyship businesses of insurance companies. “The amendments require insurance companies to develop a risk assessment mechanism to evaluate technical […]

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