CHITRAL: The labour court held a camp court in Chitral on July 21, in which it fined employers for allegedly paying ‘insufficient’ wages to the employees. When Chitral News approached the affected employers and interviewed the employees belonging to hotels, restaurants, shops, petrol pumps etc, both sides said none of them had lodged any complaint […]
GILGIT: At least one passenger was killed and 14 others were injured on Friday after a van plunged into a ravine in the Bathrat village of Ghizer district. Rescue 1122 Rescue and Safety Officer (Ghizer) Raja Ajmal Nazeer confirmed the accident, adding that three of the injured were in critical condition. Among those three, one
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to overburden power consumers with additional charges to steer Radio Pakistan out of crisis, it emerged on Thursday. According to sources within the finance ministry, the Ministry of Information has prepared a summary to charge Rs15 from consumers on their electricity bills. Finance ministry officials said the state TV
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suspended a steward over a complaint of ‘offensive behavior’ with a female staffer at a Canadian hotel. The PIA administration suspended its steward, Idrees Khan after he was found involved in “exhibiting offensive behavior with a female room service staff of Chelsea Hotel [Canadian hotel].” The notice stated that
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ISLAMABAD: The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, has decided to support Recharge Pakistan, a project to enhance Pakistan’s resilience to climate change by improving water systems and investing in green infrastructure. The USAID contributed $5 million in funding to support the project, and this week the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board
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