RAWALPINDI:Chief of Army Staff ( COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday reached Karachi where he was briefed about flood situation in Sindh and Balochistan and response measures to help the flood victims. The COAS would also visit army troops busy in rescue and relief efforts in Sindh and Balochistan, the Inter Services Public Relations […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Punjab government has posted Muhammad Rafiullah as Executive Director of the Lahore Arts Council (LAC). According to LAC spokesperson here, Muhammad Rafiullah will soon take charge of his post and start work. Earlier, he served as Director of Public Relations in the Press Information Section of the Chief Minister’s Office, Punjab for a long […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Friday said there should be an immediate All Parties Conference (APC) to meet the prevailing flash flood situation in the country. Addressing a press conference, Ashrafi who is also the chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council said the current flood situation […]
Read MoreMULTAN:PPP Parliamentary Leader in the Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that those who are labelling the coalition partners as an imported government should better sweep before their own doors as they themselves are involved in foreign funding. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was itself an imported government as it had committed a crime by […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Chief Secretary (CS) Kamran Ali Afzal accompanied by Senior Member Board of Revenue (BOR) Zahid Akhtar Zaman Friday visited the flood-affected areas of South Punjab and reviewed relief operation in Jampur, Fazalpur and Tunsa. According to handout issued here, the CS directed that the mobile health teams be mobilised for the treatment of flood victims, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the power distribution companies to revise the electricity bills of up to 200 consumed units within 24 hours adjusting the relief under the fuel adjustment charge (FAC) announced by the government. The prime minister, who chaired a high level meeting to address the issues faced by the power […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Pakistan Railways has suspended entire train operation for Karachi to protect the lives and properties of the citizens. The PR spokesperson told APP on Friday that due to severe rains and unusual weather conditions across the country, the track was badly affected so the PR administration decided to temporarily suspend train operation for Karachi. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan has nearly 2 percent of its labour force engaged in the gig economy through online and location-based services. According to a study conducted here recently, an estimated half a million workers in the country work in the location-based platform economy, but it has been encouraging a race to the bottom regarding working conditions. The […]
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