Islamabad, May 01, 2013 (PPI-OT): The Labour Day on the first of May every year should serve to remind us of our commitment to the workers’ right to dignity, decent wages and protection from arbitrary termination. On this day while we pay homage to the Chicago Martyrs for their fight …
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3 years on, Srinagar youth languishes unheard in Gujarat jail
Srinagar, May 01, 2013 (PPI-OT): Three years after he was arrested in the Indian state of Gujarat, the family of a Srinagar youth is not being allowed to meet him in jail despite moving from pillar to post. On March 14, 2010, Gujarat’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested Bashir Ahmad Baba, …
Read More »16 years after recovery of skeleton, family awaits justice
Srinagar, May 01, 2013 (PPI-OT): The mother of four has lost hope to get justice after the recovery of skeleton of her husband who was killed by Indian Army in a fake encounter in Rajouri along with two other persons 16 years back. Bago Begam wife of Mohammed Yousaf, a …
Read More »Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan Gold Medal and Certificate Distribution Ceremony to be held on 03 May, 2013
Karachi, May 01, 2013 (PPI-OT): The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) is organizing a “Gold Medal and Certificate Distribution Ceremony” to be held on Friday, May 03, 2013 at local hotel, Karachi. According to media coordinator ICAP, Rafiq Vayani, Mr. Ahmed Dawood Patel, FCA, Past President, ICAP, Mr. …
Read More »United States Agency for International Development supports women in energy
Islamabad, May 01, 2013 (PPI-OT): “Women already play a key role in Pakistan’s economy; strengthening their role in energy will create a real difference in national prosperity,” said Craig VanDevelde, Chief of Party of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Power Distribution Program, at a gender equity workshop organized …
Read More »International Clearing House arrangement held null and void by Competition Commission of Pakistan
Islamabad, May 01, 2013 (PPI-OT): A Bench of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), comprising Chairperson Ms. Rahat Kaunain Hassan, Member Dr. Joseph Wilson and Member Shehzad Ansar, in the order passed on 30 May 2013 has annulled the International Clearing House (ICH) Agreement entered into among all fourteen LDI …
Read More »United States Congressional delegation led by Senator Joe Donnelly meets Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani
Islamabad, May 01, 2013 (PPI-OT): A US Congressional delegation led by Senator Joe Donnelly held a meeting with Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani today in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The US delegation also included Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Senator Tammy Baldwin, Senator Chris Murphy, Congressman Peter Welch, and US Ambassador …
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