CHILD labour in the country shows no signs of abating as pointed out by participants in a workshop organised by the ILO in Islamabad. While, according to a government study, the number of child labourers in Pakistan was 3.3 million in 1996, the HRCP put the figure at 10 million in 2005. This shows that […]
SWABI, May 26: The lady councillors of Swabi said on Saturday that they would continue with their protests against the unjust distribution of development funds by the district government. Led by Saima Sher, they told journalists that a major chunk of the development funds had been given to a few members and supporters of the […]
NEW YORK (May 27 2007): The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed serious concerns at reports of a spate of threatening announcements and phone calls directed at journalists in Pakistan. A CPJ statement said that on Tuesday by the ethnic Muhajir Rabita Council closely associated with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement. The party allied to […]
ISLAMABAD (May 27 2007): The journalists of the twin cities Rawalpindi/Islamabad on Saturday staged a protest demonstration in front of the Supreme Court building against the alleged victimisation of Chief Editor SANA, Shakil Turrabi by secret agencies. The protesting journalists were holding placards inscribed with slogans as “Stop Harassing Journalists”, “We condemn the victimisation of […]
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