The United States marked April 2 as Equal Pay Day, which “symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.”In the past decade, Bangladesh has made strides in narrowing the gender pay gap, lifting the status…
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36th International Drug Enforcement Conference kicks off in Baku
Baku The 36th International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC), co-organized by Azerbaijans State Commission on Combating Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking, State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), kic…
US Prosecutors: Assange, Manning Had Reason to Believe Leaks Would Injure US
WASHINGTON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning had reason to believe that leaking U.S. military reports “would cause injury” to the country, federal prosecutors alleged in a newly unsealed court f…
Thousands of Sikhs Gather for Harvest Festival in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD Thousands of Sikh pilgrims from across the world have gathered at a shrine in Pakistan to celebrate the Vaisakhi harvest festival amid heightened security.The festival concluded Sunday, with pilgrims bathing and worshipping at a pond at Gurdw…
LNG market ideally poised for new investment: Sarwar
Federal Minister for Petroleum Ghulam Sarwar Khan says Pakistan’s LNG market is ideally poised for new investment.He said this while talking to a delegation of Engro VoPak Group in Islamabad today.The Minister assured the group that Pakistan remains co…
Comprehensive LG System being introduced in Punjab: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that an integrated and comprehensive Local Government System is being introduced in Punjab which will bring a revolutionary change in governance.Chairing a meeting of the Punjab Provincial Parliamentary Party in Lahor…
Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project crosses 1000MW generation mark
Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project achieved yet another landmark, as electricity generation from the project crossed 1000 megawatt (MW) mark today (Tuesday).According to a statement of WAPDA, Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project generated up to 1040 MW beyon…
Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project crosses 1000MW generation mark
Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project achieved yet another landmark, as electricity generation from the project crossed 1000 megawatt (MW) mark today (Tuesday).According to a statement of WAPDA, Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project generated up to 1040 MW beyon…
China: BRI Investments Boost Pakistan Economic Structure
ISLAMABAD China and Pakistan say their ongoing multibilliondollar infrastructure development cooperation program under Beijing’s global Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has entered the next stage after achieving initial targets, dismissing reports the pr…
CM directs for taking effective measures on price control of essential items
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Price Control for taking effective measures to stabilise the prices of essential items. While issuing directives, the Chief Minister asked the deputy commissioners to k…
Dev. projects to be completed timely: CM Balochistan
Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Jam Kamal Khan has said that all developmental projects in the province will be completed timely.He said this while talking to different delegations in District Kalat today. He said process of recruitment of twenty thousa…
OIC calls on Libyan parties to exercise restraint, resolve differences by peaceful means
Jeddah The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed concern over the military escalation in Libya’s capital Tripoli, and called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and avoid any armed escalation that could…
Pakistan Wants ‘Truth’ From India About Recent Aerial Dogfight
ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s agreement with the United States does not prevent it from using F-16 fighter jets in a conflict with India, and Indian claims of shooting down a Pakistani aircraft in a recent dogfight between the two nations is untrue, according …