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Hina Durrani/APPIslamabad: As Eid festivities draw near, beauty salons and mehndi stalls across the twin cities are experiencing a surge in clientele, creating an atmosphere of excitement, color, and tradition. Women of all ages are…

News Desk Islamabad: Efforts to rescue eight workers trapped in a collapsed coal mine in the Sanjadi area of Quetta have entered their 3rd day, with significant challenges hampering progress.The Provincial Disaster Management…

Xinhua/APPTokyo: Welfare applications across Japan surged to 21,832 in September, marking a 0.9 percent increase compared to the same month last year and the highest figure for September in the past decade, according to data released…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: Weak and underfed, a worker questions the higher-ups: where is his money going? In Pakistan, masses are often illiterate and unaware that the system from top to bottom is smeared with corruption.This man,…

AFP/APPHong Kong: Asian markets fluctuated Friday and investors trod cautiously ahead of US jobs data that could play a key role in the Federal Reserve's plans for cutting interest rates, with the bank's next policy decision looming…

News Desk Islamabad: "There are an estimated 3.4 million individuals in conditions of bonded labor in Pakistan," stated Geir T. Tonstol, Country Director of the ILO, during a formal interaction with journalists in Islamabad on Tuesday. He…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: For decades, Pakistan's labor force has endured relentless exploitation under the scorching sun, their battered and bloodied hands a testament to their resilience amidst systemic corruption.Despite being…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: The outcome of the local elections in England spells misery for the prime minister Rishi Sunak and his conservatives.The prime minister faces an uphill task to rally his troops ahead of the national elections…

APPKarachi: Chairman of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, reaffirmed the founding vision of the Party - Roti, Kapra Aur Makaan, on the International Labour Day, with a conviction that the prosperity of Pakistan is…

Tahira KhanLoralai: Muhammad Zubair, a 16-year-old resident of Loralai, is employed in one of the coal mines in Duki, a renowned coal mining region in Balochistan province, Pakistan.Zubair, once an ambitious school-going boy with…