By: M.B. Kalhoro LARKANA: The National Fund for Moenjodaro (NFM) has given the go-ahead to a Rs283 million development scheme for the 5,000-year-old city, which includes preparation of a master plan and dry core drilling at the site to help decode hitherto undecipherable language of the people of yore. The decision was taken by the […]
QUETTA: At least 12 people, among them a member of the National Assembly and his son, were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast near a mosque in Dera Bugti on Friday. The banned Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack. “The remote-controlled bomb was planted in a car parked near a mosque,” official […]
By: Mubarak Zeb Khan ISLAMABAD: The participation rate for women in the workforce is only 28 per cent, placing Pakistan in the group of countries with low job creation rates. The female participation in labour force, particularly in urban areas of Pakistan, is low as compared to even Vietnam, which has a rate of 77 […]
LIFE is hard enough for the average Pakistani, but for those unfortunate enough to belong to certain marginalised communities, the scale of the challenge is much more intense. Where religious minorities face the threat of violence, for others on the margins the hurdles are often placed by the government itself. It is encouraging, then, that […]
SWABI: PPP Senator Aitzaz Ahsan on Friday said economic prosperity could not be achieved unless women were given due place in the society. “If we really want to materialise our dreams of economic prosperity, then we will have to give due place to the women in the society and if we fail to do so, […]
LAHORE: As world celebrates ‘Malala Day’ on Saturday (today), Education for All Global Monitoring Report reveals that Pakistan is among the bottom-10 countries in a new ranking for education of females facing financial hardship. Report director Pauline Rose says: “As we stand together on Malala Day, it is vital to stand up for what Malala […]
LONDON: More than 87,000 people had signed a global petition calling for Malala Yousufzai to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, campaigners said on Friday. “A Nobel Peace Prize for Malala will send a clear message that the world is watching and will support those who stand up for the right of girls to get […]
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