Islamabad: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and all affiliated Unions have strongly protested against massive scale sacking of media persons from Newspapers and TV channels on the call of PFUJ. Countrywide protest rallies were held in all major cities and towns attended by large number of Journalists and Newspaper workers belonging to print and electronic [...]
Lahore: Well known names from the academia in Pakistan have confirmed their participation as chairpersons and speakers at the 2ND Global Telecommunication Congress 2009 (TeleCON 2009) being held on April 25, 2009 at the Pearl-Continental Hotel, Lahore.
Sharing their wisdom and creating fresh new perspectives for adopting best-practices in the global and Pakistani telecom arena, TeleCON’2009 [...]
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, Tuesday said, “The government is committed to ensure the protection of Kalash Community”.
He was talking to a delegation from Kalash Community headed by Prince Javed, Member Provincial Assembly and Chistair Khan, who called on him here.
Bhatti said that the government is taking all the minorities on board [...]
Lahore: Ovex Technologies, the largest Third Party Offshore BPO & IT Solutions Provider; and the second largest exporter of IT Services in Pakistan, has been awarded the Silver Certified Partner accreditation by Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader in networking solutions. This accreditation highlights the fact that Ovex’s clients are being consistently provided with a well-diversified [...]
Islamabad: The ambassador of Tajikistan to Pakistan, Mr. Zubaydullo Zubaydov, called on Minister of State for Defence, Arbab Muhammad Zahir, and discussed with him matters of mutual interests. Both sides exchanged views on the existing level of cooperation and underlined the need for further promoting and enhancing bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, economic [...]
Karachi: Federal Minister for Environment, Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi and other dignitaries visited the 6th Textile Asia 2009 Int’l Exhibition today.
Federal Minister visited the exhibition halls; welcomed and assured full support to the foreign participants from Government side.
While speaking to media, Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi, Federal Minister for Environment expressed his views and said, “I [...]
Islamabad: Ministry of Labour and Manpower has established a Complaint Cell in the Ministry on the directives of Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower, Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah.
The Cell will receive the complaints of workers for non-registration of workers and non-payment of minimum wages by employers, Old-age Pension, Old – age Grant, Survivor’s Pension, and [...]
Islamabad: Germany and UK announced a new commitment to Pakistan’s youth that will lead to better employment and income opportunities for young men and women across the country. With less than 1% of the population currently receiving technical training, this initiative which supports the government of Pakistan’s new National Skills Strategy, is vital for [...]
Islamabad: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is alarmed by the sackings of media personnel at television stations and newspapers across Pakistan and calls on media owners to treat their workers with respect and to abide by Pakistan’s labour laws.
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), an IFJ affiliate, reports that hundreds of journalists and [...]
Islamabad: The UK ’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sadiq Khan MP, is visiting Pakistan from 6th to 8th April 2009. This will be the first ever visit by a British Muslim Minister of Pakistani origin.
Sadiq Khan is visiting to share his experiences as a prominent member of the British [...]
