ISLAMABAD: Journalists’ bodies have emphasized on protecting rights of media workers, especially job protection and security of life, while performing their professional duty. Talking to Radio Pakistan on Monday, they also stressed on availability of socio-economic benefits to media workers as admissible to other labour class. President of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists Afzal Butt said the Journalist body is committed to safeguard rights of the media workers, who have a cardinal role in raising voice for the entire labour class of the society. President Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists Abid Abbasi, while expressing concerns over the working conditions of
Day: May 1, 2023
Strategy devised to ensure complete coverage of census in ICT till May 15
ISLAMABAD: In pursuance of directions of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal to complete the census exercise May 15, 2023 for timely handing over data to the Election Commission of Pakistan, the higher management of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has decided to hold series of meetings. The first such meeting was started with Chief Commissioner Islamabad on May 1, 2023. These meetings will also be conducted with Provincial Government of Punjab on May 2, 2023, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 3, 2023, Sindh on May 4, 2023 and Balochistan on May 5, 2023. A meeting
PFUJ President calls for united efforts to address problems of all workers
ISLAMABAD: An event was held here at National Press Club in Islamabad on Monday in connection with the World Labour Day. Speaking on the occasion, President of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Afzal Butt stressed for united efforts to address the problems of all the workers associated with different professions including the media industry. He said we have achieved some successes vis-a-vis the protection of rights of workers. He was appreciative of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb for appointing the Chairman of Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper Employees (ITNE), which, he said, is
Political stability imperative for national development: Rana Sanaullah
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Monday said political stability is imperative for national development, progress and prosperity. Addressing a public gathering in Faisalabad, he said the present inflation is the outcome of the deal made by previous PTI government with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on harsh conditions. However, the Interior Minister said the government would overcome this situation soon. He said in 2013, load shedding and terrorism were rampant in the county but the then PML-N government overcame these menaces and put the country on road to progress and prosperity. Rana Sanaullah said Pakistan was making progress at
Govt committed to improve working, living conditions of workers: Law Minister
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazir Tarar has said the International labour Day is not only a symbol of the sanctity and dignity of labour, but it is also an acknowledgment of the importance of workers as they are central to the economic development of the country. In his message on the International Labour Day on Monday, he said labourers are the architects of the entire nation so today nation pays tribute to the labourers and appreciates their role and support in the development of the country. He said Islam has also emphasized on the principles
President, PM stress upon protecting rights of labourers
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in their separate messages on International Labour Day, observed on May 1, have paid rich tribute the labourers for their hard work and stressed upon protection of their rights. The President in a statement said this year we are celebrating Labour Day with the resolve to reaffirm our commitment to the dignity of labour and pay tribute to the valiant and heroic struggle of the workers for their fundamental rights. He said the labour force is backbone of our economy and it is highly essential to take steps for
Planning Minister directs to complete field verification of census till May 15
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has directed the Census teams to strictly ensure completion of the field verification of 7th Population and Housing Census in the areas with abnormal growth till May 15. According to a Radio Pakistan’s report, the Planning Minister issued the direction while chairing a follow up meeting in Islamabad, in pursuance of the 12th meeting of the Census Monitoring Committee and meeting with Demographers and Political parties. The Planning Minister said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken strict notice of the repeated extensions of field enumeration activities of the Census. He
93 more stranded Pakistanis in Sudan reach Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The process of safely evacuating Pakistanis from war ridden Sudan is continuing and a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight carrying ninety three Pakistanis reached Islamabad on Monday. Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajjid Hussain Turi and Adviser to the Prime Minister, Amir Muqam, received them at the airport. Talking to media on the occasion, Sajjid Hussain Turi said that out of twelve hundred Pakistanis living in Sudan, about five hundred have returned to Pakistan. In his remarks, Engineer Amir Muqam said that the government will continue its efforts till return of all Pakistanis from Sudan. He
34 more Covid cases emerges in Pakistan
KARACHI: Pakistan on Monday posted 34 more Covid-19 infections with no fatality during the last last 24 hours, showed the data released by the National Institute of Health (NIH) on Monday morning.
According to the NIH data, the death toll in the countr…