Tag: Working

They’re sending in the cash alright!

The Pakistanis working abroad remitted over $12.069 billion during the first eleven months, July 2011–May 2012, of the current fiscal year (FY2011-12). This shows an...

Working mothers healthier than housewives

According to new research carried out in Britain, working mothers enjoy better health than full-time housewives. Despite the stress working mothers face by holding...

The children working Karachi’s streets

Most of Pakistan’s street children live in the teeming, southern city of Karachi. The latest estimate of numbers comes from 2005 when the United...

SRK jittery about working with Katrina?

Wary of his strained relationship with Salman Khan, Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan asked Katrina whether she was comfortable working with him in Yash...

National Working Women’s Day celebrated today

Pakistani women will celebrate the National Working Women’s Day today (Thursday). The day was declared on 22nd December 2010 in recognition of the struggle...

SC seeks detailed report on working of all RPPs

A two-member Supreme Court bench told the Water and Power Ministry on Thursday to submit a detailed report within 24 hours containing the workings...

Civil Society asks media to highlight Working Women’s Day

To acknowledge the contribution made by working women in society and discuss the challenges faced by them, civil society on Tuesday invited the media...

‘Punjab govt working against federal govt’

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) Amna Ulfat alleged on Monday that a special cell is working at 3-Club...

Iran arrests six working for BBC

Iran has arrested five men and a woman for gathering information for the BBC’s Farsi language service, a state television website reported, citing an...

Reduced working hours in Ramadan entail costs for Muslim countries

An interesting study conducted by a research and advisory company, DinarStandard, estimates that the economic loss in monthly GDP owing to reduced working hours...

The law to protect working women that was never implemented

Provincial offices of “ombudsperson” are urgently needed in the country to address complaints of sexual harassment by women at workplaces, said speakers at a...

Working to pay off their debts

I have been working as a bonded labourer at a brick-kiln since 2005, but no one tried to free me from the clutches of...

Working for a pittance!

A hidden valley carpeted with thick red dust and craggy mounds spread on its surface lies at the end of a small village close...

PCB working on finalising India series schedule

As the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) officials are working to finalise the terms for a scheduled series with India, their counterparts say they will...

‘Punjab working for farmers’ welfare’

The Punjab government is taking various measures for the welfare of growers and increasing agricultural field. This was stated by Standing Committee for Labour...

Panetta says working with Pakistan key in al Qaeda fight

Cooperating with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism is essential to maintain pressure on al Qaeda after Osama bin Laden's death, CIA chief Leon...

World’s oldest working model turns 80

In an age obsessed with youth and beauty, Carmen Dell’Orefice is a welcome reminder that the two are not inextricably linked. The veteran model this...