ISLAMABAD: Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri said the government has enhanced budgetary allocations by 12.3 percent for the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) to help the downtrodden. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Monday, she said 455 billion rupees had been allocated to ensure social protection of the poor segments […]
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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday said the challenge of child labour could be overcome by promoting social justice and ensuring the provision of quality education to children. “World Day against Child Labour is observed all over the world to raise awareness for the prevention of child labour, and encourage stakeholders to speak against
CHITRAL: The dead body of a young policeman, who succumbed to an injury sustained in a brawl with a colleague, was brought home on Monday. The deceased, Jalal Uddin, was a resident of Karimabad valley of Lower Chitral. Sources in the area told ChitralToday that Jalal was undergoing elite force training out of Chitral. He
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ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) will meet next week to consider the elevation of Peshawar High Court (PHC) Cchief Justice Musarrat Hilali to one of the vacant Supreme Court seats. The JCP meeting will be held with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial in the chair on June 14. The meeting
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KARACHI: In a first, a vessel carrying Russian oil has finally reached Karachi on Sunday, ahead of very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy. In April, Pakistan placed its first order for discounted Russian crude oil under a new deal signed between Islamabad and Moscow, Geo News reported. Russian vessel Pure Point — a 183-meter-long oil tanker
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