GILGIT: Nearly 1,600 polio workers will boycott an anti-polio campaign in Gilgit-Baltistan because a dispute regarding pensions and other privileges has remained unresolved, Polio Workers Association Vice President Mohammad Abbas said on Monday. The four-day campaign was set to start today. Of the 1,600 polio workers, 99 per cent were female. Abbas said that the
By Hassan Aslam Shad In a speech on Nov 21 during a conference on the finality of prophethood, Prime Minister Imran Khan, lamenting the trend of blasphemous acts in the West under the garb of freedom of expression, resolved to propose a global convention against the defamation of religions. According to media reports, Mr Ahmer
CHITRAL: First research journal of University of Chitral has been published which is a milestone in the field of research for the new university. The first peer-reviewed research journal with the title of \”The Journal of Religious Studies\” has contributions from 55 renowned academicians, professors and research scholars from Pakistan, England, Netherlands, Malaysia and Jordan.
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CHITRAL: Like the Negahbans of the forest and wildlife departments, scores of women teachers belonging to the Basic Community Schools in Chitral on Monday held a protest demonstration outside the DC Office here against non-payment of their salaries for seven months. Addressing the protesters, Aftab Jabeen and Shazia Sultana said they have been teaching in
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BOONI: Nigahbans hired by the forest and wildlife departments restarted their protest and held a rally here on Monday demanding payment of their salaries unpaid for over 14 months. They said despite repeated demands and protests the departments promised to clear the dues but never kept their words. They said if the salaries were not
