June 29, 2021
MANSEHRA/ISLAMABAD: Declaring tourism as one of the greatest sources of revenue generation for the country and employment opportunities, Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said a green and clean Pakistan was his vision to attract tourists to this heavenly land. Switzerland is half of our northern areas in size and having no match of the natural beauty with our landscape but even then it earns $80 billion from tourism, while our total export is of $25 billion,â he told a gathering of Tiger Force volunteers arranged in Naran, the commercial hub of Kaghan valley.
The prime minister who spoke hardly for 11 minutes under the tight security measures in and around the tourist resort remained entirely focused on the tourism potential. âI have visited Switzerland and Austria and would never compare their beauty with our heavenly lands, which are more beautiful and exotic in nature but I would admire there is cleanliness and true enforcement of laws, as nobody coul
May Day observed with call to protect rights of workers
Lahore
May 2, 2021
LAHORE : While May 1 is observed a holiday all over the world to honour the workers who won the right to eight-hour work day for workers across the world in May 1886, for labourers in Pakistan May 1 is still not a holiday. Most of them were at work on this day and many had a 12-hour work day which is very common. For those in whose name this holiday is observed, do not get a holiday.
Workers from across the country spoke about their working conditions in a virtual conference on this occasion arranged by Labour Education Foundation in the wake of Covid-19. Workers shared their ordeal and called for concrete steps to stop exploitation. Saba works in a garments factory and was there to raise her voice against the exploitation of workers. Her co-workers, mostly women, are made to work from 7am to 7pm without break, she said. “They say it is Ramazan and there is no need for a lunch break. They are called on
Govt urged to check prices of edibles
Lahore
April 18, 2021
LAHORE: The working class has demanded from the federal and provincial governments to check price-hike in Ramazan and bring the hoarders and profiteers to book. They stressed on the need to contain prices of edibles and essential commodities.
These demands were raised in a meeting held under the aegis of All-Pakistan Workers Confederation (APWC) on Saturday at Bakhtiar Labour Hall in which a large number of workers and affiliated trade union representatives participated. General Secretary of APWC Khurshid Ahmed, Rubina Jamil, Akbar Ali Khan, Ch M Anwar, Osama Tariq, Salahuddin Ayubi, Khushi M Khokhar, Niaz Khan and other representatives of the confederation spoke on the occasion.
ECP dismisses petition against PM issuing funds to lawmakers
It was filed by PPP s Nayyer Bukhari SAMAA | Zaheer Ali Khan - Posted: Mar 16, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago SAMAA | Zaheer Ali Khan Posted: Mar 16, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago
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The Election Commission dismissed Tuesday the petition challenging PM allocating funds to lawmakers before the Senate elections.
The commission said that the petition, filed by PPP’s Nayyer Bukhari, is not maintainable in the court
Sindh Member Nisar Durrani said that the petition was about the Senate elections and they have been held now.
Bukhari said that issuing development funds to lawmakers before the Senate election is a clear violation of the rules. PM Imran Khan assured MNAs that they will be given Rs500 million each. “He bribed them.”