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Punjab Raises Minimum Wage to 37,000

News Desk  Lahore: The Punjab government issued a notification on Friday raising the minimum wage of laborers to Rs 37,000. According to the notification, the daily wage for laborers will be Rs 1,423, and the new rates will be…

A Portrait of Neglect in Pakistan

Asem Mustafa Awan  Islamabad: The image of young boys precariously perched on top of an overloaded vehicle in Pakistan speaks volumes about the state of education, governance, and societal neglect in the country. These children, all…

Hang Them High

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: It was Rs 10,000—a sum the government believes is within reach for all electricity users in Pakistan, a nation ironically dubbed the land of the pure. However, in a landscape marred by relentless inflation…

News Desk  Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the relevant authorities to prepare an action plan for the privatisation of the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO). Chairing a meeting…