Islamabad: Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower, Ch. Wajahat Hussain has said that welfare of Industrial Workers is the top priority of our Government and every possible step will be taken to protect the rights of the workers, he said this while talking to a delegation of All Pakistan Worker’s Welfare Boards Employee Union, who called on Federal Minister. Delegation representing about 4500 employees of the board all over Pakistan, told the Federal Minister that Worker’s Welfare Fund was established [...]

Islamabad: Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower Ch. Wajahat Hussain has stressed the Directorate of Emigrants to increase the overseas employment opportunities for the Pakistani labour force. To reduce the unemployment in the country and to generate foreign exchange through creating more job opportunities for the Pakistani manpower is our priority, the minister vowed. He also directed the Secretary Labour and Manpower and Director Emigrant for the quick redressal of the complaints of the overseas job seeker and ordered to [...]

Delegations of Lawyers and Ulamas and Mashaikh calls on President Zardari Islamabad: Delegations of Lawyers and Ulamas and Mashaikh of the country today, separately, called on the President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr to offer their condolences to the President over the death of his father. Later, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Zulqarnain Khan and Prime Minister AJK Sardar Atiq Ahmad Khan called on the President and condoled with him the death of his father. They offered fateha for [...]

Islamabad: Governor and Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi and Nawab Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani respectively called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr today. Nawab Nadir Magsi, provincial minister Sindh and Dr. Zaheeruddin Babar Awan were also present. Issues related to Balochistan including law and order situation and status of development projects in the province came under discussion during the meeting. 1The President urged the provincial government to take all possible steps for maintaining law and order in [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the Government considers development in IT and Telecom sectors to be of paramount importance for the overall progress of the country. He said that the promise of ICTs enabled by wide access of the cellular medium and broadband has made the ICT sector a top strategic priority for the democratic government for overall development of Pakistan. The Prime Minister expressed these views while chairing 24th board meeting of universal service [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan is earning around US $ 1.4 Billion through IT related exports annually. He observed that information and communication technology has become a strategic business necessity, therefore, the Government is giving foremost priority to develop IT in the country in view of its importance in today’s rapidly growing communication system. Chairing a high level meeting of Information and Technology Board for utilization of R and D fund at PM’s House [...]

Islamabad: A MoU was signed here today between Pakistan and France on exchange of training of civil servants. The MoU has been signed as follow up of Prime Minister’s to France early this month, says a press release received here today from Paris. Mr. Muhammad Ismail Qureshi, Rector, National School of Public Policy and Mr. Bernard BOUCHAULT, Director, ENA signed the MoU on behalf of their respective governments. The agreement will result in exchange of faculty members, researchers and experts, [...]