Tag: Raise
SC raises eyebrows over Khawaja Asif’s salary increase at UAE company
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned former foreign minister Khawaja Asif if had used his authority to get a raise in salary while...
Philippines: PHIVOLCS raises alert level 2 over Mayon volcano
MANILA: The Philippines raised the alert at its restive Mayon volcano by one notch early on Sunday, citing signs of rising magma that could...
Sindhi nurse students await promised raise in stipends
KARACHI: Sindh Young Nurses Association (SYNA) has called for urgent approval of the summary forwarded to the chief minister of Sindh regarding raises in the...
Railways to raise parks along railroad: Saad Rafique
Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Wednesday that all railway lands located along the rail track would be transformed into green belts and...
SC orders amendment in declaration on POL tax hike
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered on Wednesday directed for amendments in the declaration made by the Finance Ministry for increase in sales tax...
Afghan nomad clashes raise fears of ethnic strife
Bloody raids by nomads armed with machine guns and rocket launchers on villages near Kabul are raising fears about a return to ethnic conflict...
Defiant doctors stand by their demands
Pakistani doctors are the most underpaid professionals in the country as the salaries of doctors in Pakistan are less than what doctors earn in...
Developers raise $133m to build 100MW of wind farms
Wind developers in Pakistan have raised $133m in finance needed to press on with 100MW of capacity in the country.
The Islamic Development Bank...
Nurses continue protest on third day
The offended nurses continued to protest on third day on Saturday, as prolonged negotiations with the government failed to reach a consensus in connection...
Nurses, too, have had enough
Breaching Section 144 on rallies at The Mall Road, hundreds of nurses staged a day-long protest and sit-in at Faisal Chowk in front of...
Massive 12% raise in power tariff
Federal Minister for Water and Power Naveed Qamar on Tuesday said the government was considering raising the electricity tariffs by 12 percent. Speaking to...
Radio starts transmission to raise funds for flood victims
Radio Pakistan on Tuesday launched a weeklong special transmission to intensify a fund-raising campaign for the flood-affected people of Sindh.Each station will broadcast a...
Sindh’s cops get a pay raise
The Sindh government notified on Monday that the salaries of Sindh police have been increased following orders issued by President Asif Ali Zardari on...
African leaders meet to raise funds for drought crisis
African leaders held a rare fund-raiser in Ethiopia Thursday in a bid to plug a $1.1 billion shortfall in aid for millions facing starvation...
SC disposes of plea against raise in Haj, Umrah fares
The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of a plea against the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for doubling its fares during Haj and Umrah seasons.
A...
Private hospitals reluctant to raise doctors’ salaries
Private-sector hospitals and private medical colleges are reluctant to raise salaries of young doctors and using delaying tactics instead of raising salaries of house...
No raise in central contracts for players
There will be no increase in the monthly salaries or match and tour fees of Pakistan players as the PCB offers them central contracts...
