ISLAMABAD, June 12 (EW): One of the major causes of societal indifference is negligiecene in accepting and countering child labour. These views were shared by child rights activists in a press released shared by Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) on the occasion of Child Labour Day 2023. Asiya Arif Khan, Executive Director SPARC …
ISLAMABAD, June 13 (INP): China Agricultural Machinery Distribution Association (CAMDA) continued its efforts to promote Maize Harvesting Mechanization Technology’ in Pakistan. According to China Economic Net (CEN), Pakistani Luban Workshop held a “Field Training Day” on Tuesday its special field at Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan (MNSUAM). This location serves as the workshop’s overseas training base for …
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters): Twenty-two US service members were injured in a helicopter “mishap” in northeast Syria on Sunday, the US military said late on Monday, without disclosing the cause of the incident or detailing the severity of the injuries. The US military’s Central Command said 10 service members were evacuated to higher-level care facilities outside the region. Central …
LAHORE, June 13 (EW): A 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, and other cities on Tuesday afternoon, prompting people to rush out of their offices and homes. No loss of life has been reported. In Punjab, the tremors were felt in Shakar Garh, Chichawatni, Sialkot, Mandi Bahauddin, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Hafizabad, Zafarwal and Murree. The quake also hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s …
India threatened to shut Twitter down unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, co-founder Jack Dorsey said, an accusation the Indian government dismissed as an “outright lie”. Dorsey, who quit as Twitter CEO in 2021, said on Monday that India threatened the company with a shutdown and raids on employees if it did not comply with government requests to …
Former Pakistan cricketer, Mohammad Amir, expressed his disappointment with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), accusing them of exhibiting childish behavior and disrespecting the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the sport itself. While speaking on the Asia Cup deadlock regarding the venue, Amir highlighted the general disregard shown towards the PCB by the BCCI. India has refused …
KARACHI: Even though the eye of the storm is likely to miss Karachi and parts of Balochistan, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Monday that the intensity and severity of Biparjoy remained intact, and it is expected to make landfall on June 15. The Sindh government has begun gearing up for the looming civic crisis in the southern …
Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik on Monday said that the Russian crude shipment was paid for in Chinese currency. Pakistan had opened the Letter of Credits (LCs) in the Bank of China to make the payment due to a shortage of dollar in the country and a row between the US and Russia over the Ukraine issue. …
BEIJING, JUN.12 (INP): Pakistan and China enjoy a long-standing friendly relationship, with a focus on enhancing people-to-people connections and promoting cultural and tourism cooperation between the two nations. In celebration of the Pakistan-China Year of Tourism, a Chinese company named Dong Fang Yi organized a one-day sports event, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. The event, titled “Beijing Big Hitters – Cricket …
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is highly expected to maintain the benchmark interest rate at 21% through its monetary policy statement (MPS) to be announced today (Monday). The Monetary Policy Committee — which is empowered to take a decision keeping in view the macroeconomic fundamentals — is highly likely to maintain the interest rate despite the fact that …
