ISLAMABAD: Over 4, 296, 174 Pakistani labours were working in various Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resources Development Sajid Hussain Turi told National Assembly. In a written reply to the question of Ms Musarrat Rafiq Mahesar, he said as many as 2, 000, 000 labours were working in Saudi […]
Read MoreQUETTA: The Balochistan High Court on Friday declared the appointment of provincial ombudsperson on Prevention of Harassment of Women at Work Place, Sabra Islam as legally ineffective and void. The Honourable Court stopped the ombudsperson from working with immediate effect. A division bench consisting of Chief Justice Balochistan High Court, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and […]
Read MoreQUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, provincial ministers and government spokespersons have announced to give half of their salaries in the fundraising program initiated for the flood affected families of Balochistan. “The government took the decision of fundraising for providing maximum relief and rehabilitation of the flood victims, ” spokesperson of the Government of […]
Read MoreKOHAT: The district administration Orakzai on Friday held a joint jirga of tribal and religious elder of Sunni and Shia sects to maintain religious harmony and peace in the district during the month of Muharram. The peace jirga held at district headquarters jirga hall was attended by Commissioner Kohat division, Javed Marwat, DIG Tahir […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD: A total of 2. 337 million under aged children would be vaccinated during five days of the polio eradication campaign to be started from August 29 to September 3 in all districts of Hyderabad division. This was informed by the In-charge Divisional Task Force for Polio at Hyderabad Dr. Jamshed Khanzada while briefing the […]
Read MorePESHAWAR: A five years project focusing on promotion of peace and improved stability in fragile regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through skill training and introduction of sustainable economic opportunities for income generation and livelihood, opened new avenues for thousands towards path of success and stability. The project titled as `Market and Employment for Peace and Stability […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) organized “High Power Session on Islamic Finance” to discuss potential issues, challenges and opportunities related to Islamic finance within regulated sectors of SECP. The Session was led by Chairman Shariah Advisory Committee of SECP and SBP Dr. Mufti Irshad Ahmad Aijaz. He shared insights on the […]
Read MoreBAHAWALPUR: Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Raja Jahangir on Friday visited the Dubai Chowk Model Town A and inspected the construction work on a two-lane road. He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Irfan Ali Kathia and officers of other relevant departments. The commissioner directed the officers to expedite the work on the two-lane road. He also […]
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