Are ‘maids/servants/drivers’ not humans?
Aftab Ali wipes the sweat on his forehead and raises his hands to make dua before opening his fast. Dates and a few slices of peach, his iftari, that are lying on…
Aftab Ali wipes the sweat on his forehead and raises his hands to make dua before opening his fast. Dates and a few slices of peach, his iftari, that are lying on…
Protesting the kidnapping of drivers, transporters blocked the National Highway near Sibi on Monday, causing great inconvenience for the motorists. A group of armed men had kidnapped four drivers, including Mustafa, Qadir,…
The Lahorities were all wound up yesterday and flaunted their distress with interest, at Bund Road near Babu Sabu Interchange when poor rickshaw drivers took to streets against the harsh behaviour of…
Locomotive drivers of Pakistan Railways ended their countrywide strike on Thursday after assurance of Railways Minister Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour that their problems would be resolved with approval of the Finance Ministry.…
Calling off their strike after ‘successful’ talks with the government authorities on Thursday, train drivers announced to go back to the job across the country. Sources said the Train Drivers Association held…
Train drivers of Pakistan Railways went on strike to get their demands. Railways minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour, taking notice of the disruption in rail service, called the protesters for negotiations. Train drivers…
Allowing women to drive in Saudi Arabia would result in ‘no more virgins,’ Saudi Arabia’s highest religious council has warned, according to a report in Daily Mail. The ‘scientific’ report by the…
They screech in on private jets and party with the rich and famous, but Formula One’s pampered drivers admitted India’s grinding poverty had given them a jolting reality check. Although the brand…
The closure of CNG stations in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and shortage of public transport on Friday continued to provide the taxi drivers an opportunity to hike fares with…
It might be fun for underage drivers to race on busy city roads, but thanks to the blind eye turned on this issue by the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) and parents, everyone…
Commuters in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad find themselves at the receiving end of CNG filling stations’ closure for three days a week as tax drivers have increased their fares…
Militants set on fire at least six vehicles and abducted around six to ten people during an attack in Lower Kurram Agency on Sunday afternoon. According to reports, the five trucks and…
Two Omani women were detained for driving in Saudi Arabia, where women are not allowed to take to the wheel, Saudi media reported on Sunday. Police detained the two women drivers traveling…
After recent announcement of a permanent ban on two stroke rickshaws the drivers have threatened to launch a stern protest in Hyderabad. More than 20 thousand two stroke rickshaws are currently being…
While many consider that driving a car is not a woman’s job, the women of Lahore believe otherwise. The number of female car drivers in the city has increased by 60 percent…
KARACHI – Crying out loud for scarcity of funds to even purchase fuel for running power plants, the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) is bearing additional expenses by hiring private security guards and drivers, while completely disregarding its own staff employees.
Well-placed sources in the power utility told Pakistan Today that despite the two departments of transport and security being completely outsourced, the company is also paying its recently-reinstated lower-staff
LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken note of the fact that a number of retired officers are using official vehicles without authorisation while a large number of employees i.e. gardeners, drivers and police constables are also serving them. Similarly, the serving officers are using vehicles and services of such employees beyond their entitlement.
Punjab CM has directed that all administrative secretaries, heads of attached departments; autonomous,